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I was exploring multi-languages in Optimizely CMS 12 – able to figure it out quickly in a few steps.

Let’s get started.

1. Enable Languages in the Admin

Optimizely stores language settings in the Admin view.

• Log in to Optimizely CMS as an administrator.

• Navigate to: Admin -> Manage Website Languages

• You can select an existing language or add a new language

  • There are 14 languages available by default.

• • Add a new language if it’s not listed in the default list.

    • I’m adding Hindi (hi-IN) as I’m from India 🙂

• Make sure to Enable the Language to be listed on the sites.

2. Language Settings

• Now the Hindi is listed on Sites, but it’s enabled at the site level.

• To enable at the site level, go to Language Settings under Tools (Make sure you are on the site’s Start page).

• Check the newly added language under Available Languages.

• We need to set the Fallback Languages as a secondary option when the language is not available.

3. Update Page Types and Block Types

To support multilingual fields, Optimizely requires culture-specific properties.

• For any property that should be translated, add the attribute:

[CultureSpecific]

• Rebuild and deploy the solution.

4. Create Translations

• Select the page you would like to translate, and the Translate button will appear. I chose the Contact Us page for demo purposes.

• Create the language version.

• Translate properties, blocks, and media as needed and publish the changes.

• Let’s preview the changes. Isn’t looking good?

If you prefer watching a video, my quick recording –

Hope it helps.

Happy Optimizing!