- Create a shared fact sheet
- Review language in context
- Check the page relationships
- Test one real reading journey
- Keep updates synchronized
- Official reference material
- Continue with a related guide
A multilingual article needs more than translated navigation. Each version should answer the same question with readable examples, usable links and terminology that fits its audience. Review meaning and usability together before publishing a translation.
Create a shared fact sheet
Keep the core claims, figures, assumptions and sources in one editorial reference. Mark illustrative numbers as examples in every language. Record the review date and list details that depend on country or currency. A local example may differ, but it should not silently change the article’s conclusion.
Review language in context
Check titles, excerpts, headings, image descriptions and button text as well as body paragraphs. Read the Arabic version in a right-to-left layout and inspect mixed-language terms, numbers and punctuation. Verify French accents and natural phrasing. Do not assume grammatical translation preserves the meaning of a commercial or technical term.
Check the page relationships
Google’s localized-page guidance asks language alternatives to identify themselves and each other with fully qualified URLs. Maintain the actual article-to-article mapping instead of sending every language switch to the home page. Verify that a translated article remains reachable and that its links lead to useful content in the selected language.
Test one real reading journey
On mobile, open a guide, follow a related article, change language and return to the original topic. Inspect long headings and narrow tables. Ask a reader to describe the next action they would take. If the action differs because a qualification disappeared in translation, correct the text before publication.
Keep updates synchronized
When a factual claim changes, open a task for every language version and record completion separately. Do not mark all translations reviewed merely because one source article changed. Preserve the original publication date while identifying meaningful editorial updates. A small translation log is more reliable than relying on memory across dozens of articles.
Official reference material
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