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Hello there!! 👋
Today you’ll be building a multilingual website.
¡Vamos!
Shot of Inspiration ☕
“In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here’s a chance to grow.”
– Carol Dweck
Context building 🏔
🧱 Project: How to Build a Multilingual Website
⏲️ Estimated time: 30 mins
Before online translation existed, translating content into different languages was a time intensive, manual and costly process. A translator would be required to translate the content and then web developers would be required to upload this content onto language-specific domains, subdomains or subfolders.
The cost and technical expertise in online translation meant that reaching new audiences through translation was a huge barrier to try and overcome for individuals or smaller businesses.
Over the last 20 years, this process of online translation has been made easier through the adoption of translation APIs and platform-specific translation functionality, but often these solutions still required some technical ability to execute.
Now, in the no-code era, this barrier to online translation is removed with tools like Weglot allowing seamless cross-platform translation without having to understand any code.
In this lesson you’ll learn:
- The basics of Weglot
- How to build a multilingual website
- Integrating Weglot with Softr
Let's Prep 🥗
What’s Weglot?
Weglot is a website translation tool that simplifies the process of making your website multilingual. It automatically detects and translates your site’s content, offering a comprehensive and user-friendly solution for website localisation.
Key Concepts
Weglot's fundamental feature is its automatic translation capability. It seamlessly integrates with your website, detecting text and translating it in real-time, making your content accessible to users worldwide in their native languages. Think of Weglot as a universal translator, bridging language barriers and allowing you the opportunity to connect with a broader audience.
🔥 Get ready to build!
To make your life easier when you build, it’s good to get some practical stuff out the way first. Follow these steps so you’re ready to build:
- Sign up for Weglot: Create an account with Weglot here.
- Create an account in Softr (free 30-day trial of the monthly Basic plan): Softr is where you'll be building your multilingual website landing page. In today’s project, you will be using Softr’s “Custom Code” block which is available to try for free within their Basic monthly plan (which you can cancel before renewal to avoid any future charges).
Time to cook 👩🍳
- Follow this step-by-step guide to complete today’s lesson.
That’s a wrap, we hope you found this lesson helpful!
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