Weglot

Overview

Weglot is a website translation service that makes websites multilingual without requiring developers to manage separate translated versions of every page. When Weglot's scripts appear on websites, they're handling automatic language detection and real-time content translation — detecting the visitor's preferred language and dynamically replacing page content with translated versions.

The platform manages translations through a combination of machine translation and human editing, delivered through a client-side script that transforms the page in the visitor's browser.

What This Script Does

Weglot's scripts provide website translation functionality:

• Language detection: Detects the visitor's preferred language from browser settings and presents a language switcher
• Content translation: Dynamically replaces page text content with translated versions fetched from Weglot's translation servers
• Language preference cookies: Sets a cookie to remember the visitor's language selection across page navigations and return visits
• Translation delivery: Makes requests to Weglot's servers to fetch translated content for the current page
• Language switcher widget: Renders a language selection interface (dropdown, flags, or custom design) for visitors to choose their preferred language

Consent & Compliance

• GDPR: Weglot acts as a data processor for translation delivery. Language preference cookies serve a functional purpose directly benefiting the visitor.
• ePrivacy Directive: Language preference cookies are arguably strictly necessary — they remember a preference the visitor explicitly set, directly improving their experience.
• Accessibility: Translation services support accessibility and inclusivity requirements.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

Weglot's scripts serve a clear functional purpose — translating the website into the visitor's preferred language. Language preference cookies directly serve the visitor by remembering their choice. There's no marketing tracking or behavioral profiling. Blocking would remove the multilingual capability from your website.

No.