FacetWP Polylang

FacetWP Polylang - Filter Integration for Multilingual WordPress Sites

FacetWP Polylang provides consistent and efficient content filtering for multilingual sites powered by Polylang and FacetWP. The solution displays translated filter labels, correctly maps taxonomies and translated posts, and preserves filter selections across language switches. This ensures that searching product catalogs, posts, and portfolios remains intuitive and fast, regardless of the site's language.

FacetWP Polylang Features

• Taxonomy and term mapping between translations, preventing results from splitting when switching languages.
• Translated labels for facets and selection options (e.g. category lists, attributes, price ranges), consistent with Polylang translations.
• Support for Custom Post Types and Custom Fields (ACF, meta fields) in a multilingual context.
• URL parameters and filter selections are preserved when switching languages, making it easier to share and index addresses with active filters.
• Cooperation with the FacetWP AJAX mechanism, ensuring fast results refreshing without page reload.
• Ability to display result counters depending on the selected language and term translations.
• Configuration options for scenarios with multiple taxonomies used in different languages (e.g. product categories and their translations).

Advantages for the website owner and visitors

FacetWP Polylang integration significantly improves the user experience on multilingual sites. It speeds up the process of finding interesting products or articles, minimizes the frustration of incompatible filters between language versions, and increases conversions thanks to a smoother search process. Furthermore, the solution promotes better indexing of links with active filters, resulting in more precise search results for specific languages.

Applications and use cases

• WooCommerce stores in multiple languages - filter by attributes, categories, price and availability while preserving translations.
• Catalog and classifieds websites – quickly find offers by location, category and additional parameters in any language version.
• Portfolios and galleries – selection of projects by tags and categories, maintaining consistent names in translations.
• Blogs and news portals – filter content by topic and author, including Polylang translations.

FacetWP Polylang simplifies the management of complex content structures in a multilingual environment. Integration reduces the risk of incorrect results caused by inconsistent taxonomies, enables the display of translated filter options, and maintains readable, user-friendly URLs with search parameters. This allows sites using FacetWP and Polylang to benefit from usability, speed, and better adaptation to the expectations of an international audience.

In the context of search engine optimization, the phrase "FacetWP Polylang" refers to both the technical aspect of integration and the SEO benefits of properly functioning, translatable filters. Implementing this integration is particularly recommended where precise search results and consistent content across all language versions are crucial.