How to Publish Multi-Language Sites on the Website Builder

Before you begin this process, we recommend following this article to publish your main site and connect your site to your main custom domain.

After you have finished building and publishing the site in your main language, you may wish to publish other versions of your website in alternative languages. 

The process below will take you through the steps to complete this in your Website Builder account, and how to create and connect custom subdomains to publish these sites.

Please note: We do not recommend this process unless you plan on running paid ads in separate markets for these multi-language subdomains, as the manual translation can be a manually intensive process.

How to Create a Multi-Language Site in the Website Builder:

1. Once you have completed your main site, on the Websites dashboard of the Website Builder, click the three dots in the top right-hand corner and click Duplicate.
   
   
   
2. After your main site has been copied, click the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the duplicated site and click "Rename"
   
3. Rename your duplicated website, adding the language version in front. For example:
   [Language Label] [Property Name]
   
   
4. Open your new site in the editor and manually update your content in your chosen language.
   
5. Once you have completed translating your site, complete the Whitelabel publishing steps in the website editor.

How to Connect a Custom Subdomain to Your Site
After you have finished building and publishing the multi-language site, you will need to create a new custom subdomain under your main domain to connect your site.

1. Login to your Cloudflare account, and click on DNS in the side panel menu for your main domain.

2. Create a new CNAME record for your site that looks like the following:

• Type: CNAME
• Name: [Language Abbrieviation]
• Target: your_id.cosmos-website.com

3. Open your duplicated site in Publish View and insert your subdomain.

4. Click "Verify".

After you have connected your subdomain, it may take between 12 and 24 hours to complete the propagation process. Once completed, your Publish View will look something like this:

Good to Know:

After creating a language subdomain, it is always good to create a button or link in the menu of both your main domain and subdomain with an external link to the URL of each site.

Click here to learn how to add a new link to your menu in your website.

Need more help?

Domain propagation can take between 12 and 24 hours to complete. If your website is still not live after 24 hours, please log a ticket with the RoomRaccoon Support Team. Always make sure to include the following information in your support ticket:

1. Your username and password for your website builder account.
2. The login URL, username and password for your domain registrar
3. (If applicable) Your username and password for your Cloudflare account.