Translatable into Site Visitor’s Preferred Language

Automatic translation tools are able to scan your web page content and translate it—making it easy for your site visitors to read and understand.

Removing Barriers

Providing an option to translate content, or ensuring browser add-ons or apps are able to translate your content, removes access barriers for:

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Visitors who speak a language other than English

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Multilingual visitors who prefer to read in a language other than English

Automatic translation tools are more useful and efficient than the site visitor trying to translate the information themselves. Very often, for those who speak a language other than English, a child in the home averaging 4th grade level is providing a translation.

Translation Tool Compatibility

Translation tools will typically only translate text on websites and will not translate text in images or documents.

To ensure compatibility:

Put Text Directly on Webpages

When possible, instead of including a downloadable document on your site, put the text directly on your site.

Include Alt Text On All Images

Include Multiple Languages

If you must include a document, make it available in multiple languages.

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To learn more about translation tool compatibility, check out our free guide The STAR Standard.

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Translation Buttons

Another option is to include a translation tool on your website. There are several website translation tools available, but the most popular and accurate is Google Translate.

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Request a Demo

Are you interested in adding a translation button to your site? Request a Demo to see how an automatic translation tool can help you remove barriers and build trust with your clients.

Next Steps

Are you interested in adding a translation button to your site? Need more information on how to apply these concepts to your website?

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