How to Create a Multilingual Website with Weglot: A Complete Guide

How to Create a Multilingual Website with Weglot: A Complete Guide

By Michael Chen

January 3, 2025 at 06:20 PM

Visitors navigate translated versions of your website through a language drop-down menu in the header. This integration ensures your content reaches international audiences effectively.

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Weglot offers a free tier for one language and up to 2,000 words, with a 10-day trial allowing up to 10,000 words. After the trial, you can:

  • Subscribe to a paid plan for more words/languages
  • Use free subscription (limit 2,000 words)
  • Remove content to stay within limits

Content Not Translated:

  • Email marketing
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Third-party content blocks
  • Member website/customer account screens

Connecting Weglot:

  1. Open Website Languages menu (v7.1) or Language and Region menu (v7.0)
  2. Click Connect under Multilingual Content
  3. Create Weglot account or log into existing paid account
  4. Select source and target languages
  5. Save settings
  6. Test in incognito window
  7. Set up subdomains (optional)

Managing Translations:

  1. Access Website Languages menu
  2. Click Edit Translations
  3. Make changes in Weglot dashboard

Translation Visibility:

  • Set languages as public or private
  • Public shows language switch to visitors
  • Private hides translations from visitors

Email Notifications:

  • Enabled by default
  • Customers receive emails in their browsing language
  • Can be disabled in language settings

Custom Languages (Advanced subscription):

  • Create regional variants
  • Use standard language codes
  • Maintains compatibility with all features

Word Count Management:

  • Monitor usage in language settings
  • Free plan: Translations stop when limit reached
  • Paid plan: New translations pause, existing remain

Tips for Reducing Word Count:

  • Delete demo content
  • Disable unnecessary email notifications
  • Exclude low-traffic pages
  • Remove inactive translations

Language Subdomains:

Customizing Language Switch:

  1. Access language settings
  2. Click Design Language Dropdown
  3. Choose display options:
    • Text only
    • Icon and text
    • Flag and text
  4. Adjust flag shape and size
  5. Save changes

To Disconnect Weglot:

  1. Open Extensions menu
  2. Click Connected Extensions
  3. Select Disconnect under Weglot options

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