# Shapely's front pag (with widgets) and multilingual site **URL:** \ **Category:** Shapely\ **Created:** [June 22, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773 "2016-06-22T14:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/menm)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/1 "2016-06-22T14:09:47Z")
Hi, (it seems my previous thread is did not go through so here I go again) I am building a child theme of Shapely. The frontpage is making use of the Shapely widgets (parallax section, clients section, and soon probably portfolio section). This website needs to be in at least 2 languages, which visitor can toggle with a drop down menu/buttons somewhere in the header for example. I think there are different ways to have a multilingual wordpress website (an easy way is probably using a plugin), but I am looking for a way that will allow me also to have the frontpage (made of widgets) available in different languages. What ways are available to me ? And which one(s) do you recommend? I look forward to hear your expertise, menm ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/2 "2016-06-24T12:49:02Z")
Hi Menm, I hope you are well today and thank you for your question. You can try achieving this by using the following solutions. > **[How to Easily Create a Multilingual WordPress Site](https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-easily-create-a-multilingual-wordpress-site/)** > > Want to translate your WordPress site in different languages? Here's a step by step guide on how to easily create a multilingual WordPress site. > **[WPML - The WordPress Multilingual Plugin](https://wpml.org/)** > > WPML makes it easy to build multilingual sites and run them. It’s powerful enough for corporate sites, yet simple for blogs. > **[MultilingualPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/multilingual-press/)** > > Create a fast translation network on WordPress multisite. > **[How To Make A Multilingual WordPress Site: Best Translation Plugins](https://wplang.org/translation-plugins-languages/)** > > The best plugins (and themes) to make a multilanguage WordPress site using automatic machine translations or human translations (free and premium). > **[Multilingual WordPress – Advanced Administration Handbook |...](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/wordpress/multilingual/)** > > WordPress currently does not support a bilingual or multilingual blog out-of-the-box. However, plugins developed by the WordPress community… Best Regards, Movin ---
**Author:** ![menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/menm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/3 "2016-06-28T07:43:41Z")
Ah thanks movin, I am going to look into it, and get back to you if I have further questions. (Sorry for reposting the thread again, I did not get an email notification of your reply…) ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/4 "2016-06-29T06:24:02Z")
You are always welcome here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/menm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/5 "2016-08-11T10:13:18Z")
Hi, Allright so I’ve got my multisite install up and running, and use Multilingual Press plugin to make administration easier. The plugin has a widget to choose languages. I’d like to have it in the header…BUT: shapely does not have a header spot in which I can add widgets… - Is there a way I can produce that so that I can drag and drop the widget ? something to do/add in function.php maybe? And if that is possible, how will it deal with my menu (also place in header) ?? Thanks in advance for your expertise! ---
**Author:** ![menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/menm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/6 "2016-07-04T12:14:21Z")
Hi, (I am struggling in adding answers to the thread…any idea ?) I am using Multilingual press, works good. They also provide a widget to swap languages. I’d like to have it in the header, but Shapely does’nt come with a header area in which I can drag and dorp the widgets… Any idea I could create that easily ? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/7 "2016-07-05T09:17:30Z")
> (I am struggling in adding answers to the thread…any idea ?) I am not sure what you meant by this as you could reply on this thread. Please advise. > I am using Multilingual press, works good. They also provide a widget to swap languages. I’d like to have it in the header, but Shapely does’nt come with a header area in which I can drag and dorp the widgets… Any idea I could create that easily ? You can use any of the following plugins and add that widget in the site navigation menu in the header. > **[Widgets in Menu for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widgets-in-menu/)** > > Allows you to add Widgets in WordPress Navigation Menus > **[Widgetize Navigation Menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widgetize-navigation-menu/)** > > Widgetize Navigation Menu allows you to add any widget to your navigation’s drop-down menus with an easy to use interface. ---
**Author:** ![menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@menm](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/menm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/8 "2016-07-11T09:10:03Z")
> (I am struggling in adding answers to the thread…any idea ?) Sometimes when I add a reply, it is actually not added. I have to try several times, and sometimes the reply/post will actually be added. (And next to that, I can’t login in Firefox…I am hitting your firewall every time on Firefox… strange) > You can use any of the following plugins and add that widget in the site navigation menu in the header. I try to minimize the amount of plugin used on the website (to have it futureproof as much as possible), so I was hoping there is a way to do that by adding a bit of code here and there to just create ‘header’ as widget area… Any suggestion ? Looking forward reading you. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/9 "2016-07-12T08:18:55Z")
> Sometimes when I add a reply, it is actually not added. I have to try several times, and sometimes the reply/post will actually be added. (And next to that, I can’t login in Firefox…I am hitting your firewall every time on Firefox… strange) I have notified this to our server admin so that it will be resolved but for now try using different browser, clearing browser cache and logging out & in again. > I try to minimize the amount of plugin used on the website (to have it futureproof as much as possible), so I was hoping there is a way to do that by adding a bit of code here and there to just create ‘header’ as widget area… Any suggestion ? Then you have to create child theme of Shapely theme and overwrite theme header.php file in it and add code in to display that widget. You can use the following functions to develop this code. [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function\_Reference/register\_sidebar](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_sidebar) [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function\_Reference/dynamic\_sidebar](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/dynamic_sidebar) ---
**Author:** ![natasuu](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@natasuu](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/natasuu)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/10 "2016-07-27T21:44:10Z")
Hi, I am using WPGlobus as plugging for different languages, it works everywhere but at the Home, somehow is not working with the widgets even when it shows the possibility to change the text. It overwrites all the time. I tried to use Polylang but destroyed the website instead. I would appreciate some help here is the last step for going public. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/11 "2016-07-28T12:38:06Z")
@natasuu To help us keep support thread separates could you please create your own thread for your question here [https://colorlibsupport.com/c/other/](https://colorlibsupport.com/c/other/) instead of replying on others thread as it makes the thread messy and hard to read. If you want to you can also add reference of this thread in your newly created thread. We would be more than happy to help you on your new thread. ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/12 "2016-08-12T13:52:47Z")
> – Is there a way I can produce that so that I can drag and drop the widget ? something to do/add in function.php maybe? And if that is possible, how will it deal with my menu (also place in header) ?? You can use any of the following plugins to add that widget in your site navigation menu. > **[Widgets in Menu for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widgets-in-menu/)** > > Allows you to add Widgets in WordPress Navigation Menus > **[Widgetize Navigation Menu](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widgetize-navigation-menu/)** > > Widgetize Navigation Menu allows you to add any widget to your navigation’s drop-down menus with an easy to use interface. ---
**Author:** ![scottishdave2](https://colorlibsupport.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@scottishdave2](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/scottishdave2)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/13 "2018-03-03T01:58:22Z")
I am designing a 2 language home page which already has 6 parralax (parallax) sections and 1 contact section for one language. I have a choice of adding another 6 parralax sections and another contact section for the second language to the same home page. The number of sections will then be 14. Is a big jump in overhead when I double the number of sections? The images are 200k each. My alternative is to have 2 separate homepages (of 7 sections each) and use a multilingual plug-in. Which alternative solution do you think is the best as far as maintainability and device overhead? ---
**Author:** ![movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/user_avatar/colorlibsupport.com/movin/32/10922_2.png) [@movin](https://colorlibsupport.com/u/movin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://colorlibsupport.com/t/shapelys-front-pag-with-widgets-and-multilingual-site/10773/14 "2018-03-03T02:18:11Z")
@scottishdave2 As requested above, to help us keep support thread separates could you please create your own thread for your question here [https://colorlibsupport.com/c/shapely/](https://colorlibsupport.com/c/shapely/) instead of replying on others thread as it makes the thread messy and hard to read. If you want to you can also add reference of this thread in your newly created thread. We would be more than happy to help you on your new thread.