Jimdo Creator, Pro plan or higher
You have Menu › Settings › Edit Head in your editor. That's where SiteTran goes, and it loads on every page of your site, including store pages, blog posts and pages you add later.
Jimdo Creator One paste in Edit Head
Translate your Jimdo website into 187+ languages
Jimdo's own way to add a language is a copy of every page under a language menu, while the store, checkout and Jimdo's built-in texts stay in one language. SiteTran takes one paste in Edit Head instead: your pages, blog, store and system texts are translated as they load.
- Free plan, no card needed
- Any original language, German and Japanese included
- AI + human translation
187+languages, including right-to-left
~3 minto paste into Jimdo's Edit Head
0pages to copy per language
$0to start on the Free plan
Driving growth for companies with millions of users
Before you start
Jimdo is two products. Check which one you have
SiteTran goes into Jimdo Creator, the Jimdo editor that lets you add your own code. Here's how to tell which Jimdo you have.
Jimdo Creator Free
Jimdo lists external widgets and apps from Creator Pro upward, so moving to Pro adds Edit Head along with your own domain.
Jimdo Website Builder (Dolphin)
The Website Builder, ジンドゥーAIビルダー in Japan, is Jimdo's guided editor, and Jimdo points to Creator for adding custom code such as SiteTran.
Not sure which Jimdo you're on? Three quick checks
Jimdo Creator
Website Builder
Free address
…jimdofree.com or …jimdoweb.com…jimdosite.comEditor address
cms.e.jimdo.combuilder.e.jimdo.comWhile editing
A top bar with a Menu button on the left
No top menu; settings live in the dashboard's left-hand menu
How it works
Add SiteTran to Jimdo Creator in three steps
Edit Head adds code to every page of your Creator website, so you paste the Widget Code once. There's no separate publish step: Jimdo Creator puts saved changes live right away.
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Create your SiteTran site
Sign up free, add your Jimdo site's address, select its original language, such as German or Japanese, and pick the languages to translate into. SiteTran gives you your Widget Code.
2
Paste it into Edit Head
Log in to Jimdo, choose your website and click Edit. Open the Menu, then Settings, then Edit Head. Paste all three lines and click Save.
Edit›Menu›Settings›Edit Head›Save
3
Translate and go live
Open your site and pick a language. SiteTran discovers your text as pages load, then you translate it with AI, your own translators, or both, and publish.
What the Widget Code looks like
<script>var sitetran = {site_id: your_site_id};</script> <script src="//c.sitetran.com/widget/v3.js"></script> <div id="sitetran_translate_element"></div>
SiteTran gives you your own ready-to-paste code, with your site ID already in it. The div is where the language dropdown is created.
Edit Head
Code added here loads in the head of every page of your website.
<script>var sitetran = {site_id: 12345};</script>
<script src="//c.sitetran.com/widget/v3.js"></script>
<div id="sitetran_translate_element"></div>
<script src="//c.sitetran.com/widget/v3.js"></script>
<div id="sitetran_translate_element"></div>
Saved changes go live right awaySave
Where the dropdown appears
Because Edit Head sits above your page content, the language dropdown starts at the very top of the page. On the Dropdown Style page, set Widget Position to Fixed on window to keep it in a corner, or move it with a few lines of CSS.
Positioning the Language Dropdown →Using a Custom Template?
If you already run your own HTML under Design › Custom Template, you can paste the Widget Code inside your template's header instead, as our Jimdo guide shows. Use one place only, never Edit Head and the template together.
Translate Jimdo with SiteTran →Not a Widget/HTML element
A Widget/HTML element only loads on the page you put it on, so your other pages, the store and the blog wouldn't be translated. Keep the Widget Code in Edit Head so it runs everywhere.
Built for Jimdo
What happens to each part of your Jimdo site
SiteTran translates whatever Jimdo renders on the page, including the parts Jimdo generates for you. It keeps watching the page, so carts, messages and other text that appear later are translated when they appear.
Header, navigation and sidebar
Your navigation, header text and the sidebar that Jimdo repeats on every page are translated once and reused everywhere. Your navigation stays the same, with no language level added to it.
Jimdo store and cart
Product names, descriptions, variants, the cart and the button texts you set under Store › Settings are translated in every language you add. That's something Jimdo's language-menu method leaves out, since its store works in one language.
Jimdo's automatic texts
Jimdo shows footer links such as Impressum and Datenschutz, form messages and store labels in your system language only. When they're on the page, SiteTran translates them like any other text.
Blog posts and password-protected pages
Blog posts, categories and the archive are translated when they're shown. Pages in a password-protected area are translated once a visitor has unlocked them, since the content is then on the page.
Contact forms and messages
Form labels, placeholders, buttons and the thank-you message are translated, so international visitors know exactly what to fill in. What they type is submitted as typed.
Your Jimdo editor
SiteTran only changes the text visitors see. You keep editing one version of each page in Jimdo, and when you change a sentence, the new text shows up in SiteTran ready to translate.
Who translates a Jimdo site
Made in Hamburg, used from Freiburg to Fukuoka
Jimdo started in Germany in 2007, and in Japan it's run by KDDI Web Communications as ジンドゥー. Many Jimdo sites are written in German or Japanese first, so SiteTran treats any language as your original.
Local businesses in Germany
A bakery, a master carpenter or a physiotherapy practice whose customers are more at home in English, Turkish or Polish. Translate opening hours, services and the booking form without copying a page.
Deutsch→EnglishTürkçePolski
Translation RuleTurkish: address customers politely with “siz”.
Shops selling across borders
A Swiss shop serving French- and Italian-speaking cantons, or a German store shipping across the EU, sells from one Jimdo store. Keep product names and your brand fixed with the Glossary, and let everyone order in their own language.
Deutsch→FrançaisItalianoEnglish
Glossary“Bienenstich” stays “Bienenstich” in every language.
ジンドゥー sites welcoming visitors
A ryokan, a café or a craft shop in Japan reaching travelers who read English, Chinese or Korean. Machine translation handles the first pass and a bilingual reviewer checks it.
日本語→English简体中文繁體中文한국어
Translation RuleEnglish: keep Japanese dish names and add a short description.
Compare your options
Every way to make a Jimdo site multilingual
You have four realistic choices: Jimdo's language-menu method, a separate Jimdo site per language, a translation service that serves language subdomains, or SiteTran. Here's what each one involves.
| Language menuJimdo's built-in method | Separate siteOne Jimdo site per language | Subdomain servicesFor example Weglot or Linguise | SiteTranOne paste in Edit Head | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | A top-level page per language with copies of your pages beneath it, translated by hand. | A second Jimdo site you build, translate and keep in step yourself. | A script in Edit Head plus DNS records. Translated pages are served from language subdomains. | SiteTran translates your pages as they render and adds a language dropdown. |
| Jimdo product | Creator and Website Builder. | Creator and Website Builder. | Creator with Edit Head. | Creator Pro or higher. |
| Store and system texts | Stay in your system language. Jimdo's store works in one language. | Each site has its own store, products and system language. | Varies by service. | Any text shown on your pages, in every language you add. |
| New and edited text | Repeat each change in every language copy. | Repeat each change on every site. | Detected when the page is visited. | Discovered as it appears. Machine Translation Auto Translate can translate it right away. |
| Machine translation | None built in. | None built in. | A word allowance per plan, often with a language cap. Weglot Starter: 1 language, 10,000 words. | DeepL, Google Translate and OpenAI. 7K machine translations on the Free plan. |
| Language URLs | Each copy has its own page address on your domain. | A separate domain or address per language. | Language subdomains with hreflang, set up in your DNS. | Same URL by default, with translated meta tags. Language subdomains are an advanced setup. |
| Team workflow | Whoever can edit your Jimdo site. | Whoever can edit each site. | Varies, often on higher plans. | Translators and reviewers per language, approval, Glossary and Translation Rules, with unlimited teammates. |
Jimdo details are from Jimdo's Creator and Website Builder help centers and the Creator plan comparison. Service details are from each provider's Jimdo page and pricing page. All checked October 20, 2026. The language-menu method is a fine choice for a small site with one extra language that rarely changes.
Translation quality
AI speed, with a person checking what matters
Start with machine translation and refine it with your own team. You decide what gets approved and when it goes live on your Jimdo site.
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Machine translation from DeepL, Google and OpenAI
Get suggestions for any phrase, or translate new phrases automatically. You choose whether they're approved automatically or reviewed first.
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Translators and reviewers per language
Invite a bilingual employee, a customer you trust or a professional translator for each language, and choose who can approve. Turn on AI Translation Review for a second opinion.
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Glossary, rules and translation memory
Keep product and business names consistent in the Glossary, set Translation Rules that AI translation follows, such as formal or informal tone, and reuse past work with Similar Phrases.
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A language dropdown that fits your template
Choose from three dropdown types, with or without flags, and add your own CSS. Visitors are switched to their browser language automatically.
Translate your Jimdo site into 187+ languages
EnglishGermanTurkishPolishFrenchItalianSpanishDutchJapaneseChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)KoreanRussianUkrainianArabicRomanian+ 170 more
SEO for Jimdo sites
Multilingual SEO on Jimdo
Here's what's translated as soon as you install SiteTran, and what it takes to give each language its own indexable address on Jimdo.
Included as soon as you install
Everything search and social cards read
SiteTran translates more than visible text. When a visitor switches language, the page titles and descriptions you set in Jimdo's SEO settings switch with it.
- Page title and meta description
- Open Graph and Twitter tags for link previews
- Image alt text, tooltips, placeholders and ARIA labels
- The page's
langattribute, set to the selected language
Advanced setup
Language URLs for Google
By default, every language uses your existing Jimdo URL and the visitor's choice is remembered. For a separate, indexable page per language, SiteTran's Static Translation API returns translated HTML for an address you serve it from:
www.cafe-lindenblatt.deJimdo, original
en.cafe-lindenblatt.deSubdomain + proxy
Jimdo doesn't manage subdomains itself, so a language subdomain is set up where your domain's DNS is hosted and pointed at a small proxy or edge worker that calls the API. We'll help you plan it.
Talk to us about Jimdo SEOWant a walkthrough with screenshots?
Our Jimdo integration guide covers creating your site, copying your Widget Code and testing your first language. Paste all three lines of your Widget Code, including the div.
Troubleshooting
Jimdo translation not working? Check these first
Most Jimdo setup problems come down to the product, the plan, or where the code went.
1The language dropdown doesn't appear
- Check that your site is a Jimdo Creator site on Pro or higher, where Edit Head is available.
- Open Menu › Settings › Edit Head and confirm all three lines are there, including the
div, and that you clicked Save. - In SiteTran, make sure the language is both Active and Live. If Hide All Widgets On Site (dev mode) is on, add
?sitetran=onto your URL.
2The dropdown sits above my header
- That's expected with Edit Head, which places the dropdown at the top of the page.
- On the Dropdown Style page, set Widget Position to Fixed on window.
- Or position
#sitetran_translate_elementwith CSS.
3Some text is still in German
- SiteTran discovers text when it's shown, so open the pages, cart, order steps and form messages you need translated.
- A translation appears only after it's approved and published. To translate new text automatically, turn on Machine Translation Auto Translate.
- Embedded maps and booking tools use their own language settings, so set those in the tool itself.
4My changes aren't showing yet
- After you approve and publish, translation data can take up to 30 seconds to update.
- A visitor's browser can keep translation data cached for up to 10 minutes.
- Try a hard refresh or a private window.
5I see two language dropdowns
- The Widget Code was added in more than one place, for example Edit Head and a Custom Template or Widget/HTML element.
- Keep it in Edit Head and remove the other copy.
- Reload your site to confirm one dropdown remains.
6Product or business names are being translated
- Add names such as your café, your products or regional specialties to the Glossary, with the translation you want, often the name itself.
- Use variables for names, dates and prices inside a sentence.
- For pages that show personal data, turn off Public Phrase Discovery.
Pricing
Simple pricing that grows with your site
Every plan includes unlimited languages and teammates, so adding Turkish next to English never means a bigger plan. Start free and upgrade when your traffic grows.
Free
$0
For small sites and testing
- 7K words in site
- 3K translated pageviews / month
- 7K machine translations
Starter
$3/mo
For sites with moderate translation needs
- 30K words in site
- 15K translated pageviews / month
- 30K machine translations
Growing sites
Pro
$35/mo
For larger sites or several smaller ones
- 90K words in site
- 45K translated pageviews / month
- 90K machine translations
Business
$75/mo
For large-scale international sites
- 250K words in site
- 125K translated pageviews / month
- 250K machine translations
Annual billing: 2 months free · Enterprise plans for 1M+ words
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FAQ
Jimdo translation questions
Have another question? Our team is happy to help with your Jimdo setup.
Email supportHow do I add SiteTran to my Jimdo website?
Create a free SiteTran site and copy your Widget Code. Log in to Jimdo, choose your Creator website and click Edit. Open Menu, then Settings, then Edit Head, paste all three lines and click Save. Jimdo Creator puts saved changes live right away, so open your site, pick a language from the dropdown, and SiteTran starts discovering your phrases.
Does SiteTran work with the Jimdo Website Builder (Dolphin)?
SiteTran works with Jimdo Creator, the editor Jimdo recommends when you want to add custom code. The Website Builder, formerly called Dolphin, is Jimdo's guided editor without custom HTML, so script-based tools are installed on Creator instead. If your site address ends in jimdosite.com, you are on the Website Builder.
Which Jimdo Creator plan do I need?
Plan on Creator Pro or higher. Jimdo's plan comparison lists external widgets and apps from Creator Pro upward, and a paid plan is also what lets you connect your own domain.
Can I use a Widget/HTML element instead of Edit Head?
Use Edit Head for the Widget Code. A Widget/HTML element only loads on the page where you place it, so other pages would not be translated. If you want the language dropdown inside your layout, set its position on the Dropdown Style page in SiteTran or with CSS rather than pasting the code a second time.
Does SiteTran translate the Jimdo store and cart?
Yes, when the text renders on your site. Product names, descriptions, variants, price labels, the cart, and the button texts you set under Store, then Settings are translated in every language you add, and so are the order steps shown on your site.
What about Jimdo's automatic texts, like footer links and form messages?
Jimdo shows these in your site's system language only, which is why its own multilingual method leaves them untranslated. Because SiteTran translates what is displayed on the page, footer links such as the legal notice and privacy policy, cart labels and form messages are translated like the rest of your page.
Are Jimdo emails and invoices translated?
Everything customers see on your site is translated, from product pages to the cart and order steps. Like every website translation tool, SiteTran works on your pages: order confirmations, form notifications and invoices are sent by Jimdo, so many shops write them in their main language plus English.
Do translated Jimdo pages get their own URLs for SEO?
By default, every language is served from your existing Jimdo URL with translated titles and meta descriptions, and the visitor's choice is remembered. For indexable language URLs, SiteTran's Static Translation API can serve translated HTML on a language subdomain such as en.yourbusiness.de through a proxy you point it at. Jimdo does not manage subdomains itself, so this is set up where your domain's DNS is hosted. Book a call and we will help you plan it.
Should I use Jimdo's language-menu method instead?
Jimdo's own method, a top-level navigation page per language with copies of your pages beneath it, works on every plan and costs nothing extra. It suits a small site with one extra language that rarely changes. You give up a navigation level, every edit has to be repeated in each copy, and the store, checkout and system texts stay in one language. SiteTran avoids those trade-offs.
Can my German or Japanese site be the original language?
Yes. When you create your SiteTran site, you select the current, original language of your website, which can be German, Japanese or any other language. You then add the languages you want to translate into, such as English, Turkish, Polish or Chinese.
Will SiteTran change my Jimdo site?
No. SiteTran only changes the text displayed in the visitor's browser. Your pages, navigation, store items and blog posts stay as they are in Jimdo, and text that visitors type into forms is submitted as typed.
Can I use machine translation and still review it?
Yes. You can get machine translation suggestions from DeepL, Google Translate or OpenAI, automatically translate new phrases, and decide whether those translations are approved automatically or reviewed first. You can also invite human translators and reviewers for each language and use AI Translation Review.
Will visitors see their own language automatically?
Yes, by default. SiteTran detects the visitor's browser language and switches to it when that language is available on your site. The choice is saved in a cookie for future visits, and visitors can change language at any time from the language dropdown.
Can I test translations before visitors see them?
Yes. A language stays hidden from visitors until you set it to Live. You can also turn on Hide All Widgets On Site (dev mode) under Settings, then Publishing, and add ?sitetran=on to your site's URL to preview the language dropdown yourself. This matters on Jimdo Creator, because changes you save there go live immediately.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan includes 7,000 words in your site, 3,000 translated pageviews per month and 7,000 machine translations, with unlimited languages and teammates. Paid plans raise those limits and start at $3 per month. Compare plans.
What happens if I go over my plan's limits?
You will be prompted to upgrade or buy additional credits. Your existing translations remain intact, and new translations are paused until you upgrade.
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