Can web page translation by Google be detected?

Question

I have a web page, in Dutch, with a poll with a radio button. I'd like to know which language the users speak. Is there a way I can detect if the page has been translated by Google when they submit? I do not use a translation bar, I am talking about the spontaneous google translation.

Answer 1

Just check a known element if the text matches your text.

function isDutch() {
    return $('#readmore').text() === "Meer lezen";
}

or a non jQuery solution:

function isDutch() {
    document.querySelector('#readmore').innerText  === "Meer lezen";
}

Just make sure the element you have is an easy translatable sentence like read more.

Then you update a hidden field in your form with the result.

You can do this the moment a click is registered on your radio button.

I just tested it on a russian site, lenta.ru and ran $('a[href="/parts/news"]').text(); after having translated it by right clicking the page and selecting translate this page(chrome). The content returned was in my language(dutch) in the jquery text().