Divi Tips 53 : Divi French

Divi in (good) French and in 1 click : it is possible !

Updated on 03/06/24

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You wonder if Divi is in French ? Yes, he is! But you may be disappointed with the translation.

Indeed, the theme is translated into many languages – of which French – but the quality of the translation leaves to be desired... That's the least we can say!

This translation can sometimes confusing. English terms would be almost more intuitive!

If you too find that the French terms are sometimes incomprehensible and that it upsets you, there is a solution to this: Divi French.

Funny name for a plugin that allows to fully translate the theme Divi and its Divi Builder!

I met the creator of Divi French (Shy FX!) at last WordCamp Paris Hey! We papoted and he convinced me to test his extension.

When I came back, I didn't waste any time! I bought and tested the plugin. I'll give you a little review!

Divi French - Divi in French

In the programme of this article:

  1. Why translate a theme already translated?
  2. Divi French: How does it work?
  3. Divi French: How much does it cost?
  4. Some examples of image translation...
  5. In conclusion...

1 – Why translate a theme already translated?

That's a good question... The one you must be asking yourself: why should we pay to translate a theme that is already available in French?

In my opinion, there are many valid arguments, but here are the main ones:

  • You are starting on WordPress: When you start on this CMS, you don't understand all the ins and outs. As a result, it is difficult to understand certain options for a theme or a build page for example. If, when making configuration decisions, the options are mistranslated, we will certainly make some mistakes. We'll find it hard to understand what the theme proposes. Divi French should help you build your site, since everything is translated into "Good French", even the tooltips (these are explanations of certain options that hide under the "question mark icons").
  • You are a web agency or freelancer: You make websites for your customers and it is very important for you to deliver a good quality site, whether at front-end or back-end levels. Divi French will then be a "plus" in the marketing of your service. A big argument for customers who don't understand a word in English (and I know a lot about it!).
  • You are sharp when it comes to the French language: It irritates you when some words or terms take the place of another. You're still wondering what the module means. "post scrolling cursor" for example and you waste time when you create your layouts with the Divi Builder... In this case, Divi French will help improve your use of Divi.

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2 - Divi French: How does it work?

I love it when it's simple! And for that, you couldn't make it easier with a plugin!

You install Divi French on your WordPress site using Divi, you enter your API key and it works!

There is no setting to do. Divi and his Divi Builder are automatically translated. It's very appreciative.

The following is the detailed approach:

2.1 – Buy Divi French

Just go to the page Divi French official and choose the type of license that best suits you. Then complete your order.

Divi French License: Divi in French
Receive email containing download link and license key

You will receive an email that will allow you to recover extension and your license key.

2.2 - Install plugin

Since Divi French is a premium pluginIts installation differs from the free plugins found on the official WordPress directory.

install a premium plugin
Installation of premium plugin

Go to the tab JavaScript then click the button "Download an extension" (top of screen).

You can browse the files on your computer and select the folder named "wp-translations-pro.zip" – that you recovered thanks to the download link received by email after your purchase. Warning: you must upload the compressed folder (.zip).

2.3 – Enable the license key to get Divi in French (in good French)

enable API license to get Divi in English
  1. Go to tab Extensions installed
  2. Enable the FXB-Translations plugin
  3. Go to FXB-Translations tab
  4. Enter your previously received API key by email in the field provided. Accuracy: Copy only the key consisting of numbers and letters. Do not copy the entire line in bold.
  5. Click Save License
  6. A message appears: enabled license

3 – Divi French: How much does it cost?

You understand, Divi French is not free. I don't even imagine the number of hours of work that had to be asked for an extension like this!

Especially when you think about the number of monthly updates issued by ElegantThemes and that require regular update of the plugin...

Divi French is proposed under 3 licences:

rates of the plugin Divi French
The Perso license is €30 for 1 site and 1 year – the Pro license is €60 for 3 sites and 1 year – the Business license is €150 for an unlimited number of sites and for 1 year.

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4 - Some examples of image translation

During my test, I took the opportunity to make some comparative screenshots.

On each image of the gallery below you will find the original version of Divi on the left (pink box) and the Divi French version on the right (green box).

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5 - In conclusion...

Even though I am aware of this, each WordCamp reminds me of how French-speaking WordPress community is active!

One more plugin for Divi tested and approved Hey! The simplicity of using Divi French and the quality of its translation are a real comfort every day...

However, do not confuse: Divi French allows to get a quality translation for the back office of your site – if you are looking to get a multilingual site, you will need to use an extension like Weglot.

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14 Comments

  1. JLuc

    Lycia,
    Le lien vers Divi French est bizarre. En y allant j’ai ce message d’alerte « Souhaitez-vous autoriser les téléchargements sur « fxbenard.com » ? » , puis je me suis retrouvé avec un de fichier .txt atterri sur mon Mac et rien d’autre. Pas de pages web, nada… C’est normal ?

  2. Lycia Diaz

    Heu c’est bizarre tu es sur ? Je regarde ça ce soir car là je suis sur la route.

  3. Lycia Diaz

    Merci Jean-Luc pour cet avertissement. Je viens de vérifier… Pour l’instant, j’ai supprimé les liens sur mon article en attendant une réponse du développeur.

  4. cesar jacquet

    Bonjour Lycia,
    Je reviens sur le plugin de FX Benard, j’ai acheté son plugin mais depuis quelques jours, j’ai des erreurs et en vérifiant, le site de fxbenard.com ne répond plus à aucune requete: Erreur 404 partout !
    Du coup son système de vérification de licence est planté !

    Aurais tu des news pour savoir s’il faut hanger un truc ?

    merci et bravo pour le blog, vraiment bien fait et complet !

    cesar

  5. Lycia Diaz

    Salut Cesar!
    Je viens de contacter FX et son site fonctionne de nouveau apparemment 😉

  6. Alain Mazy

    Vendre une traduction.. pff C’est vrai que la Fr par défaut est merdique au possible.. Mais la VO est si compliquée à comprendre?? Quand on veut faire de l’informatique, qu’on veut s’appeler « Webmaster » (en Anglais) il me semble qu’apprendre quelques termes en Anglais n’est pas de trop.. Comment peux-tu espérer ne fus-ce-qu’écrire une instruction CSS ou HTML si t’en bite pas une ??

  7. Lycia Diaz

    Eh oui Alain, mais certaines personnes utilisent Divi seulement pour créer leur site et non pour devenir Webmaster. Et ces personnes peuvent venir de tout horizon et peuvent avoir 20 ans comme 75 ans et certaines d’entre elles n’ont pas envie d’apprendre à créer des sites ou à parler Anglais, il veulent juste créer le site de leur association par exemple, ou autre… Donc, FX propose une alternative pour eux 😉

  8. Konon

    C’est super depuis longtemps je rêve de joué le divin pour gagner et je pense que sa serait le cas

  9. HTP

    Bonjour Lycia,

    Un plugin intéressant, oui.
    Cependant, il serait encore plus utile s’il pouvait traduire automatiquement les « template » de sites proposés par Divi (ou par d’autres thèmes).
    Car devoir tout traduire à la main… C’est assez pénible, à la longue ^^’
    A moins qu’il existe une alternative ?

  10. Lycia Diaz

    Ah ben ce sont des modèles, l’idée est de te les approprier, pas de les traduire, enfin c’est mon avis 😉

  11. Vara

    Hello Lycia
    J’espère que tu vas bien 🙂

    Tu peux please faire un tour sur hellodr.tech

    C’est une plateforme made in France et tout est traduit 🙂

    Ça sera super d’avoir un petit rdv pour mieux te présenter le projet. Tu peux me laisser un message sur le support au passage ou me répondre juste par mail.

    Thanks!

  12. Lycia Diaz

    Hello merci je vais aller jeter un œil

  13. Clément

    Autant faire payer la traduction est logique, il y a eu un travail derrière… par contre la faire payer 30 € (!) chaque année (!!) et pour un seul site, site sinon ça grimpe jusqu’à 150 € (!!!) ? Je suis désolé mais une fois le chantier terminé, il n’y a pas grand chose de plus à traduire après chaque mise à jour, le thème Divi étant rarement alimenté en nouveautés… ça ne justifie absolument pas un renouvellement annuel, du moins aussi élevé. J’appelle ça du vol, tout simplement (surtout quand on compare ce prix à certains autres plugins) ! 🙂

    Dommage, parce que c’était prometteur ! Mais c’est non pour moi (et pour beaucoup d’autres d’après les commentaires sur sa page de vente).

  14. Lycia Diaz

    C’est pas faux sur le fait qu’une fois le chantier terminé, on n’en a plus trop besoin. Tu es libre de ne pas renouveler.

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