Language addresses and SEO

A multilingual website only works for search if every language version has its own address and search engines know how the versions relate. NijeesWeb does both.

Each language has its own addresses#

Your main language keeps its addresses (/about). Other languages get a prefix: /hi/about, /ta/about. Links inside a page keep the visitor in their language.

Translated addresses — switch on Let each language have its own page and post addresses to use translated words in the address: /es/sobre-nosotros instead of /es/about. A slug is created from the translated title, and you can edit it. Old addresses redirect to the new ones.

A domain per language (recommended for separate markets) — give a language its own domain under Languages → Edit, such as example.es. A domain must already be connected to this site — ask support to add it.

Search engines see every version#

Every page automatically lists all of its language versions with hreflang tags, and your sitemap includes each version. Under Search engines, choose the Default for everyone else (hreflang x-default) — the version shown to searchers whose language you do not have, usually your main language.

Untranslated content#

Under Content that is not translated yet:

• Show the main language — untranslated text appears in your main language while menus, links and buttons stay in the visitor's language. Good while translation is in progress.
• Hide it — a page, post or category without a translated title returns not found in that language and is left out of the sitemap and hreflang. Use this once a language is complete, so search engines never see half-translated pages.