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How to connect the translation process when the two Chinese and English sites share the same backend

📅 2026-11-01 👁️ 0

How do you connect the translation process for a site that uses both Chinese and English? The sequence is to first receive the structure, then supplement the inventory, and finally collect the terminology. The first step is to configure the multilingual sites and set up switching, confirming that the content from both sets can be accessed separately in the same background; the second step is to use whole-page HTML translation to process the inventory pages, so that the English site is not empty; the third step is to use a keyword library and replace the entire site to unify the product names, models, and legal statements, avoiding the repetition of the same terminology in two languages.

Should you configure the site first or translate the content first?

First configure the site. When managing multiple sites and languages on the same backend, it is necessary to determine the entry address, column correspondence, and template attribution for each language set. This should be done first, as translation will have a point of reference; conversely, if a large number of translations are accumulated first and then a place is found to put them, it is often the case that Chinese sites are mixed with English pages and paths, which requires more work to separate later.

Ensure three things during the configuration stage: place the language switch entry in the navigation, each set of sites has its own independent classification structure, and maintain the same pseudo-static style for address rules. It is recommended to define the column correspondence as 'one-to-one' classification, not many-to-many, otherwise it will be difficult to determine which side to update during synchronization updates.

How to batch process existing pages

Do not manually move existing content piece by piece. Use two paths in coordination: first, full-page HTML translation, generate corresponding versions of existing Chinese pages by language, ensuring coverage first; second, batch import, use compressed packages or table forms to pour in manually corrected English content, replacing the initial machine translation. The advantage of the table form is that it can place titles, abstracts, categories, and text in the same line for verification, suitable for content sensitive to terminology; compressed packages are suitable for full articles with images. Before importing, confirm that the directory and file naming is consistent, as misplaced image paths are harder to find than text errors.

The processing order is based on value: Product and solution pages take priority, followed by legal and after-sales terms, and long-tail news can be left in the machine translation version, to be proofread when someone reads it.

Which step ensures terminology consistency?

Consistency of terminology does not rely on reminders, but on two actions. The first is to write the established corresponding relationships into the keyword library: the English translations of product names, models, and industry terminology should be defined once, and new content should be written according to this list, while old content should be checked according to this list. The second is to replace the inconsistent writings on the entire site in bulk, including the terminology in the main text and the anchor texts of the links. Only by doing these two steps together can we avoid the situation where 'the same product is called A in the Chinese station and has three writing styles on the English station'.

The content that needs to be reviewed manually includes numbers and units, date formats, addresses and contact information, which are the most prone to errors by translation tools, and it is also necessary to prevent the replacement of proper nouns in the text from being replaced along with the full site replacement. Before replacement, it is recommended to screen out the affected range based on keywords.

How to synchronize the updates of the two sets of content

The key to synchronization is 'one process manages two languages'. The executable approach is: after the Chinese draft is finalized, create the English draft in the same backend under the corresponding category, both contents are to be released at the same time with a pending publication status to avoid one side going live early; when updating old articles, change Chinese first and then compare and change English, check whether the time fields of the two sets of sites are consistent after the changes are made. During the batch supplement period, scheduled publication can be used to align the online times of both sides.

The value of having two content sets maintained by different colleagues is that you can see each other's progress: you can compare the sites on the same background without having to log into two servers. Email reminders can assign the task of proofreading new content to specific individuals, reducing the situation of ' forgetting that the other language has not been updated yet'. It is recommended that watermark and image copyright settings be unified on both sides to avoid inconsistent presentation of the same image on two language sites.

Common questions

Can we have two languages on a single site?Can, using two columns under the same site is also okay. But make sure that the address, site map, and language tags can distinguish versions, otherwise the two languages will compete with each other in international search.

Can the page translated by machine translation be published directly?It is not recommended to open the entire site directly. Terms, compliant expressions, and numbers should be proofread first; long-tail content with a wide coverage can be uploaded first, and at the same time, a feedback entry should be left on the page.

Will the SEO of the two sets of content affect each other?If the structure is clear, it will not. Categories and tags are maintained separately, anchor text and keyword libraries share a definition, and avoid chaos in internal links caused by multiple spellings of the same term.

Do you want to redo the translated image?Images with Chinese text need to be redone, while purely shot images can be shared. Keep the image filenames consistent so that they can be matched to the same content during batch import.

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