Multilingual pages
Reach more visitors in their own language — translate pages and let readers switch on the live site
Atelier is multilingual: add a second language, translate your pages, and let visitors switch between them on the live site.
Add a language
First, add the language you want to publish in.
Open the System back-office
Go to Languages in the System back-office.
Add your second language
For Fernway Botanical Studio, that might be German alongside English. Once added, it becomes available to translate into.
Translate a page
With a second language available, open a page and translate it into that language. Atelier offers two modes:
- Symmetric translation shares the source page's layout, so only the words change. The German page mirrors the English page's structure — you just swap the text.
- Asymmetric translation gives the translation its own independent layout. You can let it diverge from the source — a different hero, an extra section for a local promotion — or bring it back in line with the source when you want them to match.
Translations follow the same promise as everything else: the agent proposes and previews, and the page goes live only when you click Publish.
Switching languages on the live site
Once your site has more than one language, a language switcher appears in the site header — visitors tap a language code (e.g. EN / DE) to move between languages, landing on the same page in the language they choose. On a single-language site the switcher stays hidden; it lights up automatically the moment you add a second language.
Tip
Start with symmetric translation when you just need the same page in another language — it's the least work. Reach for asymmetric only when a language really needs its own layout.