Why is localization important?
Making websites accessible to as many people as possible is a goal I strive to achieve. I know that many people are unable to read or consume certain content because it is not available in their language. This is why I am learning how to localize using the i18n standard to create international websites that everyone can access and read.
Accessibility is important.
Localization is the process of adapting a website's content to meet the cultural, linguistic, and other requirements of a specific locale. One of the challenges of localization is translating every piece of content, which can be tedious and time-consuming. Currently, my blog is only available in English because translating every blog post manually is a daunting task. Additionally, my CMS, Notion, does not have an easy way to access or translate my blog. However, I am exploring ways to make this possible.
To make my website more accessible to non-English speaking individuals, I have started internationalizing or localizing my websites. This allows my friends and others who do not speak English to access my site and read the content. I am learning i18n, which is the de-facto way of localizing websites. There are plugins, libraries, and packages available for all major frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, Django, Laravel, Node, and Next.
Localized Projects
I am currently working on localizing several projects. You can view some of my translation work on Pixel-Wealth and my old personal site, as well as my cinematography work.
Personal Site
Spanish
![notion image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.notion.so%2Ff%2Ff%2Fab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%2Ff3da99c5-193c-4b14-b225-d97d0e552a9f%2FScreen_Shot_2022-07-29_at_6.19.34_PM.jpg%3Fid%3Dc53d5b6b-71a5-498b-aeeb-590d5ad1f2c2%26table%3Dblock%26spaceId%3Dab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%26expirationTimestamp%3D1721786400000%26signature%3DVcTxb7JxIxMtVGjN9aAbMQToKZHYej4kgwhJebGsRwU?table=block&id=c53d5b6b-71a5-498b-aeeb-590d5ad1f2c2&cache=v2)
English
![notion image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.notion.so%2Ff%2Ff%2Fab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%2Ffe08a0ad-3b7c-4e45-bd9b-4a409b6a6727%2FScreen_Shot_2022-07-29_at_6.19.29_PM.jpg%3Fid%3Ddb334a99-c809-436a-a5c4-885636da6b3a%26table%3Dblock%26spaceId%3Dab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%26expirationTimestamp%3D1721786400000%26signature%3DlFlY4CYF6vK22JjbJYYZi0610FicyPourqPm7tQvH_Q?table=block&id=db334a99-c809-436a-a5c4-885636da6b3a&cache=v2)
Pixel-Wealth
Spanish
![notion image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.notion.so%2Ff%2Ff%2Fab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%2F571fe2d2-809b-447c-adad-bb1cc89372c2%2FScreen_Shot_2022-07-29_at_6.19.21_PM.jpg%3Fid%3Ddf2eb7e1-77c0-4558-82cd-9863dd0f8d52%26table%3Dblock%26spaceId%3Dab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%26expirationTimestamp%3D1721786400000%26signature%3DoDHMxx_ObUgZVTZPMcUDnoJ1Q4Dwge10ISRYD1TOZj0?table=block&id=df2eb7e1-77c0-4558-82cd-9863dd0f8d52&cache=v2)
English
![notion image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.notion.so%2Ff%2Ff%2Fab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%2F6ce91b29-8a7a-4f0d-92a7-08f9f0325bb4%2FScreen_Shot_2022-07-29_at_6.19.12_PM.jpg%3Fid%3D153b2a1a-f9bb-4295-96dc-9f621540fa0d%26table%3Dblock%26spaceId%3Dab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%26expirationTimestamp%3D1721786400000%26signature%3DsWLP2eqGc4vZuuTY-xeeArfjnWNGH9IkBd3dLtOaeP0?table=block&id=153b2a1a-f9bb-4295-96dc-9f621540fa0d&cache=v2)
French
![notion image](https://www.notion.so/image/https%3A%2F%2Ffile.notion.so%2Ff%2Ff%2Fab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%2F52431064-9226-4b9a-831b-bdf44f02b454%2FScreen_Shot_2022-07-29_at_6.20.50_PM.jpg%3Fid%3D73ef55fd-6f5f-4810-baec-227d506b25be%26table%3Dblock%26spaceId%3Dab17e700-9e7c-479a-a5c8-32569bfedae1%26expirationTimestamp%3D1721786400000%26signature%3DFcAHluYlBZYY3C0BuT0PFZ-J-PoSGujqhLmwcD2qxAQ?table=block&id=73ef55fd-6f5f-4810-baec-227d506b25be&cache=v2)
Localization is an important aspect that should not be overlooked when creating websites, as it allows for a wider audience to access and interact with your content.