Translation

What it’s for

How it works

1. Turn on flag translation

   It’s the module’s first tab. Nothing else to set up: your members can use it right away.

2. A member drops a flag

   The translation appears, then the flag is removed from the message so the next person can use it.

3. Link two channels

   In the Auto-Translate tab, say where messages come from, where they go, and in which language.

4. Translate a whole role

   In the By role tab, every message from a member with that role is translated without them doing anything.

Settings

Flag translation

The top switch. On, any member can translate a message by dropping a flag on it.

Translation style

3 looks to choose from: a green block with the author’s name, a plain message, or a message posted under their name and avatar.

Reply in a thread

The translation goes into a thread attached to the message, instead of the channel. Keeps the channel clean.

Auto-delete

The translation disappears after the number of seconds you choose, up to 300. At 0, it stays.

Configuration name

In the Auto-Translate tab, just to find your way around. 16 characters max, for example news-en.

Source channels

The watched channels: everything written there gets translated. You can add several.

Target channels

The channels where translations are posted. Several too, if you like.

Source language

Leave it empty and the bot detects the message’s language. Setting it makes the translation more accurate.

Target languages

One or more. The bot sends one translation per chosen language.

Delete the original message

The original message is deleted, only the translation remains.

Skip if same language

If the message is already in the target language, the bot posts nothing.

Style and auto-delete, per rule

Each rule has its own look and its own auto-delete delay, just like flags.

One role, one language

In the By role tab: pick a role, the target language and the look. Every message from a member with that role is translated on the spot.

What your members see

• React with a flag

  The member drops their language’s flag on a message. The translation arrives, then the flag is removed.

• /translate

  The member gives the language code (en, fr, es, de...) and their text. The translation appears in the channel.

Good to know

• The bot recognizes 78 flags (France, United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Germany, Japan, Brazil...). A flag outside that list triggers nothing.

• Flags translate text: an image on its own gives nothing. And a very long message is cut, only the first 1000 characters are translated.

• Deleting the original message really erases it. Keep that for an announcements channel, never for a chat channel.