Website localization services

Localazy offers all core localization features for free, and we don’t limit the number of languages or translations you can create.

Localazy integrates seamlessly with your workflow and will operate almost fully automatically for you once you set it up.

Enjoy fully featured translation management platform for a lower price or allow Localazy to translate your project for you with the True Continuous Localization service.

The best practice is to first take a look at our available website localization integrations available in marketplace. You can choose from native plugins such as Storyblok, Strapi, Webflow, Directus or invite your developer to take a look at some advanced options and frameworks support.

Translating your website in multiple languages is crucial for reaching a wider clientele. No other approach connects with people deeper than words in their native language.

Translating a website can be done in two ways: using human or machine translation. 🤓

For human translations, you’ll usually need to hire an agency that translates your web pages in the required languages. Translations by real people are impeccable because a translator knows to retain the structure, language nuances, and context.

Then, we can also translate a website using machine translation which relies on artificial intelligence to provide us with translations of our web content. When speaking about translation through AI, Google Translate intuitively comes into mind.

Artificial intelligence feeds on large quantities of data, but it can’t ever replace a real translator who can distinguish between different contexts and language nuances. 😵

A website contains both general and specific types of content. Using Localazy’s API to translate your website means you can effectively leverage both human and machine translations.

How to do it then?

1. Prepare your website for internationalization and localization.
2. Choose a suitable translation API.
3. Integrate your website with the solution of your choice.
4. Choose languages and content to start translating.
5. Optimize and grow your multilingual content.

As a continuous localization platform, Localazy gives you the power of using its API to translate all types of content on your website. And best of all, it’s free to use!

Refining website content through culture, language, and flow is essential to provide users with the most useful and relevant experience.

Website localization is the process of expanding an existing website to meet the language and culture requirements of a target market. In other words, it is the process of adapting a website into a different linguistic and cultural context, involving much more than the simple translation of content.

Remember that people do not all speak the same language even if they live in the same country.

You might be interested in: #️⃣

• Mythbusters: Our users speak English, so we don’t have to localize
• Guide: How to prepare your application for i18n & l10n

There are two ways to translate the website content: as a visitor or as an owner. From both of these perspectives can be employed different tools and approaches. ⚒️ But first, let’s explain how translation can be done.

💪 How do human translators work? #️⃣

Traditional translation agencies employ human translators to translate web content for their clients. The process is done the old way, mechanically translating each sentence while going through the pages. The human eye is indispensable for producing excellent localized content, no matter the advanced artificial intelligence algorithms you’re using for machine translations.

Humans can distinguish between similar contexts, language nuances, and figurative uses to select the right words. However, translators will charge for the time they spend translating common phrases, which are avoidable costs thanks to our ShareTM.

🦾 How does machine translation work? #️⃣

Artificial intelligence was first used for small translation tasks, but now it has evolved so much that it can substitute human translations entirely in some cases. Well-known machine translation service providers like Google Translate are responsible for a large amount of automatically translated content. However, they’re responsible for big bloopers as well. 😂

The golden middle way produces the most optimized results. Machine translations (MT) result from algorithms; therefore, they’re unable to detect figurative contexts, language nuances, and cultural differences. Automated translations save time and are worth the costs when they are being done under human supervision.

🌐 How to translate a website using Chrome as a visitor? #️⃣

The built-in Chrome feature allows visitors to translate a website from a language different from the one they’ve configured their browser to use. Its use is relatively straightforward, and users aren’t required to install or download anything as the feature comes with the Chrome browser by default. 😀

1. Visit a page with content in a foreign language 😵
2. Tap on the Google Translate icon on the right of the search bar to select the target language. 🎌 (Sometimes, Chrome will display a window with translation automatically)
3. Three dots on the right reveal an extensive list of languages as options. ▪️▪️▪️
4. Voilà! The page will be translated into the desired language. 🥳️

🏹 How to translate a website as an owner? #️⃣

Localizing your website for local markets is proven to increase sales and brand awareness for all kinds of industries. Deciding to localize your website means opening doors for clients who were unreachable before, but how can you go multilingual with your website? 🤔

If visitors are translating your website using the Google Translate feature, the chances are that the message of your content will be lost in the translation. Localization services like Localazy preserve the originality of your content through quick and efficient localization.

Generally, there are two ways to translate a website into multiple languages: human translation or machine translation. Everything else is a variant or mix of these two.

🎯 How to translate a website using Localazy? #️⃣

So, what’s the most optimal solution for translating your website? We’ve found that a combination of both human and machine translation can yield wonderful results at an affordable cost. With support in over 80+ languages and 3000 locales, Localazy is the result of this vision. Take the lazy but effective route to website localization here. ✅

Here are the steps to be followed for translating a website you own: #️⃣

• Analyze the website and ensure that it’s prepared for internationalization (i18n). 💪
• Pick a CMS that offers multilingual support and other capabilities.
• After the website is up and running, work on your localization strategy. Make sure to have a clear idea of the importance of i18n and i10n.
• Sign up and integrate your website with Localazy through one of the suitable integrations. 🔗
• Take charge of the process and utilize machine translations or order translation services from our Continuous Localization Team to get your website translated while you sleep.

There are a few things to consider when choosing the best WordPress localization plugin for your site.

First, you’ll want to consider the size and scope of your site. If you have a large website with many pages and posts, you’ll want a plugin that can handle that amount of content.

Second, you’ll want to consider the languages you need to support. A simple plugin may be all you need if you only need to support one or two languages. However, if you need to support multiple languages, you’ll want a plugin that can handle that.

Finally, you’ll want to consider the features you need. Some plugins offer more features than others, so you’ll want to choose the one that offers the features you need.

A Localazy plugin for WordPress localization is on our roadmap. Until its release, you can connect your WordPress website via our Translation API or contact us to request a custom integration for your website.

To translate a Strapi website, you need to install the official Internationalization plugin (it comes pre-installed since version 3.6.0 and above). Then you can add multiple locales for your content and translate your website directly inside Strapi.

To make it easier for you, you can also install the Strapi localization plugin by Localazy and seamlessly translate your content into multiple languages with advanced translation tools that Localazy offers, pre-translate everything with machine translation engines or order professional translation services to alleviate the need for handling translations altogether.

How to do it? #️⃣

1. Install the Localization plugin for Strapi
2. Sign up & Upload your content to Localazy.
3. Translate your Strapi website content using the tools available in Localazy or let the Localazy Continuous Localization Team translate the content for you.
4. Download translated content back to Strapi.

Learn more in the Strapi + Localazy tutorial.

Storyblok localization is made possible with Storyblok’s field-level translation and folder-level translation. All Storyblok content types and assets are localizable - rich text, URLs, SEO metadata, and responsive images.

However, to achieve efficient Storyblok localization, it’s best to manage your content translation separately. We developed a filed-level Storyblok localization plugin that allows you to sync your content with our highly automated localization platform.

The Localazy plugin works best with the field-level translation approach.

Use the Storyblok localization plugin by Localazy to connect your Storyblok project with Localazy and translate your content seamlessly using our advanced localization tools. You can translate your content in various ways, including machine pre-translation for quick prototyping or integrated professional translation services that ensure the best results.

Try the Localazy integration for Storyblok now. Sign up and learn more in the docs.

The best languages to translate your website into depend on your target markets and audience. A multilingual website development company should analyze your business goals and customer demographics to recommend the most impactful languages to start with.

The timeline depends on the scope of the project, but a good multilingual website development partner like Veedoo will be able to provide an estimated turnaround time upfront. We can work with you to prioritize languages and content to meet your launch goals.

The cost varies based on factors like the number of words, languages, and pages being translated. Using Localazy, we’re able to keep these costs to a minimum without compromising on functionality.