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AI Frontend Translation System with Smart Caching

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Summary:

Add an AI-powered translation feature that automatically translates all frontend system text into the visitor’s preferred language, while allowing users to manually translate published content such as listings, events, classifieds, articles, deals, reviews, and blog posts. Translations are cached for fast delivery and updated automatically when content changes.

Introduce an integrated AI Frontend Translation System that makes every eDirectory site multilingual without manual translation packs.

  1. AI Translation for System Text
    Dynamically translates all frontend system text — menus, buttons, headings, forms, system static pages, and navigation elements — into the visitor’s language.

    • Detects the user’s browser language automatically.

    • Allows manual language selection through a dropdown.

    • Caches translations for instant loading and reduced API cost.

  2. User-Triggered Translation for Published Content
    For user-generated content (listings, events, classifieds, articles, deals, reviews, and blog posts), a “Translate” button lets visitors choose whether to view that content in their language.

    • When a visitor clicks translate, AI generates the translation and stores it in cache.

    • Future visitors get the cached version instantly.

    • If the original content changes, AI automatically checks and updates the translation before showing it.

  3. Smart Translation Cache & Maintenance

    • Cache per language and per content item.

    • Automatic refresh when system or content text changes.

    • Admin control panel options to manually clear and rebuild translations.

  4. Admin Tools & Control

    • Choose which languages to support.

    • Manage API provider (OpenAI, DeepL, or Google Translate).

    • View translation progress and override specific terms or phrases.

  5. SEO & Localization Benefits

    • Optional SEO-friendly URLs for each language (e.g., /es/, /fr/).

    • Automatically translates meta titles and descriptions.

Benefits:

  • Immediate multilingual accessibility for global visitors.

  • No need for separate translation files or manual updates.

  • Keeps system text current and accurate.

  • Reduces translation costs through caching and smart refreshing.

  • Greatly improves international SEO and user experience.

Posted by Aaron B ·
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  • igors kuvaga

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    Nov 11, 2025

    I agree, if the site is searched by clicking on links—sections, categories, locations...

    But what about keywords used for manual site searches? After all, the site search is configured for a specific language using Elasticsearch engine. Somehow, users need to be informed that the data is initially in a specific language and that they must enter search phrases in that language.

    Or should all keywords entered into the database when a publication is submitted be translated?

    I don't understand.

  • Aaron B

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    Nov 6, 2025

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    Merged request

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    1 vote

    AI translation

    Now that edirectory has OpenAI I would like to suggest that edirectory consider adding Deepseek AI also as an alternative.

    It makes sense to take advantage of more functions AI offers. AI is getting smarter and cheaper by the day. I would like to see AI translation added to edirectory and maybe with the ability to cache translated pages to be used at a later time.

    If we have the API keys and paid credits, why pay Google for translation? I am not a fan of Google, and if I have a choice, I would rather support another provider.