FacetWP Multilingual support

FacetWP Multilingual support - multilingual content filtering

FacetWP Multilingual Support is a FacetWP-compatible extension that helps maintain consistent and accurate filters and indexing across multilingual WordPress sites. Designed to integrate with popular translation plugins (like WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress), it makes it easy to present search results and filtering based on your chosen language without compromising performance.

Key functionalities

• Active language detection and query adjustment: indexing and search are performed taking into account the current language of the website.
• Taxonomy and field synchronization: Taxonomy terms and custom field values can be mapped between translations.
• Label and filter position translations: Ability to present translated guy names, labels, and option values.
• Support for multilingual URLs and query parameters: Correct handling of GET parameters and permalink structures for different languages.
• Compatibility with WooCommerce and custom post types: filters work for products, listings, catalogs, and other content types.
• Ability to maintain a single index or separate indexes per language: flexible approach to index size and performance.

Applications and use cases

FacetWP Multilingual support is ideal for websites requiring precise content filtering for users speaking different languages. Examples include online stores with international offerings, real estate portals with multilingual listings, business directories, local classifieds sites, and blogs and news sites offering multilingual versions.

• WooCommerce stores: Customers see filtered results and attribute values in their own language, improving conversions.
• Catalogs and classifieds: Maintaining consistency between category and tag translations makes navigation easier.
• Knowledge and documentation search engines: allows you to instantly filter localized content for a specific audience.

Benefits for the website owner

• Better user experience – filtering returns relevant results tailored to the visitor's language.
• Greater visibility in search engines – correctly configured, linguistic queries and links favor the indexation of language versions.
• Configuration flexibility – the ability to choose an indexing mode affects the balance between accuracy and speed.
• Scalability – the solution works with large product catalogs and hundreds of thousands of records while maintaining performance.

Installation and basic configuration

Implementation requires the FacetWP plugin installed and an active translation solution. After activating the extension, you must:

• Choose your preferred language handling method (common index vs. separate indexes).
• Rebuild FacetWP index to include content and taxonomy translations.
• Configure taxonomy and custom field mappings between language versions.
• Translate guy labels and values displayed to the user using translation tools.

FacetWP Multilingual support provides the flexibility needed to implement advanced filters in a multilingual environment, minimizing the risk of displaying incorrect results or duplicate content. Integration with popular translation systems allows you to quickly achieve consistent search and filtering results without having to create separate solutions for each language.

Choosing FacetWP Multilingual support is recommended where the precision of filters in multiple language versions is crucial – especially in e-commerce and extensive catalogs, where the quality of results directly translates into conversions and user satisfaction.