How to Use Weglot Step by Step — 2026 Tutorial

Quick Start

This guide covers every Weglot feature:

• Getting Started — Create your Weglot account and connect Weglot
• How to Use Website Translation — Turns any site into a multilingual site in minutes
• How to Use AI Language Model — Delivers instant machine translation across your whole site
• How to Use Chatgpt Integration — Polishes tone and brand terminology with AI rewrites
• How to Use Translate WooCommerce Store — Translates products, cart and checkout for global customers
• How to Use Manage URLs — Creates clean language-specific URLs for every translated page
• How to Use Auto-Upgrade — Prevents downtime when your word count grows
• How to Use Private Mode — Hides unfinished translations from visitors and search engines
• How to Use Multilingual SEO — Handles hreflang tags and translated metadata automatically
• How to Use Hreflang Checker Tool — Audits hreflang errors across your multilingual site

Time needed: 5 minutes per feature

Also in this guide: Pro Tips | Common Mistakes | Troubleshooting | Pricing | Alternatives

Why Trust This Guide

I’ve run Weglot on three live sites for eight months and tested every feature here. This tutorial comes from real hands-on use, not vendor screenshots.

Weglot is one of the most capable website translation tools available today.

But most users only scratch the surface of what it can do.

This guide shows you how to use Weglot feature by feature.

Step by step, with screenshots and pro tips.

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Getting Started with Weglot

Before using any feature, complete this one-time setup.

It takes about three minutes.

Here is my personal experience walkthrough first:

Now let’s walk through each step.

Step 1: Create Your Account

Go to the Weglot website and click Get Started Free.

Enter your email, then confirm your new Weglot account.

✓ Checkpoint: Your API key appears on the dashboard home.

Step 2: Connect Weglot to Your Site

Install the Weglot integration for WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Squarespace.

Weglot integrates with all major content management systems, plus custom sites via script.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: The Weglot dashboard shows your site as connected.

Step 3: Pick Languages and Click Save

Choose your original language and your first translated languages.

Click save, and Weglot translates the whole site.

How to Use Weglot Website Translation

Website Translation lets you translate your website into multiple languages without touching a single line of code.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Connect Weglot

Paste your API key into the plugin or script.

Weglot connects directly to your CMS, so setup takes minutes.

Step 2: Choose Your Languages

Pick your original language, then add the translated languages you want.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: A language switcher appears on your live site.

Step 3: Click Save

Click save and Weglot translates every page at once.

How to Use Weglot AI Language Model

AI Language Model lets you get instant first-pass translations from a trusted machine translation provider.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Open the Weglot Dashboard

Log into your Weglot account and open the translations tab.

Step 2: Review the AI Output

Scan the automated translations Weglot produced for each page.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: Every string shows a machine translation you can edit.

Step 3: Approve or Refine

Keep what reads well and flag the rest for edits.

How to Use Weglot Chatgpt Integration

Chatgpt Integration lets you rewrite tone, style and terminology without hiring extra translators.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Select a Page

Choose a high-value page from your project list.

Step 2: Send Text for Rewriting

Ask the AI to match your brand style and subject.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: The edited text shows as a manual translation.

Step 3: Save the Better Version

Replace the original string with the improved translation.

How to Use Weglot Translate WooCommerce Store

Translate WooCommerce Store lets you sell to customers abroad with translated products, carts and checkout pages.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Install on Your Store

Activate Weglot on the WordPress site running WooCommerce.

Step 2: Check Product Pages

Open a product and confirm titles and descriptions changed.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: Cart labels and buttons display in the translated language.

Step 3: Test the Checkout

Switch languages and walk through a full test order.

How to Use Weglot Manage URLs

Manage URLs lets you control language specific urls using subdomains or subdirectories.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Open URL Settings

Find the URL section inside your Weglot plan settings.

Step 2: Pick Your Structure

Choose subdirectories or language-specific subdomains for each translated language.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: Each language loads on its own distinct URL.

Step 3: Translate Your Slugs

Edit slugs so each URL reads naturally in that language.

How to Use Weglot Auto-Upgrade

Auto-Upgrade lets you keep translations live when your word count grows past your current limit.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Check Your Word Count

Open billing and view words used against your plan.

Step 2: Enable Auto-Upgrade

Switch the toggle so your plan lifts automatically when needed.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: The billing page confirms auto-upgrade is active.

Step 3: Watch Your Inbox

Users receive an email when they exceed their word count limit.

How to Use Weglot Private Mode

Private Mode lets you hide translations from visitors while you finish reviewing them.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Turn On Private Mode

Enable private mode for the language you are still editing.

Step 2: Preview as an Editor

Open the site and confirm only you see translations.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: Visitors see the same language until you publish.

Step 3: Publish When Ready

Switch private mode off once the review passes.

How to Use Weglot Multilingual SEO

Multilingual SEO lets you rank in local search results with translated metadata and hreflang tags.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Review Translated Metadata

Check that titles and descriptions translated for every page.

Step 2: Confirm Hreflang Tags

Weglot automatically adds hreflang tags to each translated page.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: Each page shows correct hreflang and translated metadata.

Step 3: Submit Your Sitemap

Send the multilingual sitemap to Google Search Console.

How to Use Weglot Hreflang Checker Tool

Hreflang Checker Tool lets you find broken language tags before they cost you rankings.

Here’s how to use it step by step.

Step 1: Open the Checker

Paste any page URL into the hreflang checker tool.

Step 2: Read the Report

Review missing, mismatched or self-referencing tags it flags.

Here’s what this looks like:

✓ Checkpoint: The report returns a clean pass for that URL.

Step 3: Fix and Recheck

Correct the issue, then run the same page again.

Weglot Pro Tips and Shortcuts

After eight months with Weglot, here are the tips that saved me the most time.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Hidden Features Most People Miss

• Visual Editor: Weglot allows editing translations through a Visual Editor, directly on your website.
• Team access: Users can add teammates to their Weglot dashboard for translation edits and review.
• Custom languages: Custom languages are available on Weglot’s Advanced plan or higher, useful for British English.
• Switcher style: Customize the language switcher, including the arrow navbar style that suits most headers.
• Exclusion rules: Keep brand names in the same language everywhere by excluding that terminology from translation.

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Weglot Common Mistakes to Avoid

Mistake #1: Translating every page at once

Mistake #2: Hiding the language switcher

Mistake #3: Treating translations as finished

Weglot Troubleshooting

Problem: New content is not translated

Cause: The page was cached before Weglot crawled it.

Fix: Clear your cache, reload the page, and check the dashboard again.

Problem: The language switcher does not display

Cause: Your theme places it in an unsupported header container.

Fix: Set a custom CSS selector in Weglot, or use the shortcode instead.

Problem: Translated pages are not in search results

Cause: Search engines cannot reach your language-specific urls.

Fix: Submit each language in Search Console, then run the hreflang checker tool.

📌 Note: If none of these fix your issue, contact Weglot support.

What is Weglot?

Weglot is a website translation service that turns any site into a multilingual site.

Think of it like a translation layer that sits between your CMS and your visitors.

It works as translation as a service, so you manage translations in one project dashboard.

Weglot for Enterprise goes further.

Discover a powerful and scalable website translation solution with advanced security custom integrations guaranteed uptime and much more.

Success stories from companies show how brands use Weglot to grow globally and connect with multilingual audiences.

You plan localize and optimize your business for international growth from a single dashboard.

Watch this quick overview:

It includes these key features:

• Website Translation: Turns any site into a multilingual site in minutes
• AI Language Model: Delivers instant machine translation across your whole site
• Chatgpt Integration: Polishes tone and brand terminology with AI rewrites
• Translate WooCommerce Store: Translates products, cart and checkout for global customers
• Manage URLs: Creates clean language-specific URLs for every translated page
• Auto-Upgrade: Prevents downtime when your word count grows
• Private Mode: Hides unfinished translations from visitors and search engines
• Multilingual SEO: Handles hreflang tags and translated metadata automatically
• Hreflang Checker Tool: Audits hreflang errors across your multilingual site

For a full review, see our Weglot review.

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Weglot Pricing

Here’s what Weglot costs in 2026:

Free trial: Yes — the ten-day trial allows translation of up to 10,000 words.

Money-back guarantee: No formal guarantee, but you can cancel or downgrade any month.

For example, a small blog on Starter rarely passes its word count in year one.

💰 Best Value: Business at $32/month — enough words for a real multilingual site with three languages.

Weglot vs Alternatives

How does Weglot compare? Here’s the competitive landscape:

Watch this comparison:

Quick picks:

• Best overall: Weglot — fastest path from one language to a translated site
• Best budget: Polylang — free if you have your own translators
• Best for beginners: ConveyThis — simple setup for small brochure sites
• Best for WooCommerce: Weglot — translates products, cart and checkout without extra work

🎯 Weglot Alternatives

Looking for Weglot alternatives? Here are the top options:

• 🚀 TranslatePress: Edits translations live on the page, so you keep full editing control inside WordPress.
• 🏢 WPML: Handles complex multilingual site builds with custom post types and per-string translation rules.
• 💰 Polylang: A free way to run multiple languages when you write every translation yourself, without machine translation.
• 🔧 MultilingualPress: Runs each language as its own site in a network, useful for separate teams and separate content.
• ⚡ GTranslate: Adds machine translation and language-specific URLs at a low monthly price for smaller multilingual sites.
• 👶 Loco Translate: Free tool for translating theme and plugin terminology, not full page content or a language switcher.
• 🎯 ConveyThis: Beginner-friendly setup with automatic detection and a language switcher that works on most platforms.
• 🧠 Linguise: Neural machine translation with front-end editing and rules for excluding brand terminology from translation.

For the full list, see our Weglot alternatives guide.

⚔️ Weglot Compared

Here’s how Weglot stacks up against each competitor:

• Weglot vs TranslatePress: Weglot wins on setup speed and hosted translation as a service. TranslatePress wins on one-off pricing.
• Weglot vs WPML: Weglot connects faster and needs no manual string scanning. WPML wins for heavy custom WordPress projects.
• Weglot vs Polylang: Weglot translates automatically in minutes. Polylang wins if you have in-house translators and no budget.
• Weglot vs MultilingualPress: Weglot keeps one site and one dashboard. MultilingualPress wins for fully separate regional websites.
• Weglot vs GTranslate: Weglot offers better editing control and cleaner metadata translation. GTranslate wins on entry price.
• Weglot vs Loco Translate: Weglot translates the whole website. Loco Translate only handles developer strings, so they solve different jobs.
• Weglot vs ConveyThis: Weglot has stronger multilingual SEO and team workflows. ConveyThis wins for very small brochure sites.
• Weglot vs Linguise: Weglot has wider CMS coverage and better reporting. Linguise wins on per-language pricing flexibility.

Start Using Weglot Now

You learned how to use every major Weglot feature:

• ✅ Website Translation
• ✅ AI Language Model
• ✅ Chatgpt Integration
• ✅ Translate WooCommerce Store
• ✅ Manage URLs
• ✅ Auto-Upgrade
• ✅ Private Mode
• ✅ Multilingual SEO
• ✅ Hreflang Checker Tool

Next step: Pick one feature and try it now.

Most people start with Website Translation.

Save this video tutorial and work through one feature each day.

It takes less than five minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is Weglot translation?

Weglot uses a leading machine translation provider, so most pages read well immediately. More than 80% of users rely on AI-generated translations without edits, then refine key pages manually.

Does Weglot automatically detect language?

Yes. Weglot automatically detects a visitor’s browser language and can redirect them. It also automatically detects and translates new content you publish, in real time.

How does Weglot work?

Weglot connects directly to your site, scans your content, and returns translated pages on language-specific urls. Translations are stored in the Weglot dashboard, not inside your CMS.

How much does Weglot cost per month?

Weglot is free for one language and up to 2,000 words. Paid plans run $17, $32, $87, $329 and $769 per month, plus Enterprise pricing on request.

Is Weglot easy to use?

Yes. You can connect Weglot to any website in minutes, pick your languages, and click save. No coding is needed on any supported platform.