What is Multilingual Support and Why is it Important?
In a globalized market, limiting a website to only Turkish and English restricts growth potential in other countries where it operates. Multilingual support allows the same website to be adapted to the language, writing style, and local format (date, time, currency) of different countries; and this can be managed from a single platform without setting up separate systems.
What capabilities does Entranet offer as a platform with multilingual support?
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What does it provide? |
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SEO capabilities vary by country. |
Thanks to localized URLs and metadata, SEO efforts can be tailored to each language individually. |
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Full adaptation to the characteristics of different languages. |
All language-specific features, such as foreign characters, symbols, and spelling, are supported; this includes right-to-left languages such as Arabic. |
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A management system specific to multiple source languages. |
Each country has its own independent website, but both can be managed through the same platform. |
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Smart language selection |
The language displayed to the visitor is automatically determined based on the domain name or the browser's default language setting. |
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Flexible format |
Different cultures' local data formats, such as date, time, and currency, are managed by the system. |
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Design flexibility |
For languages with different writing styles or orientations (e.g., Arabic, Chinese), the design can be adapted accordingly. |
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spell check |
Spelling checks are performed according to the language; necessary corrections can be made instantly within the system. |
How is the translation process managed on the platform?
The remaining two features relate less to the platform's capabilities and more to who conducts the translation process and how it is carried out:
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Translators can preview texts within the interface before publishing them.
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Translations may be checked during a trial/testing process before being deployed live.
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Employees in different countries can use the interface in their own languages and add their own translations as needed.
How to Implement Multilingual Support on an Entranet?
Entranet is a 22-year-old software platform with an application-based architecture that enables businesses to manage all their business processes on a single platform with over 300 applications. It runs on industry-specific products such as Aidango, Titarus, Trizbi, Comwize, Flaterp, Penamo, and Korivus.
Multilingual support, as a capability of the Entranet Content Management System, enables businesses growing in different countries to expand into new markets from the same platform; for example, when a medium-sized business opens a branch in a new country, it can publish a website compatible with that country's language, spelling, and local formats without installing an additional system on its existing Entranet setup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which languages does Entranet's multilingual support include?
The system supports both left-to-right and right-to-left languages like Arabic; foreign characters and punctuation marks are processed in a language-specific manner.
How is it determined which language will be displayed to the visitor?
The language is automatically determined based on the domain name or the browser's default language setting; users can also manually change the language if they wish.
Do we need to create separate websites for different countries?
No. Independent websites for each country can be managed from a single administration screen on the same platform; there's no need to set up separate systems.
How is the translation process monitored?
Translators can preview and test texts during the trial period before publishing; additionally, staff in different countries can add their own translations.
Multilingual support isn't just about adding translations; it's an integrated approach that allows you to manage a multilingual website from a single platform, encompassing everything from SEO and spell checking to local data formatting and translation workflows. You can take advantage of a free trial to evaluate Entranet's Content Management System.
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