WordPress Connector Install Via WP Engine

The WordPress Connector is available to sites managed via WP Engine. Follow the steps below to instal and configure the Connector.

Create and Configure a Site from WP Engine

1. From WP Engine, in the Installs field, click Add install.
   
2. Complete the form and select Multisite.
   • The install will take several minutes.
     
3. Now, login to WordPress and navigate to My Sites > Network Admin > Dashboard.
   
4. Install the following plugins:
   • Multilingual Press
   • WP Crontrol
   • Smartling Connector

Configure Multilingual Press and Create Translated Sites

1. Go to My Sites > Network Admin > Sites and edit your primary site.
   
2. Go to the Multilingual Press tab, choose your default language and save it.
   
3. For each language:
   • Click Create Site.
   • Complete the form and select the main site. (If you want to set up subdomains you will need to contact customer support.)
     

Configure WP Crontrol

1. Edit your wp-config file and add the line: define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);
2. Return to your main site Dashboard and go to Tools > Crontrol.
   
3. Locate smartling_cron_task.
   
4. In the Event schedule field, select the desired interval, and save it.
   
5. If you want to save your interval, go to Settings > Cron Schedules.
   
6. Complete the form and save it.