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Creating a multilingual website

Translating your website

Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager


Translate both your site and business content in one place in your site's dashboard - The Translation Manager. Choose whether to translate the content manually or use auto-translate.


A screenshot of the wix website translation dashboard

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Before you begin:


Add and set up Wix Multilingual on your site.



Using the translation manager


With Wix Multilingual you can translate your site's content (e.g. text, images, links, etc.) in two ways: Automatically and manually. If you selected to auto translate your site while installing the app, you can review and edit the translations to your needs.


Tip:


Translate all apps and site content in your dashboard, and editor elements in the editor.


Dashboard


  1. Go to the Translation Manager in your site's dashboard.

  2. (If you have more than 2 languages) Select the relevant language by clicking the language drop-down at the top left.

    Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager

  1. Select what you want to translate on the left:

    • Click Page Content to translate pieces of text taken from your site pages.

    • Select the relevant Wix app.

  2. Choose how you want to translate your content:


If you decided to auto-translate your entire site, you can review the translations and update them to your liking.


Translate your site content manually, row by row.

  1. Click the field of the text you want to translate and type your translation, or click Auto-translate.

  2. Once you have reviewed the translation, click Done to save your changes.

  3. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate manually.

Tip: Filter by "not translated" to quickly get to the content you need to translate.

Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager

  1. Click Auto-translate Site at the bottom left.

  2. Click Auto-translate Site in the pop-up to confirm.

  3. If you don't have enough word credit you can purchase more.

    Note: Any text you already edited will not be changed.

  4. Review the translations.

  5. (Optional) Replace the text in the text box to match the correct translation and click Done to confirm the change.

  6. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate automatically.

screenshot of auto translate button

Wix Editor


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the Switch Languages drop-down menu at the top left.

  3. Click Manage Languages.

  4. Hover over the relevant site language and click Translate.


A screenshot of selecting a language from the Multilingual dashboard.

  1. Select what you want to translate on the left:

    • Click Page Content to translate pieces of text taken from your site pages.

    • Select the relevant Wix app.

  2. Choose how you want to translate your content:


If you decided to auto-translate your entire site, you can review the translations and update them to your liking.


Translate your site content manually, row by row.

  1. Click the field of the text you want to translate and type your translation, or click Auto-translate.

  2. Once you have reviewed the translation, click Done to save your changes.

  3. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate manually.

Tip: Filter by "not translated" to quickly get to the content you need to translate.

Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager

  1. Click Auto-translate Site at the bottom left.

  2. Click Auto-translate Site in the pop-up to confirm.

  3. If you don't have enough word credit you can purchase more.

    Note: Any text you already edited will not be changed.

  4. Review the translations.

  5. (Optional) Replace the text in the text box to match the correct translation and click Done to confirm the change.

  6. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate automatically.

screenshot of auto translate button

Studio Editor


  1. Go to your editor.

  2. Click the Switch Languages drop-down menu at the top left.

  3. Click Manage Languages.

  4. Hover over the relevant site language and click Translate.


A screenshot of selecting a language from the Multilingual dashboard.

  1. Select what you want to translate on the left:

    • Click Page Content to translate pieces of text taken from your site pages.

    • Select the relevant Wix app.

  2. Choose how you want to translate your content:


If you decided to auto-translate your entire site, you can review the translations and update them to your liking.


Translate your site content manually, row by row.

  1. Click the field of the text you want to translate and type your translation, or click Auto-translate.

  2. Once you have reviewed the translation, click Done to save your changes.

  3. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate manually.

Tip: Filter by "not translated" to quickly get to the content you need to translate.

Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager

  1. Click Auto-translate Site at the bottom left.

  2. Click Auto-translate Site in the pop-up to confirm.

  3. If you don't have enough word credit you can purchase more.

    Note: Any text you already edited will not be changed.

  4. Review the translations.

  5. (Optional) Replace the text in the text box to match the correct translation and click Done to confirm the change.

  6. Repeat these steps for each text you want to translate automatically.

screenshot of auto translate button

See it live:


Click Save and Publish when you finished translating all the fields. To show the translation on your live site, change the status of the relevant language from Hidden to Visible.


Wix Multilingual: Using the Translation Manager


FAQs


Click a question below to learn more about the Translation Manager:


You can check your word credit balance by clicking Check word credit balance in the Machine Translation section of the Translation Manager.

To get more word credits:

  1. Click Check word credit balance at the bottom of the Translation Manager.

  2. Click Get more credits.

  3. Click Select on the relevant package.

  4. Enter your payment details and click Submit Purchase.

A screenshot of the word credit options.

Yes. You can auto-translate all your site and business content in one go by using the Auto-translate Site option at the bottom left of the Translation Manager. Learn more about Auto-translation.

Note: The translating engine is based on Google translate, which doesn't support all languages yet.


Wix Multilingual lets you optimize your SEO settings for each language individually. This means you can tailor your strategy for different locales and strengthen your online presence.

Each language version of your site also has its own subdomain that includes the language code. This creates a professional look for your site, and it also helps with SEO and using analytics.

You also have the option to change your URL structure to improve your search ranking. There are three options available; subdirectories, subdomains, and language parameters. Learn more about the benefits and risks of changing your URL structure


Some information may not be fully synced. To see the most updated text from the editor, refresh the browser tab with the Translation Manager.


While many features and apps can be translated with Wix Multilingual, some are not yet available. View the complete list of translatable and untranslatable content in Wix Multilingual


Go to your Editor to edit or add a link to your translated content.


Yes. A variety of keyboard shortcuts are available in the Translation Manager to help save you time.


Yes, you can filter content by translation status (e.g. translated / not translated) in the Translation Manager.


No. Currently, it is not possible to search for content in the Translation Manager. If this is something you'd like to see in the future, vote for that feature.


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