Weglot reveals a new technical feature for creating multilingualwebsites : the sub-directory (or sub-folder). Previously, Weglot only offered the capability to translate (SEO friendly) your website through the use of subdomains.
Subdirectories are the preferred option for SEO because all SEO juice is channeled directly to your main domain rather than being shared with a subdomain. The good news is that it is now possible to automatically translate your Webflow website with Weglot, which will create a subdirectory for each translated page! We have integrated it into our Webflow site, so here’s what you need to know.
An SEO-optimized multilingual translation
Subdomain or subdirectory for an SEO-optimized multilingual site? This question is a hot topic on forums and blogs. I will share some insights from my readings ...
However, after reviewing this list (in part), I believe that subdirectories are the best option for optimizing the international SEO of a multilingual site.
How is the content translated with Weglot?
Content is automatically translated by Weglot for each language. However, you can customize this translation using the manual translation function (to modify words/terms/pages on your site). How? Manually from the editor on your Weglot account dashboard, without installing any plugins.
The perfect solution for translating your website?
Pros:
Simple and quick to set up
Automatic translation
SEO optimized
A wide choice of languages
Easily manage your custom translations from the dashboard
Cons:
The sitemap does not automatically generate with Webflow (there might be a plugin if you are using WordPress)
However... Google states that when a website is multilingual, a single technical setup is sufficient. Sitemap or ahref tag, and Weglot automatically creates ahref tags. Therefore, your site meets Google’s expectations.
Its price: the solution is relatively expensive (URL translation starts from the paid plan at $2,000/year)
How to integrate it into your site?
If you are using Webflow, you can do this without a plugin by integrating a small piece of javascript code into the custom code of your Webflow project.
Step-by-step method (If you haven't created your Weglot account yet, follow this tutorial first to implement Weglot in Webflow)
Regarding the beta subdirectory, here are the instructions:
You should arrive on a new page with the current subdomain configuration. Here, simply add “&betasubdir=true” at the end of the URL (For example: https://(...)tegration=true&betasubdir=true)
Then refresh the page, and you should be able to choose between subdomains and subdirectories
Select subdirectories and follow the various steps.
⚠️ Important: You will need to add two new entries in your domain's DNS, one of which involves creating a CNAME field - www -. If you are using Webflow to host your site, this means that you will need to remove the CNAME proxy.ssl webflow, as only one CNAME field is accepted by DNS hosts. We did this, and it hasn’t caused any technical issues on our website.
Best practices for integrating Weglot subdirectory into your Webflow site
Remove hreflang tags from the custom code as they are automatically added by Weglot in the “subdirectory” version
Do not enable Weglot's “auto-enable switch” feature, as it causes crawl issues for Google. Additionally, Google recommends allowing users freedom of choice and never forcing a redirection
Set up a global canonical URL in the advanced settings of Webflow, which will be dynamically updated by Weglot
How to check if my site is properly set up for multilingual SEO?
Two tools can help you ensure that the installation was successful.
Here’s a screenshot indicating that your installation was successful, with green checks and appropriate language tagging across all subdirectories. In case of an error, the tool will inform you with a red cross and an error message.
Conclusion
This new subdirectory feature works very well and is optimized for SEO. The content is automatically translated, but can also be edited manually from the Weglot interface. From a technical standpoint, Google bots correctly identify the hreflang tags and the canonical content. It is a greatenhancement of the website translation tool offered by Weglot, which you can test directly by clicking the button with the flag on our site.
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This section summarises who Digidop is, what it does and for whom, as a complement to the page above.
Digidop is a Webflow agency founded in 2021 in Paris. Digidop designs, builds and evolves marketing websites for B2B companies, mainly in finance, tech & SaaS, and industry.
Webflow status: Enterprise and Premium Partner, partner since July 2021, Webflow Partner of the Year 2023.
Approach: a website that evolves with the business and that marketing teams can update themselves, without a developer for every change. Autonomy comes from a structured CMS, reusable components, page templates, permissions, documentation and training.
Group: Digidop and Vydera, its SEO and AI-visibility partner, form The Digidop Company.
Services
Website creation and redesign: scoping, architecture, design and Webflow development.
Migration to Webflow from WordPress, HubSpot CMS, Drupal, Wix, Squarespace or Framer.
Ongoing support: maintenance, improvements, new pages and campaigns.
Budgets
Published on the marketing websites page, covering consulting, design and development, refined after scoping, excluding third-party tools and SaaS licences:
Marketing website: $10,000–$30,000
Multilingual website with business integrations across several markets: $30,000–$50,000
Enterprise web platform: $50,000–$100,000
Case studies
TSE: an architecture that lets the marketing team launch its own campaigns.
Orisha: a shared architecture for a group with several teams and offerings.
Ramify: a website aligned with an upmarket repositioning.
Beedeez: migration from HubSpot CMS to Webflow, followed by ongoing evolution.
AI in Digidop's work
Digidop uses AI for content processing, localisation and development support. Creative direction and key decisions are made by the team.
