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BABLIC SERVER-SIDE RENDERING SDK

Pages that arrive already translated.

The Bablic Server-side Rendering SDK translates your site on the server, before a single byte reaches the browser. Visitors, search engines, and AI crawlers get fully translated pages from the very first load, with no extra weight on your page speed.

HOW IT WORKS

Translated before reaching the browser.

Client-side website translation happens in the browser: the page loads in its original language, then JavaScript translates the page dynamically. The SDK moves this work to your server, so the page is translated via the JS framework before it's delivered to the browser.

A visitor requests a page in their language.
With the Bablic SDK

Translated before it leaves the server

  1. Translated hereYour server translates the page with the Bablic SDK.
In the browser

Translated after the page loads

  1. Your server sends the page in its original language.
  2. The browser renders the original page.
  3. Translated hereBablic translates the page.
WHY SERVER-SIDE

Faster pages in every language.

Core Web Vitals

Translation happens before the page is sent, so it adds no work for the browser and no drag on your Core Web Vitals or PageSpeed Insights scores.

Search-engine visibility

Search engine bots and AI crawlers read fully translated HTML, so every language version of your site can be found, indexed, and cited.

Dynamic content still translated

After the first load, Bablic keeps running in the browser, translating JavaScript islands and other content that updates on the page.

Existing-tool compatibility

Your existing setup keeps working, including Open Graph tags, so shared links preview correctly in every language.

Visual editing in context

Keep editing translations on your live pages with Bablic Studio, our in-context visual editor. Nothing moves to your server.

No extra cost

The Bablic SDK is available on the Pro plan. There is no add-on fee.

PROOF, IN PRODUCTION

You are reading a page served by the Bablic SDK.

Bablic.com runs on the Bablic SDK in every language it is published in. Our own Lighthouse scores sit at the top of the scale across the board, in every language.

  • 100Performance
  • 100Accessibility
  • 100Best Practices
  • 100SEO
SUPPORTED PLATFORMS

Built for the frameworks you build on.

The Bablic SDK is available for the major server-side rendering platforms. Install the version for your stack and you are ready to go.

Don't see your platform? Tell us what you build on.

SDK VS. TRANSLATION PROXY

No proxy in the middle.

A translation proxy sits between your visitors and your site: each request goes to the proxy, which fetches your page, translates it, and passes it on. The Bablic SDK translates inside your own server instead, so there's no extra stop along the way.

Bablic SDK
Translation proxy
Where translation happens
Inside your own server, as part of rendering the page
On a third-party server that sits between your visitors and your site
Latency
No detour: pages go straight from your host or CDN to the visitor
Every request makes an extra trip through the proxy’s servers, which may be far from your host and your visitors
Performance
Translation runs in your normal render and works with your existing caching
The proxy has to fetch your page before it can translate it, adding wait time to pages it hasn’t cached
Parsing
Works with what your framework renders, so translated pages match your app
Parses finished HTML from the outside, which can miss or break JavaScript-rendered content
Control over your site
Your domain, DNS, and SSL stay with your own hosting
Your DNS points to the proxy, so your translated site depends on the proxy staying up
GETTING STARTED

Set up by your developer, managed by your team.

In order to install the SDK, you'll need access to your web host and a little dev-ops know-how. After that, your team manages translations in Bablic as usual. Bablic Studio still edits in context, no editing server-side.

1Check your plan
Pro plan

The Bablic SDK is available on the Pro plan at no extra cost.

2Install
Add the SDK to your server

Install the Bablic SDK package for your framework from npm, then connect it to your Bablic project.

3Deploy
Ship translated pages

Deploy as usual. Every language version of your site is now translated on the server before it reaches your visitors.

FAQ · BABLIC SDK

Frequently asked questions.

The Bablic Server-side Rendering SDK translates your pages on your own server, as part of rendering them. Visitors receive pages that are already translated, instead of pages that load in the original language and are translated in the browser afterward.

Packages for Astro and for Next.js on Vercel are available on npm now, with more platforms on the way. Don't see yours? Get in touch and tell us what you build on.

The Bablic SDK is available on the Pro plan at no extra cost. There is no add-on fee.

Yes. To install the SDK, you'll need access to your web host and a little dev-ops know-how. You install the package for your framework from npm, then connect it to your Bablic project.

Yes. After the SDK is installed, your team manages translations in Bablic as usual. Bablic Studio, our in-context visual editor, still edits right on your live pages, and nothing moves to your server.

No. Translation happens before the page is sent, so it adds no work for the browser and no drag on your Core Web Vitals or PageSpeed Insights scores.

Yes. Because pages are translated on the server, search engine bots and AI crawlers receive the fully translated HTML, the same as your visitors do.

A translation proxy routes every request through its own servers, fetching and translating your page on the way to the visitor. That extra stop can add latency, slow down pages the proxy hasn't cached, and miss content it can't parse. The Bablic SDK translates inside your own server as the page is rendered, so there's no detour.

Not every platform can run server-side code. If your site is on a hosted builder like Webflow, Wix, or Squarespace, the SDK won't help, but our standard JavaScript install will. Get in touch and we'll point you to the right setup.

Yes. The SDK works alongside the tools you already use, including Open Graph tags, so nothing in your current setup breaks.

No. Teams deploy and organize their sitemaps in many different ways, so we leave sitemaps in your hands. You keep full control over how your translated pages are listed.

INTERESTED IN THE SDK?

We'd love to talk to you.

Tell us about your stack and we'll help you decide whether the SDK is the right fit for your site.

Translated pages from the first load
Readable by search engines and AI crawlers
Available on the Pro plan, no extra cost
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