How to Build a Multilingual Website with Kadence

Website support for multiple languages has become a basic requirement for many corporate and personal bloggers.Kadence themeWith deep customization features, you can easily build a multilingual website. In the following article we detail how to use the Kadence theme in combination with the multilingual plugin to build a WordPress website with multilingual support.

Why do I need a multilingual website?

With the globalization of Internet users, many websites are looking to reach users in different languages and provide multilingual content to enhance user experience, increase traffic and expand brand reach. Multilingual websites can help you:

1. Enhancing the user experience: Users will be able to browse content in a language they are familiar with and feel closer to the service.
2. Increased global traffic: A website that supports multilingualism can attract users from different regions, thus increasing traffic and exposure to the site.
3. Improve SEO Ranking: By having pages in multiple languages, search engines can better understand the content of your site and improve rankings in each language region.

Kadence Steps for Creating a Multilingual Website

The Kadence theme itself does not provide built-in multi-language support, but it is compatible with multi-language plug-ins such as the WPML respond in singing Polylang) are fully compatible. We will combine these plug-ins with how to create multi-language support on the Kadence website.

Step 1: Choose the right multilingual plugin

1. WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin)
   WPML is one of the most popular multilingual plugins that provides powerful language management features for websites. With WPML, users can easily translate website content including posts, pages, categories, tags, menus and more. Install the WPML plug-in:
   • Go to your WordPress dashboard and click Plugins > Install Plugin.
   • Search for "WPML", install and activate the plugin.

Once the installation is complete, follow the prompts to complete the WPML configuration, selecting the default and other languages you want to support.

2. Polylang
Polylang is another popular free plugin that can also help you create multilingual websites.Polylang is relatively easy to install and configure and is suitable for small to medium sized websites. Install the Polylang plugin:

• Again from the WordPress dashboard, click on "Plugins" > "Install Plugin".
• Search for "Polylang", install and activate the plugin.

• Select the supported languages in the settings and configure them.

Step 2: Configure Kadence for Compatibility with Multilingual Plug-ins

You have selected and installed the multilingual plug-in, next you need to configure the Kadence theme and plug-in compatibility.

1. Setting the language switcher
   Both WPML and Polylang provide language switcher widgets that allow users to switch between languages. You can add the language switcher to your page or sidebar via Appearance > Widgets. For Kadence users, Kadence provides a variety of header layouts that make it easy to integrate the language switcher. For example, in the Customize > Header settings, you can choose to add a language selection menu to the header so that it is clearly displayed at the top of every page.

2. Translate pages and articles
Using WPML or Polylang, you can create different language versions of each page and post. When editing a page, the plugin displays language switching options in the editor and you can enter content for different languages. For Kadence users, the theme offers powerful layout customization, you can set different layout styles for each language individually.

3. Translation menus and widgets
In WPML or Polylang you can have different menus for different languages. Similarly Kadence themes support custom widget areas for multiple languages. You can configure different widget content for each language through the multilingual plugin. For example, you can display different ads, contact information or social media links for different languages.

Step 3: Optimize SEO for Multilingual Websites

SEO optimization is important when creating a multilingual website. Good SEO can help your multilingual website achieve better search engine rankings in each language market. Here are a few key SEO optimization strategies:

1. Using the hreflang tag
   To ensure that search engines understand the relationship between the different language versions of your pages, WPML and Polylang automatically add hreflang tags to your site. These tags tell search engines the language and locale of a particular page to avoid duplicate content penalties.

2. Create separate content for each language
Avoid using automated translation tools to translate content directly. Search engines prefer human-translated content because it provides a higher quality user experience. Each language version of the page should be separate and have theUnique URL(Example:yourdomain.com/en/ maybe yourdomain.com/fr/), can improve search engine rankings.

3. Ensure a clear website structure
Ensure that pages in each language have a clear table of contents structure and that users can easily switch between languages.Kadence themes support the creation of clean and easy-to-navigate page structures, which is critical for SEO and user experience.

Step 4: Testing and release

After completing all translations and settings, make sure to test your site in detail:

1. Check that the language switching function works correctly: Make sure the page loads correctly and without errors when switching between different languages.

2. Testing SEO Settings: Use SEO tools such as Google Search Console) Check that the hreflang tags are correct to ensure that search engines recognize the different language versions.
3. Checking website speed: Using tools such as GTmetrix or Google PageSpeed Insights) Test the loading speed of pages in different languages to ensure smooth page loading.

concluding remarks

Kadence theme works with multilingual plugins like WPML or Polylang to easily create a WordPress website with multilingual support. This not only improves the user experience but also increases traffic to your website.

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