How to Translate a Framer Website and Review It Without Code

Framer Localization, a plugin or a proxy: how each way works, what it costs and how to review the translations yourself without touching code.

Updated 24 September 2026 · 8 min read

You can review and correct machine translations without touching code: translation tools with a visual editor let you fix them on a preview of your site. Weglot, for example, edits on a preview copy and ConveyThis lets you click any element to edit its translation. Lantis includes a visual editor to correct translations and a glossary per language. Always review: even ConveyThis says machine translation has to be checked for your target audience.

Framer makes it easy to build a site that looks great. Making that same site speak three or four languages is where most people get stuck, mostly because the options look similar on the surface and behave very differently once you care about cost and SEO.

There are three ways to translate a Framer site today:

1. Framer Localization, the native add-on.
2. A translation plugin or script that you install in your project.
3. A translation proxy that serves each language from its own URL on your domain.

This guide walks through all three, with real prices as of September 2026, so you can pick the one that fits your site instead of the one with the loudest landing page.

Option 1: Framer Localization (native)

Framer Localization lives inside the editor. You add a locale, Framer creates a translatable copy of every text layer and CMS field, and you translate it by hand or with AI.

What it does well

• It is built in, so there is nothing to install and nothing to break when Framer ships an update.
• The technical SEO is solid: each locale gets its own path (/fr/, /de/), a lang attribute and hreflang tags that Framer manages for you.
• You can translate layer by layer, which is great for small sites with a lot of copywriting care.

Where it hurts

• Price. Each locale costs $20 per month on top of your site plan (Basic is $10/month, Pro is $30/month), with up to 20 locales. A Pro site in three extra languages costs $30 + $60 = $90 per month.
• Every new language is a new line on your bill. Teams end up launching two languages instead of the five their market needs.
• It only works in Framer. If you ever move platforms, your translations stay behind.

Framer Localization is the right call if you need one extra language, want everything in one tool and the $20 does not matter. We break the numbers down further in our Framer Localization pricing guide.

Option 2: A translation plugin or script

This is the most common alternative. You add a snippet (or a Framer plugin that adds it for you) and the tool translates the page in the visitor's browser, usually with a language switcher in a corner.

What it does well

• Setup takes minutes and works on any Framer plan.
• Pricing is usually much lower than paying per locale.
• Good tools give you a visual editor and a glossary, so brand names and product terms stay consistent.

The catch: SEO

If the translation only happens in the browser and every language shares the same URL, Google only indexes your original language. Visitors who land on your site see it in their language, but nobody finds you by searching in French or German.

So when you compare plugins, ask one question first: does each language get its own URL that Google can crawl? We compared the main options in our guide to the best Framer translation plugins.

Option 3: A translation proxy (own URL per language)

A proxy sits between your visitors and Framer. When someone asks for yourdomain.com/fr/pricing, the proxy fetches your original page from Framer, serves it translated and adds the hreflang tags, a per-language sitemap and the right canonical. To Google, each language is a real page.

This is how you get the SEO benefits of Framer Localization without paying per locale. The trade-off is one extra setup step: you point a DNS record at the proxy (a subfolder like /fr/ or a subdomain like fr.yourdomain.com).

How Lantis combines options 2 and 3

Lantis starts as the simple option and grows into the SEO one when you are ready:

1. Install in two clicks with the Framer plugin. Open Lantis — Translate your site from the Framer Marketplace, paste your site code and click Install. (You can also paste the script by hand in Settings → Code → Start of <head>.)
2. Publish. Your site now has a language switcher and translates with AI (Gemini). Translations update every time you publish.
3. Connect your domain for SEO URLs. When you want every language indexed, the dashboard gives you the exact DNS record to create for /en/, /fr/… or a subdomain per language. From then on each language has its own URL, hreflang and sitemap.

It costs $3.50 per month for one language, $3 per language from two, and $2.50 per language from ten, with 500,000 words per language included and no traffic caps. The first 100 translations are free and you do not need a card to try it.

How to review your Framer translations yourself, without code

Machine translation is usually good, but it still needs a human check. ConveyThis itself says most of the time the result is right, but you should review it to make sure it suits your target audience. According to Linguise, the usual errors to look for are grammatical, lexical, formatting and context or nuance errors.

What a visual editor does. Instead of editing files or code, you open a preview of your site and click the text you want to change. This is how the main tools work:

• Weglot: you edit on a preview copy of your site before changes go live, and you can filter blocks by quality (automatic, manually edited, professionally translated).
• ConveyThis: a visual editor to edit any element in real time.
• Linguise: a front-end live editor to edit on a live preview, also available from the admin panel.
• Lantis: a visual editor that opens your site inside the dashboard, where you click any text and correct it. It also has a per-language glossary to keep brand names and product terms consistent, and you can exclude pages or blocks from translation. Translations update every time you publish.

A simple review routine

1. Open the visual editor and choose one language.
2. Check the pages that matter most first: home, pricing, contact.
3. Look for context and nuance errors, brand names and product terms. Add them to the glossary so they stay consistent.
4. Decide how deep to go: light post-editing fixes major grammar or vocabulary errors without changing style, while full post-editing reviews every aspect to match the desired style and nuance.
5. Publish and reload the page. In Weglot, for example, you may need a full reload or an incognito window to see the changes.

Once reviewed, check that each language has its own URL and correct tags with our hreflang guide and the multilingual SEO audit checklist. To compare visual editors across plugins, see the best Framer translation plugins, and for current prices, Lantis pricing.

Cost comparison: a Framer site in 3 and 5 languages

Prices checked on the official pricing pages in September 2026. Lantis is billed in US dollars.

Which option should you choose?

• One extra language, everything inside Framer, budget is not a concern: Framer Localization.
• You want visitors to read your site in their language today, cheaply: a plugin like Lantis, installed from the Framer Marketplace.
• You want to rank in Google in several languages without paying per locale: a proxy with its own URL per language. With Lantis that is the same tool, you just connect your domain.

Frequently asked questions

Can I translate a Framer site without Framer Localization?

Yes. Any tool that adds a script to your project can translate the page, and a proxy can serve each language from its own URL. Neither requires the Localization add-on or a higher Framer plan.

Will a translated Framer site rank in Google in every language?

Only if each language has its own crawlable URL with hreflang tags. Framer Localization does this, and so does a proxy once your domain is connected. Browser-only translation that keeps one URL for every language is not indexed in the other languages.

Does translating my Framer site slow it down?

A well-built tool caches translations at the edge, so pages are served already translated. What slows sites down is translating on every visit in the browser without a cache.

Do I need to duplicate pages or breakpoints?

No. With Framer Localization you edit locales inside the same project, and with Lantis the translation happens on top of your existing site, so you keep a single Framer project.

Can I review machine translations on my website without touching the code?

Yes. Tools with a visual editor let you edit translations on a preview of your site. Weglot, ConveyThis and Linguise all offer one, and Lantis includes a visual editor to correct translations.

Do I need to review automatic translations at all?

It is advisable. ConveyThis notes that automatic translations are usually fine but should be reviewed to make sure they suit your audience. Linguise lists grammar, vocabulary, formatting and context errors as the typical ones.

How do I keep brand names consistent across languages?

Use a glossary. Lantis includes a custom glossary per language and a visual editor, so brand names and product terms can be fixed once and kept consistent.

Why don't I see my edits on the live site?

It depends on the tool. In Weglot you must update the live site after editing, and if changes don't appear you can do a full reload or open the page in incognito. In Lantis, changes can take a few minutes to show because of the browser cache.

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