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Get help with Hydori.

Everything you need to install the plugin, translate posts, and keep your multilingual blog SEO-safe.

Getting started

1. Create your Hydori account

Sign up at hydori.io and pick a plan. Every plan ships with translation credits and access to the WordPress plugin.

2. Install the plugin from WordPress.org

In your WordPress admin go to Plugins, Add New, and search for Hydori. Click Install, then Activate.

Tip: The plugin works on self-hosted WordPress.org sites and on WordPress.com Business and Ecommerce plans.

3. Paste your site token

Copy the site token from your Hydori dashboard and paste it into the plugin settings. No OAuth, no API keys to rotate.

4. Translate your first post

Open any post, pick your target languages, and hit Translate. Hydori writes the translated posts into your site with hreflang tags wired up across all variants.

Plugin basics

Works with your existing theme

Hydori writes translations into your existing post types. Your theme, layout, styles, and shortcodes keep working exactly as they do today. No theme changes required.

Site token, not API keys

Authentication is a single site token pasted into the plugin settings. Nothing to rotate, no OAuth flow, no per-user permissions to manage.

Gutenberg and Classic both supported

Whether your posts are Gutenberg blocks or Classic editor content, Hydori preserves the structure, images, and metadata in every translated variant.

No database churn

Translations are standard WordPress posts, not hidden tables or shortcodes. If you ever stop using Hydori, every translation stays on your site.

Translation workflow

Picking languages

Hydori supports every language your readers speak. Pick a subset per post or define a default set at the site level so every new post gets the same language coverage automatically.

Draft vs live publishing

Choose whether translations land as drafts for review or go live immediately. You can switch the mode per site and override it for a single batch.

Hreflang and SEO

Hydori writes hreflang tags across every language variant so search engines correctly pair your languages. Slugs stay clean, canonicals are set correctly, and brand terms are preserved.

Bulk translation

Select multiple posts and pick your target languages in one job. Hydori processes in the background and publishes based on your draft vs live setting.

Troubleshooting

Plugin won't connect to Hydori

Double-check that the site token is copied correctly (no trailing spaces). Make sure your site can make outbound HTTPS requests to api.hydori.io. Re-save the plugin settings after pasting.

Translated post missing hreflang tags

Hreflang tags are injected by the Hydori plugin on the frontend. If your theme aggressively caches the <head>, clear the cache after publishing. Verify the plugin is active and running the latest version.

Translation missing brand terms

Open your Hydori site settings and add the terms to the glossary. Brand terms in the glossary are preserved verbatim across every language.

Credits running out faster than expected

Long posts and many target languages consume more credits. Check the credits log in your Hydori dashboard to see per-translation usage, and buy a one-time credit pack to top up.

Translation published to the wrong post type

By default Hydori writes translations into the same post type as the original. Check your site's post-type settings in the Hydori dashboard if a custom post type is involved.

Still need help?

Reach out to [email protected]. We typically respond within 24 hours on business days.