> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developers.weglot.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developers.weglot.com/wordpress/getting-started.md). # Getting Started ## Getting Started ### Introduction Weglot has built a powerful WordPress plugin that integrates in your WordPress website and make it multilingual in a few minutes. What does Weglot plugin do exactly ? 1. It creates URL for each languages, like `/fr/about/` or `/es/about/` for instance (but doesn't create actual pages in WordPress backend) 2. On these URL, it returns the translated content 3. It adds a language button on the page and the `hreflang` tags in the `` section of your page for SEO. ### Getting started To start, install [Weglot Translate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/weglot/) plugin directly from the directory. In the settings page, configure the 3 mandatory settings : * **API Key** : You get an API key in your account. If you don't have one, you can [create your account](https://dashboard.weglot.com/register-wordpress). * **Original Language** : The original language of your WordPress website. * **Destination Languages** : The languages you want your website to be translated into. Save the settings and you are done. You will see the language button appear on your website. {% hint style="success" %} **Next step:** head over to [Plugin settings](/wordpress/plugin-settings.md) to control what gets translated (emails, search, specific URLs or blocks) and customize the language switcher. {% endhint %}