How it works
Smartling's Drupal 8/9/10/11 TMGMT Connector supports Instant Translation, which allows for near-instant translation without creating a translation job or routing content through a traditional translation workflow. Content submitted using Instant Translation is not ingested into the Smartling platform. Instead, translations are generated immediately using Smartling's Instant MT service.
Instant Translation is best suited for use cases where machine-generated or LLM-generated translations without human review are sufficient, such as internal content or low-visibility pages. It is not recommended for highly creative or high-visibility content, as there is no human editing or review step.
Instant Translation is available within the standard submission flow. When you request content for translation within Drupal, you will have the option to select Instant Translation.
This feature is supported as of Smartling's Drupal Connector version 8.x-9.21.
How to use Drupal Instant Translation
Step 1: Set up the connector
If you have not already set up a Drupal TMGMT project in Smartling, follow the steps outlined in the setup article: Drupal 8/9/10/11 TMGMT Installation and Setup.
Step 2: Configure the preferred Profile in Smartling
Instant translations are completed using the Instant MT service in Smartling. To configure your preferred MT or LLM translation provider and settings, log into your Smartling account (requires Account Owner or Project Manager role).
- From the top navigation of your Smartling dashboard, go to AI Hub.
- In the Instant MT section, select the Drupal TMGMT tab.
- Enable Machine Translation for Drupal TMGMT.
- Under Default Profile, choose your preferred MT Profile or LLM Profile.
- Language-specific Profiles can be configured if needed.
- Optionally, you can configure glossary terms to be inserted in machine translations.
Once enabled, Instant Translation with the preferred Profile can be used in Drupal.
Step 3: Request content for translation
The process for requesting content for translation follows the standard Drupal translation submission flow. Please refer to the documentation on submitting Drupal content for translation.
The only difference is that when requesting translation, you select Instant translation instead of adding the content to a job before clicking Submit to provider.
Translations will be returned automatically to your Drupal instance.
For additional resources, refer to the Drupal 8/9/10/11 documentation.