What is Localization (L10n)?

Adapting a product or website to a target market: translation plus currencies, formats, imagery, legal requirements and cultural fit.

In more depth

Translation is one layer of localization. Prices in local currency and culturally appropriate images often move conversion more than perfect prose.

Why it matters for your website

Understanding Localization (L10n) helps you make better decisions when taking a WordPress site multilingual — from choosing URL structures and engines to controlling costs. Transxlate handles the mechanics (language URLs, lang attributes, caching, hreflang on Pro) so terms like this become settings, not engineering projects.

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