How to Create a Multilingual Website Using the Weglot Integration: Complete Guide

How to Create a Multilingual Website Using the Weglot Integration: Complete Guide

By Michael Turner

January 3, 2025 at 06:20 PM

Weglot transforms your website into a multilingual platform, allowing visitors to switch between different language versions through a header dropdown menu. This integration makes your content accessible to international audiences.

Person walking through green forest

Person walking through green forest

Pricing and Plans

  • Free tier: One language, up to 2,000 words
  • 10-day trial: Up to 10,000 words with one additional language
  • Paid plans available for more words or languages
  • Customer notification emails included in translation

Untranslatable Elements

  • Email Marketing
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Third-party content blocks (Amazon, maps)
  • Member site login and customer account screens

Setup Process

  1. Open Site Languages panel (v7.1) or Language and Region panel (v7.0)
  2. Click Connect and Allow in Weglot Multilingual
  3. Create Weglot account or log into existing paid account
  4. Select original and target languages
  5. Save settings to display language selector
  6. Test translations in incognito window
  7. Optional: Set up language subdomains

Managing Translations

  • Edit translations through Weglot dashboard
  • Set languages as public or private
  • Enable/disable customer email notifications
  • Create custom languages (Advanced plan+)
  • Monitor word count usage

Word Count Management Tips

  • Complete site creation before translation
  • Remove sample content
  • Disable customer email notifications if unnecessary
  • Exclude private pages
  • Delete inactive translations
  • Focus on high-traffic pages

Multilingual Subdomains

  • Creates language-specific URLs (e.g., es.yourmultilingualsite.com)
  • Improves loading speed
  • Adds automatic hreflang tags
  • Enhances SEO performance
  • Prevents duplicate content flags

Language Selector Customization

  • Matches site's global styles
  • Adjustable display options:
    • Text only
    • Icon and text
    • Flag and text
  • Customizable flag shapes and sizes
  • Option to hide selector completely

To disconnect Weglot, access Extensions panel, click Connected Extensions, and select Disconnect next to Weglot.

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