Multi-Language Support

Hugo Book supports Hugo’s multilingual mode with content translation by directory.

Configuration

Define languages in your site config

[languages]
[languages.en]
  label = 'English'
  contentDir = 'content.en'
  weight = 1

[languages.zh]
  label = 'Chinese'
  contentDir = 'content.zh'
  weight = 2

[languages.he]
  label = 'Hebrew'
  contentDir = 'content.he'
  direction = 'rtl'
  weight = 3

A language selector dropdown appears automatically when multiple languages are configured.

RTL Support

Set direction = 'rtl' on a language to enable right-to-left layout. The entire page layout, including the sidebar menu, mirrors automatically.

Translation Dropdown

All configured languages appear in the selector. A language without a translation of the current page links to its home page.