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Multilingual Content

Reach global audiences. LusterCMS has built-in internationalization (i18n) support for managing content in multiple languages.

Features​

🌍 Language Management​

  • Unlimited languages — Add as many as you need
  • RTL support — Right-to-left languages (Arabic, Hebrew)
  • Locale variants — en-US, en-GB, pt-BR, etc.

📝 Translation Workflow​

  • Side-by-side editing — View source and translation together
  • Translation status — Track what's translated
  • AI translation — BlueBird helps translate content
  • Import/export — Work with external translation services

🔗 URL Structure​

Choose your URL strategy:

StrategyExample
Subdirectoryexample.com/es/page
Subdomaines.example.com/page
Query paramexample.com/page?lang=es

Setting Up Languages​

Add a Language​

  1. Go to Settings → Languages
  2. Click Add Language
  3. Select language and locale
  4. Set as default if needed

Configure Fallbacks​

Set what happens when translation is missing:

  • Show default language — Display primary content
  • Show 404 — Return not found
  • Redirect — Send to default language

Translating Content​

Manual Translation​

  1. Open content in the editor
  2. Click the Language dropdown
  3. Select target language
  4. Translate fields

AI Translation​

  1. Select content to translate
  2. Click AI Translate
  3. Choose target language
  4. Review and edit result

Bulk Translation​

  1. Go to Content → [Type]
  2. Select multiple items
  3. Click Translate
  4. Choose languages

Translation Status​

Track progress with status indicators:

StatusMeaning
🟢 TranslatedUp to date
🟡 OutdatedSource changed since translation
🔴 MissingNo translation exists

API Access​

Query content by language:

query GetPage {
  entry(slug: "about", locale: "es") {
    title
    content
    locale
  }
}

Best Practices​

  1. Start with structure — Define languages before creating content
  2. Use AI wisely — AI translation is a starting point, not final
  3. Track status — Keep translations up to date
  4. Test thoroughly — Check RTL layouts, character encoding

💡 Pro Tip

Use the translation status dashboard to see all content that needs translation at a glance.