Wix Multilingual: Customizing Images per Language

Make your site's images more relatable by customizing them based on your visitors' language. For example, for a bookstore site, you can display the book of the month with a different cover design for each language.

Before you begin:

Add and set up Wix Multilingual on your site.

Customizing images per language

Choose to display a different image for each language or adjust images using the Wix Photo Studio. Translate the alt text for your images and set what happens when visitors click on an image.

Wix Editor

1. Go to your editor.

2. Click the Switch languages drop-down menu at the top of the Wix Editor.

1. Select the language you want to edit.

2. Click Pages & Menu

   

   on the left side of the editor.

3. Select the page you want to edit.

4. Select the relevant image on your page.

5. Click Edit Translation.

6. Set up your image for the language:

   • Change the image: Click Change

     

     to select a different image for the secondary language.

   • Change the image behaviors:

     • Select an option under When image is clicked.

     • Select an option under What does this link to?

   • Change the alt text:

     • Enter an image description under What's in the image?

     • Enter tooltip text under Does this image have a tooltip?

Studio Editor

1. Go to your editor.

2. Click the Switch languages drop-down menu at the top of the Wix Editor.

1. Select the language you want to edit.

2. Click Pages

   

   on the left side of the editor.

3. Select the page you want to edit.

4. Select the relevant image on your page.

5. Click Edit Translation.

6. Set up your image for the language:

   • Change the image: Click Change

     

     to select a different image for the secondary language.

   • Customize image settings:

     • Select your image size under Display mode.

     • Select an option under When image is clicked.

     • Select an option under What does this link to?

     • Change the alt text: Enter an image description under What's in the image?

Dashboard

1. Go to Multilingual in your site's dashboard.

2. Select the page you want to edit from the drop-down on the top.

3. Locate the relevant image.

4. Set up your image for the language:

   • Change the image: Click Change for [language] to select a different image for the secondary language.

   • Manually or automatically translate the tooltip, description, and alt text fields.

Tip:

If you've specified different images for each language, changing the main language image won't affect the others. However, if an image hasn't been set for a specific language, updating the main language image will change it for all languages.

Customizing galleries per language

Customize your site's galleries for each of your languages. You can replace existing images, add more images, and change their order. Additionally, you can adjust the settings for each image in your gallery, including alt text, description, and the image link.

Important:

• You can customize the following galleries: Grid Galleries, Honeycomb (diamonds and triangle), Animated Slide, Freestyle, 3D Slideshow, 3D Carousel.

• Learn how to translate the Pro Gallery.

To customize galleries per language:

1. Go to your editor.

2. Click the Switch languages drop-down menu at the top of the Wix Editor.

1. Select the language you want to edit.

2. Click Pages & Menu

   

   on the left side of the editor.

3. Select the page you want to edit.

4. Select the relevant gallery on your page.

5. Click Edit Translation.

6. Set up your gallery for the language:

   • Click + Add Images to add different images.

   • Click Replace Image to select a different image.

   • Drag and drop images to reorder them.

   • Change the Image Info on the right:

     • Enter a Title.

     • Enter a Description.

     • Add a Link.

7. Click Done.

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about customizing your site's images per language.

Is it possible to only adjust an existing image for each language?

Yes. If you want to use the same image but change it slightly per language, go to your editor, select the language you want to update, select the page in your site and the relevant image. Click Edit Translation and then select Adjust

to access the Wix Photo Studio.

Tip: Try our AI Image Editor to edit your image in your desired style.

How do I select and change images for different languages on my site?

You can upload your own images, select stock images, or create your own image with AI.

To change your image, go to your editor, select the language you want to update, select the page in your site and the relevant image. Click Edit Translation and then click Change

to select a different image for your secondary language. You can now decide what you want to do: Click Add Images and select an image from the Media Manager or Create an AI image.

Why should I translate alt text?

Translating alt text for your images improves your site's SEO as it helps your site appear in search results in other languages too. Search engines read the text in your site's HTML code to understand the images. This improves your site's visibility and relevance.

Alt text also enhances accessibility by allowing screen readers to describe images to visually impaired site visitors.