Under the wave of globalization and digitalization, your website can communicate seamlessly with users all over the world in multiple languages, which is no longer a luxury but a key step to expanding the international market and enhancing brand influence.AnQiCMS (English CMS) is designed to meet such needs, providing a flexible and efficient solution that makes the switch and display of multilingual content simple and powerful.
How to build a multilingual content system in AnQiCMS?
AnQiCMS was designed with the needs of global users in mind from the very beginning, its multilingual support core lies in allowing content to be created and managed independently of language.This means you can prepare customized content for audiences of different languages, not just the translation of the interface.It provides flexible content deployment strategies for enterprises by combining powerful multi-site management capabilities with a meticulous language switching mechanism.
In most cases, AnQiCMS encourages you to deploy websites with different language versions through its "Multi-site Management" feature. For example, you can create a primary site for Chinese userswww.yourcompany.comCreate a sub-site for English usersen.yourcompany.comorwww.yourcompany.com/en
In each language site, you can create articles, products, single pages, and other content as usual.Each content item is bound to its language site, ensuring the accuracy of content context and matching with target users.
Flexible language switching and display
To allow users to switch between different language versions freely, AnQiCMS provides a very practical template tag{% languages websites %}This label can intelligently obtain all the configured multilingual site lists and generate corresponding language switching options on the front end of your website.
For example, you can place a language selector in the header or footer of the website.When users visit your website, they can see a menu displaying options such as "ChineseClick on these options, and the page will jump to the website address of the corresponding language version.
In terms of implementation,{% languages websites %}Tags will return an array containing detailed information for each language site, includingLanguageName(Language name, such as “Chinese”),LanguageEmoji(The corresponding Emoji icon),LanguageIconIf an icon is configured, the icon address will be displayed, as well as the most importantLink(Point to the URL of the language site). By iterating through this array, your template can easily build an intuitive and feature-complete language switch menu:
{%- languages websites %}
{%- if websites %}
<div>
<span>切换语言：</span>
{%- for item in websites %}
<a href="{{item.Link}}">
{%- if item.LanguageIcon %}
<img src="{{item.LanguageIcon}}" alt="{{item.LanguageName}}" />
{%- else %}
{{item.LanguageEmoji}}
{% endif %}
{{item.LanguageName}}
</a>
{%- endfor %}
</div>
{%- endif %}
{%- endLanguages %}
In addition to the language switch that users can perceive, AnQiCMS also localizes system-level text through the 'default language package' feature.This means that the background interface, some built-in prompts, and other display items can be automatically switched according to the selected language package, enhancing the administrator's operational experience.{% tr "yourLocation" %}This translation tag will automatically display the corresponding translation text based on the current language package (for example, "Your location
Safeguarding Global SEO: Hreflang Tag
For a multilingual website, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a non-negotiable aspect.To avoid different language versions of content being misjudged as duplicate by search engines and to ensure that content is displayed correctly according to the user's language preference, search engines like Google recommend using the Hreflang tag.
AnQiCMS Similarly Passed{% languages websites %}Tag, Simplifying the Deployment of Hreflang. You can use it on the website's<head>Partial, use this tag to dynamically generate all language versions,hreflangLink, clearly inform the search engine of the language of each page and its corresponding alternative language version:
{%- languages websites %}
{%- for item in websites %}
<link rel="alternate" href="{{item.Link}}" hreflang="{{item.Language}}">
{%- endfor %}
{%- endLanguages %}
This way, whether the user switches the language through the interface or the search engine understands your multilingual content structure, AnQiCMS provides comprehensive support.It enables your website to reach global users in the most natural way, effectively carry out content marketing and brand promotion.
Common Questions (FAQ)
How does AnQiCMS's multilingual feature combine with multi-site management?AnQiCMS supports multi-language through its powerful multi-site management feature.This means you can create an independent "site" for each language, and these sites can have their own domain names, subdomains, or subdirectories.Each language site has its own content, templates, and SEO settings, but they are all managed centrally through the same AnQiCMS backend, greatly simplifying the maintenance work of multilingual websites.
Do I need to manually translate every article and page in the backend?Yes, AnQiCMS provides a content management system, not an automatic translation tool.You need to manually create or copy and translate the corresponding articles, products, and pages on each language site.Although this requires a certain amount of human effort, it ensures the accuracy and professionalism of the translation, better serving the target users.
How can AnQiCMS help improve the SEO of my multilingual website?AnQiCMS supports multilingual SEO in various ways: first, it allows each language site to have independent SEO titles, keywords, and descriptions. second, through{% languages websites %}