Multilingual reading path
The order in which the team of a multilingual site learns its site. Follow it next to the reading path of your site's type (newsroom, store, intranet ...). Each step names who should read the page.
The first week: translate safely
| # | Read | Who | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multilingual sites: start here | Everyone | The four decisions |
| 2 | Languages | Translators, editors | See and add translations |
| 3 | Editing content | Translators | The edit form |
| 4 | Publishing and versions | Translators | Publish a translation, go back |
| 5 | Roles for your team | Site owner | Translators' rights |
The first month: the routine
| # | Read | Who | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Translation routine | Translation coordinator | Notice what changed |
| 7 | Content languages | Site owner, administrator | How languages are set up |
| 8 | Translation workflow (businesses) | Translation coordinator | Stages of a translation |
| 9 | Currencies, dates and formats | Site owner | Per-country formats |
| 10 | SEO checks | Editors in each language | Titles and summaries in every language |
| 11 | URLs, redirects and moved pages | Editors | Addresses in every language |
The first quarter: help and growth
| # | Read | Who | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Assisted translation with Exponential Intelligence | Site owner | Drafts of translations, under your rules |
| 13 | Using AI drafts responsibly | Translators | A person reads every draft |
| 14 | Right-to-left | Site owner | If you add Arabic, Hebrew or another RTL language |
| 15 | Adding a language | Site owner | The project behind a new language |
| 16 | Content audits | Translation coordinator | Translations that fell behind |
| 17 | Accessibility upkeep | Editors | The language of a page is part of accessibility |
If you have only one hour
Read steps 1, 2, 5 and 6: the decisions, translating, translators' rights and the weekly routine.
Related pages
- Multilingual sites: start here
- Owners of several sites: start here
- Customers reading path
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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