Build a Multilingual Choir Website

A single ChoirMate website can present the same choir in several languages. Visitors use the language picker in the header, and the website keeps them on the equivalent page when they switch.

See it in action on the ChoirTastic demo: English, Norsk, Deutsch, Íslenska, Nederlands, Dansk, Polski, and Svenska.

Ask ChoirMate to enable the languages

Tell ChoirMate which languages you want and which one should be the default. This is currently part of website provisioning and is not changed under Website Customization.

The available website languages are English, Norwegian Bokmål, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, and French. ChoirMate confirms the languages that are ready for your site before they are published.

Understand what is translated

ChoirMate provides translated interface text such as navigation, buttons, form labels, dates, and standard headings. Your choir supplies translations for its own content, including:

• choir name and descriptions
• Contact page introduction
• gallery alternative text and captions
• repertoire introduction, sample titles, artists, and descriptions
• highlighted-member roles and descriptions
• member quotes
• public event names, descriptions, and link labels
• privacy policy and legal notice

Photos, recordings, videos, dates, times, and most external links are normally shared across languages.

Enter a translation

1. 1

   Open a website editor

   Open Website Customization, then choose the content area you want to translate.

2. 2

   Choose a language

   Select the language code below a supported text field, for example EN, NB, or DE. The field label shows the language you are editing.

3. 3

   Write and save

   Enter the translated text and save the page. Repeat for every public field that matters in that language.

Know how fallback works

If a translated field is empty, visitors see the value from the website's default language. This prevents an incomplete page, but it can also create a page that mixes languages.

Use one consistent translation for the choir name, voice parts, membership wording, and contact instructions. Translate for clarity rather than copying word for word.