tenaprix Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Hello, I hope I am writing under the right topic. My company is about to publish our new website. We would like for it to automatically recognize the language of the visitor and switch to that one. How can I do that? Thanks for the help, Tena! :) Link to comment
colin.irwin Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 A solution that allow some sort of user locale recognition would require custom scripting. A few tips/words of caution Although it is possible to translate the language of most pages the ecommerce checkout and the wording of any emails sent by the system can only be in one of several default languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and (I think) Italian.. ..there could be more). Automatic translation software can be very bad so I would advise choosing the key languages you want to support and concentrate on getting good quality translations made by a professional translation agency. Automatic language detection is not going to be 100% accurate. There are public free/cheap APIs that allow pretty reliable location detection. However, it's not always possible to deduce the users language from their location. Take Canada and Belgium where there are multiple languages spoken, or even the USA which has a significant Hispanic heritage population. For this reason you can guess at the user's language but should always provide a mechanism for changing to a different language. I'm Colin Irwin aka silvabokis. I've been a Squarespace designer & developer since 2013. I remember when it was all wild prairies round these here parts. 🐃🤠 Advice I give on here is free, though I may sometimes post an affiliate link or promote something I've written. That reminds me.. ..you might want to check out my Squarespace template finder or have a look at my other Squarespace tips Speaking of tips, 💲I've got a tip jar that you're welcome to throw a few quid into if you think I've helped you. If you're looking for a Squarespace developer Book a chat or Drop me a line - first meeting is always free Link to comment
freedomcampervans Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Hi Tena I'm in the same boat. Unfortunately I don't have much skills on this type of thing. Did you get it set up and what did you use? Any further information greatly appreciated. It would be fantastic to have a look at your site please. Best regards Craig Link to comment
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