Multilingual websites handson

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Slides for a seminar on managing multilingual websites. Focus on publishing sites in different languages in a CMS (Content Management System). Contains tips & tricks.

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Multilingual websites hands-on

Agenda

Agenda

• Languages on the web

Agenda

• Languages on the web

• Multilingual CMS tools

Agenda

• Languages on the web

• Multilingual CMS tools

• SEO in multiple languages

Agenda

• Languages on the web

• Multilingual CMS tools

• SEO in multiple languages

• Crowdsourcing translations

Languages on the web

✓ Reduce support costs

✓ Reach new markets

✓ Improve search engine rankings

Why publish in multiple languages?

Multilingual CMS tools

Support for different

character sets

Integratie

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

CMS Translationtool

Change detection

Update process

Context preview

Assets

Links

HTML code

Labels

PO-edit

Localization Client

Localization Client

SEO in multiple languages

use country-specific top-level domains

avoid mixing languages on one page

Don’t let the language choice page

get in the way

Don’t use flags!

Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing

Q&A