Weglot
Weglot is a website translation service that detects visitor language preferences via browser settings and cookies. Its scripts dynamically replace page content with translated versions, make network requests to Weglot's servers to fetch translations, and store language selection cookies to maintain the chosen language across page visits.
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.
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Does Weglot require consent?
Generally no. Weglot's language preference cookie directly serves the visitor by remembering their chosen language across pages and return visits. This is a functional preference cookie with no marketing tracking or behavioral profiling, and it benefits the visitor directly.
How does Weglot deliver translations?
Weglot detects the visitor's preferred language from browser settings, then dynamically replaces page text with translated content fetched from its servers. It renders a language switcher widget and sets a preference cookie to maintain the selected language across navigations.
How does ConsentStack handle Weglot?
ConsentStack classifies Weglot as functional and loads it without requiring explicit consent. Because its sole cookie remembers a language preference the visitor set themselves, ConsentStack treats Weglot as a visitor-serving tool that does not need a consent gate.
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