How can I reduce my word count?
In this article, you’ll learn how to monitor your word usage, what happens when you reach your word limit, and different methods to optimize or reduce your word count.
1. How can I know that I reached my word limit?
The number of words you can translate depends on your Weglot plan.
You can see the word limits depending on the plans directly on our pricing documentation.
To check your current word usage:
- Go to your Weglot Dashboard
- You’ll see if you’ve reached or are close to your limit
- If you have several organizations, click on the Weglot logo. You’ll see the number of words translated for each organization.
- If you have one organization, go to the Overview tab to view your plan usage.
When you reach your word limit, you also have a warning at the top-right of your dashboard:
Note that you also have a warning when you are near the word limit:
2. What happens if I reach my word limit?
The behavior you face when you reach your word count limit depends on the plan you are managing.
- Free plan:
- no more translations will be displayed and you will need to get under your limit to see the translations again.
- Paid plans:
- no additional translations will be generated, which can lead to a mix of translated and untranslated content on the translated version of your website.
3. How can I reduce the word count?
There are several ways to make your word count decrease and go back under your limit:
- Remove translations (see: How to definitely remove a translation?)
- Remove potential inactive translations (see: How can I remove inactive translations?)
- Exclude some URLs or blocks from translation (see: How to exclude URLs/blocks/words from translation?) (Don't forget to remove the translations regarding the URL you have excluded)
- Create variables in your Translation List. Doing this allows you to merge similar translations, saving on your translated word count. Hit the "View variables suggestions" button at the right of your list of translations (see: How can I add variables to my translations?):
Finally, if you exceed your limit but all the translations are useful, you can upgrade your plan (see: https://dashboard.weglot.com/billing/upgrade (Pricing Documentation)).