Display different languages
Tilma allows you to translate your website’s content into multiple languages. This is our first step towards making parish and organizational sites even more accessible to our global Christian community.
Using the power of Google Translate, all text on your website can automatically be translated by users with the click of a button.
How to enable Multilingual
Adding language options for your parish can only be done by the support team at Tilma. Contact our support team and let us know what languages you would like us to add to your parish.
The following languages are supported:
- Spanish
- French
- Vietnamese
- Polish
- Haitian Creole
- Italian
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Korean
How it works
There are several ways in which users can translate content on your website:
- Use the drop down menu in the header
- Use the drop down menu in the footer
- Users can choose their default language in their profile
- A cookie is saved on the user's computer that will remember their language preference from their previous session
Choosing a new language will redirect the user to a translated subdomain. The subdomain is Google's two-letter language code followed by your website domain.
For example:
- French will appear as fr.organizationname.org
- Spanish will appear as es.organizationname.org
Limitations of translation
Tilma uses Google Translate to display your website in different languages. However, it's not perfect.
Generally, users reading a translation will be able to understand the basic meaning. Technical words and complex context are often misunderstood by Google Translate and will not be translated perfectly.
Here are some things that will not be translated on your website:
- Any text within images or videos
- Site Settings for admins
- User’s profiles and names
- Bulletins or other pdfs