How Uniweb Handles Multiple Languages
Multilingual websites often become stale because updating content across multiple languages can be overly complex. Some organizations end up with outdated translations; others simply stop adding new content in secondary languages. Uniweb takes a different approach: by making translation part of your natural workflow, it’s much easier to keep your site current in every language.
Adding & Managing Languages
When you create a new site in Uniweb, you choose a primary language and any secondary languages you want to work with. Don’t stress too much about this upfront—you can add or remove languages later, or even change which language is primary.
The “Wow” Moment: Activating a New Language Instantly
One of Uniweb’s most exciting features is how it auto-translates any missing content at publish time. That means you can:
Activate one or more new languages in your site’s working copy (even if you haven’t manually translated anything yet).
Publish, selecting the new languages you want to include.
Let Uniweb auto-translate everything behind the scenes.
Within moments, your site goes live in the new languages—with every element properly translated—all without investing time in manual translation beforehand. It feels almost magical.
Better still, those auto-generated translations are saved into your working copy. Later on, you or your team can review and refine any of these translations manually, at your own pace.
Translation Modes
Uniweb lets you handle translations in two main ways, so you can decide which best fits your content and workflow.
1. Per-Element Translation
By default, each section of your page has a per-element translation interface that shows:
Primary language content on the left
Translation language content on the right
Each heading, paragraph, list item, or caption aligns perfectly, making it a breeze to keep track of what needs translating. With a click, you can machine-translate any element, then tweak if necessary. Uniweb also tracks which parts were machine-translated versus manually edited, so you’ll always know where you might want to focus improvements later.
2. Free-Form Translation
Sometimes you want content in another language to be very different—maybe the structure changes, or the images need to be localized. In that case, switch the section to free-form mode, and you can craft a fully unique version in each language. This gives you absolute flexibility where it’s needed most.
Publishing & Auto-Translation
When you publish, you choose which of your draft languages to include in the live site. For sections in per-element mode, you’ll see an option to enable auto-translation:
If auto-translation is enabled, Uniweb detects any missing translations in your draft and automatically translates them before publishing. Perfect for ensuring nothing goes live incomplete.
If auto-translation is disabled, any missing translations will simply default to the primary language instead of being blank.
This system means you’re in complete control: either let Uniweb fill in gaps automatically, or handle them on your own.
Effortless Team Collaboration
Uniweb’s separation of content from code streamlines teamwork. Translators, writers, and other collaborators can work on different languages without accidentally breaking technical settings. Plus, the interface is designed for clarity, so everyone can focus on what they need to translate, not on how to do it.
Keeping Translations Up to Date
If you change or replace any source text in your primary language, Uniweb flags that content as needing translation again in per-element mode. This ensures you won’t overlook sections that may now be outdated.
Why Uniweb Makes Multilingual Easy
Instant Activation: Turn on a new language and publish immediately with auto-translation, creating a fully translated live site in one step.
Ongoing Refinement: Review and fine-tune automatic translations whenever you like—all changes are saved in your working copy.
Flexible Structure: Switch any section to free-form translation for languages requiring unique layouts or content.
Unified Workflow: All languages, all sites, managed in one place—less overhead and more consistency.
Whether you’re starting small or going global, Uniweb’s approach to multilingual content keeps it simple to expand, easy to maintain, and effortless to scale.