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Online Help Guide

Multilingual
This module is available for customers who register the plans Entreprise or E-Shop only
1. You can edit the multilingual module in two ways :
  1. To edit, activate, or deactivate the multilangual module of your website, you can click on the icon "site", located in the superior toolbar right OR
  2. Hover the multilangual module (current language name) with your mouse, the left button will appear. Then click it.
A window will open:
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In the "languages" tab, the option "I want to display all my languages" is unchecked by default.
If you check this box, your website’s languages will be available online, on your website and on the internet just after the next update.
It is recommended to finish the translation before publishing a language online.


  1. You can add a language by clicking on "add a new page" then by selecting it among the list of languages supported by the editor Webself
  2. When you have selected a language, click on the green check to save or the red cross to cancel.
  3. Check the visible online option for to show the language for your visitors.
    If you check this box, the languages ​​of your site will be available on your site the next time you publish. It is recommened that you finish the translation before making ig available online.
  4. You can copy the contents of an existing language by checking the box Copy the contents of another language. This option will duplicate the content from one language to another. You will just translate the texts.
  5. You can change the order in which languages are displayed with the green arrows.
  6. You can delete a language by clicking on the trash.
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To edit the default language of your site, go to the Settings tab.
Select the default language among the available languages for your site and save changes.
Click Close. 

You should see on your website the word French with an arrow next to it. It is usually above or below your banner. If you click the arrow, you can switch from one language to another by clicking on its name.

To edit the new language, click its name. You will then have access to the content of your site in this language.
You can add pages for that language. Since you now have more than one language in your site, you will have to choose the language of each new page you add in the window Add page.
You can add modules to your pages.

The different versions of your websites are independent of each other. This means that your website in English does not necessarily have the same layout as your website in French. You may choose to have 5 pages in your French website and 3 in the English version.

You will need to translate your content yourself.

You can also duplicate your pages to save time. By selecting a page in French and copying it in your new language, you will keep the whole layout and photos on this page. You will just have to change the module’s text to translate it.
You will find the option copy page in the Page icon on the top bar of the WebSelf editor!

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