WebPlexer's Developer module allows multiple languages to be served from a single site. This is different from the traditional approach of building a multilingual Web site in which the site needs to be replicated and re-engineered for each language.
This structure makes the site more compact, reduces site resource requirements and lowers site maintenance cost. The cost of making a design change is also reduced as only the master site needs to be updated. There is no need to propagate changes through all language versions of the site.
Developer provides a toolkit that permits a master site to be built that is language-independent. The actual language content is placed in a WebPlexer database where it is easily managed and maintained.
When a visitor enters the site, the requested document is automatically served in the visitor's language by filling in a document template from the master site with the correct language content from the database.
Developer also supports a hybrid implementation in which static and dynamic content are combined within the same site. This approach allows locale or regional-specific content to be mixed with content that is shared across all countries or regions.
Keeping the translated content in a database also makes it extremely easy and cost-effective to add languages and grow the site. Adding a language simply involves translating the appropriate content and creating new entries in the database making it unnecessary to replicate the entire site for the new language.
Developer works well with an existing backend database or application server, and can accommodate a wide variety of Web site architectures.
