Pages and the menu
Write in another language
Create a version of a page in a second language and control what international visitors see.
- 2 minute read
- 2 interactive walkthroughs
- For everyone running a multilingual site
One page, several languages#
A page can have a version in each language you publish in. Visitors see the version that matches their browser language where one exists, and the original otherwise. Nothing is machine translated: each version is written and edited as its own page content.
The language switcher appears automatically on pages that have more than one version. Page lists group by language so the two versions of "Services" do not look like duplicates of each other.
A page can have a version for each language you publish in. Visitors see the one that matches their language.
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One page, several languages
Visitors see the version matching their language where one exists, and the original otherwise.
Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.
Good to know: Only add a language you can genuinely maintain. A half-translated site is worse for a visitor than an English one.
Add a translation#
From a page row, the menu offers Add a translation, and existing translations opened from the same menu. The new version starts as a copy of the current page, with every word ready to be replaced and the address set for the language.
Languages are managed on the site Languages tab, where you choose which languages the website publishes in at all. A language switched off here is not offered anywhere, whatever a page contains.
A page can have a version for each language you publish in. Visitors see the one that matches their language.
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The row menu
Translations live behind the ellipsis, beside duplicate and delete.
Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.
- The language the visitors actually use is switched on
- Each translated page checked by a speaker
- The menu names translated rather than left in English
- The date and contact details make sense to that audience
Common questions
Does the AI translation exist?
AI can draft wording in another language, marked as a draft, but nothing is ever published without a person checking it.
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