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 07:36 PM

Weglot's multilingual integration allows you to translate your website into multiple languages, displaying a convenient language selector in your site's header for visitors to switch between translations.

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Free Trial and Pricing

  • Free plan: 1 language, up to 2,000 words
  • 10-day trial: up to 10,000 words in another language
  • Paid plans available for more words/languages

Non-Translatable Elements

  • Email campaigns
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Third-party content blocks
  • Login screens

Setting Up Weglot

  1. Open Site Languages/Language and Region panel
  2. Click Connect under Multilingual Feature
  3. Create Weglot account or log in
  4. Select original and target languages
  5. Save changes

Managing Translations

  • Edit translations through Weglot dashboard
  • Set languages as public or private
  • Enable/disable customer email notifications
  • Custom languages available with Advanced plan

Word Count Management

  • Monitor usage in language settings
  • Exceeding limits:
    • Free plan: translations stop displaying
    • Paid plan: new translations suspended
  • Tips to reduce word count:
    • Remove inactive translations
    • Exclude low-traffic pages
    • Disable email notifications if unnecessary

Language Subdomains

  • Recommended for better performance
  • Creates specific URLs for each language
  • Improves SEO and user experience
  • Prevents duplicate content issues

Customization Options

  • Adjust display settings
  • Choose between text, icons, or flags
  • Modify flag shapes and sizes
  • Control language selector visibility

To disconnect Weglot, go to Extensions > Connected Extensions and click Disconnect next to Weglot.

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