Internationalization plugins for Payload CMS 8

Internationalization plugins for Payload CMS: translation management, locale fallbacks, language detection and machine translation for multilingual sites.

Internationalization plugins extend Payload CMS localization — translation management, locale fallbacks and language detection — so a single project serves many languages and regions.

What these plugins cover

  • Per-field and per-document localization
  • Locale fallback chains
  • Automatic language detection
  • Machine translation and translation memory
  • RTL and regional formatting
  • Translation workflow and review

Localizing content vs UI

Payload localizes content fields natively; these plugins add bulk translation, fallbacks and review on top. Pair with SEO for hreflang and AI for auto-translation.

See also content management, SEO and the editor.