{"id":383,"date":"2012-10-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wprealm.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2018-10-25T10:26:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T08:26:59","slug":"questions-you-should-be-asking-yourself-before-starting-on-a-multilingual-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wprealm.local\/questions-you-should-be-asking-yourself-before-starting-on-a-multilingual-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Multilingual Website? These are the Questions to Ask."},"content":{"rendered":"
Uses WP core functionality, so it\u00eds safe and performance is at its best<\/td>\n
Entities such as posts, pages and taxonomies) from site A cannot be linked to entities in site B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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You can use separate domains, like a .com or .eu<\/td>\n
There are multiple sites, and there are multiple admin areas and also multiple media libraries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Your data model is not changed<\/td>\n
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Using both<\/h2>\n
When using both, you choose a WP multisite environment as basic configuration and complement this installation with a (network) plugin. Your main goal is to be able to uphold the benefits a multisite install offers while the drawbacks are eliminated through the use of a plugin. Some plugins come at hand here, like – Multilingual Press<\/a>, Bilingual Linker<\/a> and Multisite Language switcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Uses WP core functionality, so it\u00eds safe and performance is at its best<\/td>\n
There are multiple admin areas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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You can use separate domains, like a .com or .eu<\/td>\n
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Every project is different<\/h2>\n
Now you are probably thinking: “So using multisite with a network plugin is the best way, is it not?”<\/p>\n
That might be the case, and it is the best approach in most cases. However, there are more aspects to consider. Therefore I ask myself the following questions before I choose which way to go:<\/p>\n
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Is there any budget available for supplying multilingual content?<\/em>\n
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No:<\/strong> let your visitors use a browser like Chrome which can translate the content of web pages for you. Or use a online translator plugin, like Transposh WordPress Translation<\/li>\n
Yes, but low<\/em>:<\/strong> qTranslate is free and installation is easy, but really you should try to get some more budget\u00d6 (I strongly advice against using this plugin)<\/li>\n
Yes, I got some time and money to spend<\/em>:<\/strong> you can buy the WPML plugin or go and spend some time creating a proper multisite environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
How large will the website become in terms of number of posts and taxonomies?<\/em>\n
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Small site:<\/strong> use WPML!<\/li>\n
Medium site:<\/strong> better safe than sorry, go multisite!<\/li>\n
Large site:<\/strong> multisite, definitely!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Is performance a major consideration for this project?<\/em>\n
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No:<\/strong> you can go ahead and use WPML<\/li>\n
Yes:<\/strong> go multisite and keep the number of plugins you use at the low end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Does each entity such as a post, page or taxonomy always have a translation and do they need to be linked to each other?<\/em>\n
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Yes:<\/strong> Use WPML in a single environment, and an additional plugin in a multisite environment.<\/li>\n
No:<\/strong> go multisite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Do you hate to upload each image more then once?<\/em>\n
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Yes:<\/strong> you need a single WordPress environment or you need to use the ‘Pro’ version of the Multilingual Press plugin in a multisite environment.<\/del> Update: the ‘Pro’ version no longer features a shared media library \ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n
No:<\/strong> simple multisite is good for you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Does Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plays an important role in your project?<\/em>\n
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Yes:<\/strong> automated translation is not a good choice then; go for a plugin like WPML or multisite.<\/li>\n
No:<\/strong> you can do whatever you want then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Will it be likely that a certain language will be dropped in the future?<\/em>\n
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No:<\/strong> you could go WPML<\/li>\n
Yes:<\/strong> a multisite environment will allow a certain language to be dropped easier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Make your own choice<\/h2>\n
You have seen that there are different ways to go when you are starting to build a Multilingual WordPress website. I hope my shortlist of questions will help you in your process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Throughout the years I have created several multilingual websites using WordPress, and I have tried different methods to achieve my goals. As you might know, WordPress does not offer a simple solution for creating multilingual websites. Yet since you can create virtually everything using WordPress, just a little effort is needed to achieve your goals. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[89,133],"people":[],"company":[],"events":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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