Editor needs to be integrated with localization features

This is such a massive pain point for using Webflow's version of localization. The people using the designer don't speak every language that needs to be localized, and we should not be the gatekeepers of updating translated text.

Editors need to be able to update and correct translated text, so that end customers and hired language experts can perform work without having to go through middlemen.

  • Kevin Larsen
  • Nov 25 2023
  • Dominik Knipprath commented
    5 Dec 02:43pm

    It’s pretty greedy to charge extra for multilingual support, but it’s unacceptable how poorly it’s implemented.

    If an editor can’t edit all the content, what is it worth?

  • Niklas Stettler commented
    3 Dec 12:50pm

    Very strange this is not possible, as you pay the add on for localization

  • Ale Brt commented
    22 Nov 11:21am

    Dear Webflow Team,

    Not having editors able to switch between languages in the Editor is absolutely absurd. Seriously.

    The fact that this functionality is only available through a paid plugin makes the situation even worse.

    I wish you could be there when I have to explain to my client—after convincing them to move their website to Webflow and pay for the plugin—that one of the main features I promised them is not functional.

    This issue must be resolved ASAP.

  • Max Chabot commented
    19 Nov 09:10pm

    Is that part of 2025 new features ?

  • Bernt Roalkvam commented
    29 Oct 09:54pm

    +1 Big blocker

  • Alex Dixon commented
    18 Oct 09:00am

    +1 Hugely holds back this feature.

  • Matias Jansson commented
    2 Oct 06:28am

    This is unacceptable. Please elaborate on your thinking why this is not fixed. Is it on your roadmap?

  • Wouter van Waning commented
    30 Sep 09:23am

    Ouch, I'm researching the posibility of transferring from Weglot to Localization, but not the editor not integrated in this is a massive turnoff. As people are describing below, how can the client add and update CMS items in different languages? Super weird this isn't integrated.

  • Jonathan Sanchez commented
    25 Sep 01:40am

    Is insane this feature is not available within the editor tool.

  • René de Haas commented
    18 Sep 09:20am

    Embarrassing

  • Marvelous Digital commented
    9 Sep 08:56am

    This is crazy, how are my clients supposed to edit their content themself if they can't manage every languages ? Who thought this would be a good idea ? Please Webflow fix this...

  • Frank Fienbork commented
    24 Aug 09:34pm

    I still can't believe this. I sold localization to two of my clients, and now I'm realizing translations doesn't work in the editor!? This is so disappointing, Webflow. Why do you ship half baked features? And you're not transparent with this. Do you want us to move away?

  • Sebastian Borggrewe commented
    24 Jul 08:01pm

    we have the same issue as many before in the comments. We were expecting, that the editor works fully with translations and now i have two colleagues who are suppose to handle multi-language content in the editor and are not able to do so. This has to be done asap!

  • RAJ BADGEWAR commented
    16 Jul 11:20am

    Much needed feature. Needs to be done asap. Being designer and handing over site to client means they have the freedom to edit content but due to localization I am stuck now with their edit work without pay

  • Daniel van Pel commented
    10 Jul 11:36am

    It works so incredibly well in the designer. But sadly it is unusable when working with content editors. such a shame :(

  • Bruno Santiago commented
    7 Jul 01:52am

    Should stop charging until this is released. It's a freaking expensive feature to not cover basics.

  • David Muehlenweg commented
    4 Jul 11:00am

    Needs to be done asap

  • Digital Parner commented
    18 Jun 07:16am

    This is incredibly frustrating! Editors should absolutely be able to update and correct translated text. Having to go through designers for every little change is inefficient and unnecessary. Webflow needs to fix this ASAP!

  • Steffi Marie commented
    6 Jun 09:49am

    We are using Weglot and we wanted to switch to localization but will not use it until the editors get access to the translation tool.

  • Toby MacLeod commented
    5 Jun 04:31pm

    Just got off a call with a client showing them their new website. It's the first localized site I've built. I naively told them they would be able to manage their locales through the Editor. I got off the call and went to the Editor to see how localization works, only to find it doesn't exist in the Editor.

    So, my client is paying for Localization which they don't have access to, which means I'm going to have to maintain the translation for hundreds of content collection items, which I'm not being paid for. I guess it's on me for assuming Webflow had launched a fully functioning product.

    This reminds of when Weblow launched Logic and User Accounts. They launched them half-baked, and then stopped developing them.

    Webflow may be great for creating website designs, but they seem to forget the reason people use websites is for the content they contain. It doesn't matter how good a website looks if the content sucks or is out of date.

    Come on Webflow, get your act together.

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