Ghost - Integration / Setup

In this article, you'll learn how to translate all your content and make your Ghost website multilingual within minutes.

Step 1: Create a Weglot account

Sign up for Weglot, confirm your email, name your project in the dashboard, and select “Other” as the website technology.

Step 2: Add your new languages

Choose your website's original language and the languages you want to translate your website into.

Step 3: Add your website details

Enter your domain name (e.g., mywebsite.com) on the new page and click "Next".

Choose "Subdirectory (Recommended)", then the link "Skip this step" will appear. Click on this to proceed.

Step 4: Add Weglot to Ghost

Copy and paste the Weglot snippet provided in your dashboard into Ghost.

Paste your snippet into Ghost admin > Settings > Code injection > Site header and save.

NB: Don't forget to click the “Save” button! 

Your website is now translated!

You've now successfully translated your website. Go to your website, and you'll see a language switcher at the bottom right of your site (it may take a few minutes to appear). You can also change its position - check out our guide to find out how. 

Weglot provides you with a first layer of translation. To view them, log in to your Weglot account and go to your Dashboard> Translations > Languages. Here, you can review and manually edit all your translations.

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