Translate Your WordPress Site to Hebrew (עברית)
Everything you need to publish your WordPress site in Hebrew: market size, engine support, setup steps and SEO specifics.
Why translate your website to Hebrew?
Hebrew is spoken by roughly 9M people across markets like Israel. A Hebrew version of your site opens that audience to your content and products, and because far less web content exists in most languages than in English, translated pages often rank faster for the same topics.
Key markets for Hebrew
Which translation engine should you use for Hebrew?
Both major engines support Hebrew. DeepL typically produces the most natural output for it, while Google Cloud Translation costs slightly less per character and has a generous free tier. Transxlate lets you pick either with your own API key.
Google Translate
Supported
~$20 per 1M characters via Cloud Translation API. First 500K characters each month are free — enough to translate roughly 80,000 words to Hebrew at no cost.
DeepL
Supported
High-quality neural translation for Hebrew. Free tier: 500K characters/month.
How to translate WordPress to Hebrew — 4 steps
- 1
Install Transxlate
Download the plugin from your transxlate.com account (free plan available) and activate it — the setup wizard opens automatically.
- 2
Add Hebrew as a target language
Pick your default language and select Hebrew in the wizard. The language URL is created instantly.
- 3
Connect your API key
Paste a Google Cloud Translation or DeepL key and switch on automatic translation. You pay the provider directly at wholesale rates.
- 4
Refine visually
Open any translated page with ?trx-edit=1 and click any sentence to perfect it. Human edits permanently override the machine.
What about Hebrew SEO?
Your Hebrew pages live on real, indexable URLs (/he/...), each with the correct lang attribute and dir="rtl". With the Pro SEO pack, hreflang alternates connect every language version so Google shows Hebrew speakers the Hebrew page. Translated titles and descriptions are generated from your translated content automatically.
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="he" href="https://example.com/he/" /> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://example.com/" />
Full reference: see the hreflang="he" page for sitemap syntax and common mistakes. hreflang he reference →
Frequently asked questions
How do I translate my WordPress site to Hebrew?
Install the Transxlate plugin, choose Hebrew as a target language in the setup wizard, connect your own Google or DeepL API key and enable automatic translation. The whole site is served at /he/ within minutes, and you can refine any sentence visually.
How much does it cost to translate a website to Hebrew?
With your own API key you pay wholesale rates: roughly $1.20 for a 10,000-word site or $6.00 for 50,000 words via Google Cloud Translation — and the first 500K characters each month are free. There is no per-word markup.
Is machine translation good enough for Hebrew?
Yes for most content: Hebrew is supported by both Google and DeepL, and DeepL's quality on this language is widely considered excellent. Review legal and high-conversion pages by hand using the visual editor.
Does Hebrew need any special technical setup?
Yes — Hebrew is written right-to-left. Transxlate sets dir="rtl" and the correct lang attribute automatically; check that your theme mirrors layouts correctly (most modern themes do).
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Publish your site in Hebrew today
Free plan available — translate into Hebrew with your own API key in under five minutes.