Localization & Multi-Language E-Commerce, Built In
Sell in every market with localized storefronts, a seamless language switcher, full RTL Arabic support, multi-currency, and SEO that ranks in each language.
One language leaves most of your market on the table
A single-language, single-currency storefront quietly turns away the majority of the world's buyers. Shoppers convert far more often when they browse, read prices, and check out in their own language and currency, yet most e-commerce platforms treat localization as a bolt-on: a machine-translated overlay, a currency badge, no proper right-to-left layout, and SEO that never ranks outside the home market. For a brand selling to Global English buyers in the USA, Arabic speakers in Qatar and the wider Gulf, German speakers in Germany and Switzerland, Bosnian speakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Swedish shoppers in Sweden, half-measures mean broken layouts, wrong tax, duplicate-content penalties, and lost sales in exactly the regions you were trying to reach.
Localization treated as a first-class feature
Hepek builds storefronts where language, currency, region, and tax are core architecture, not an afterthought. Content and product data are fully translatable, the language switcher is instant and remembered per visitor, and Arabic renders in a genuine right-to-left layout with mirrored navigation, icons, and flows. Prices, currencies, and tax rules adapt to each region, and every language version is wired for search with correct hreflang annotations so Google shows the right page to the right audience without duplicate-content penalties. This is proven capability: Hepek's own website ships in English, Arabic, German, Bosnian, and Swedish, so the multi-language, RTL-ready foundation you get is already running in production.
Så fungerar det
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Locale & market planning
We map your target markets to concrete locales, languages, currencies, and tax regimes, from Global English in the USA to Arabic in Qatar and the Gulf, German in Germany and Switzerland, Bosnian in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Swedish in Sweden. This defines URL structure, default currencies, and which content needs translation versus regional variation.
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Translatable content model
We structure every storefront string, product name, description, attribute, category, and campaign as translatable content, so each language is real, editable text, not a machine overlay. Editors manage translations directly, and new locales can be added later without rebuilding the store.
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Language switcher & RTL layout
We build an instant language switcher that remembers each visitor's choice and preserves their place on the page. For Arabic and other right-to-left languages, the layout, navigation, icons, and checkout flow are fully mirrored, so the RTL experience feels native rather than flipped.
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Multi-currency, pricing & tax
We connect multi-currency display and checkout with region-specific pricing and correct tax handling, so a shopper in the Gulf, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, or the USA sees the right price, the right currency, and the right tax for their market at every step.
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Localized SEO with hreflang
We give each language version its own crawlable URLs, translated meta titles and descriptions, and correct hreflang and canonical tags so search engines serve the right locale to the right user and duplicate-content signals are avoided across markets.
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QA across every locale
We test each language end to end, from switching and RTL rendering to currency, tax, and checkout, on real devices, catching truncated strings, layout breaks, and formatting issues before launch in every market you sell to.
Teknik
Instant language switcher
A fast, visible switcher that changes the storefront language in place, remembers the visitor's preference, and keeps them on the same page instead of dumping them back to the home page.
Right-to-left (RTL) engine
Genuine RTL support for Arabic, mirroring layout, navigation, icons, forms, and checkout so Gulf shoppers get a native experience, not a left-to-right design forced backwards.
Multi-currency & regional tax
Currency display and checkout tied to region-specific pricing and correct tax rules, so every market sees accurate totals in its own currency and tax treatment.
Hreflang & localized SEO
Per-language crawlable URLs with translated metadata and correct hreflang and canonical annotations, so each locale ranks in its own market without duplicate-content penalties.
Translation content layer
A translatable content model covering products, categories, storefront copy, and campaigns, letting your team edit real localized text and add new languages without a rebuild.
Fördelar
Higher conversion in every market
Shoppers buy more readily in their own language, currency, and tax context. Localized storefronts remove the friction that pushes international visitors to abandon their carts.
A native Arabic experience
Full right-to-left support means Arabic-speaking customers in Qatar and the wider Gulf get a properly mirrored, natural layout, not a broken translation of a left-to-right design.
Ranks in each language
Correct hreflang, translated metadata, and crawlable per-locale URLs mean your German, Swedish, Bosnian, Arabic, and English pages each rank in their own market instead of competing with one another.
Correct prices and tax everywhere
Multi-currency and region-specific tax handling mean buyers in the USA, the Gulf, Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden always see accurate totals, reducing checkout surprises and disputes.
Proven, production-ready localization
Hepek's own website ships in English, Arabic, German, Bosnian, and Swedish, so the multi-language and RTL foundation behind your store is already battle-tested in production.
Room to grow
A translatable content model and locale-aware architecture let you add new languages, currencies, and markets as you expand, without re-platforming or rebuilding the store.
Vanliga frågor
Does Hepek support right-to-left languages like Arabic?
Yes. Hepek builds genuine right-to-left (RTL) storefronts for Arabic, with the full layout, navigation, icons, forms, and checkout mirrored so the experience feels native to shoppers in Qatar and the wider Gulf. RTL is part of the core architecture, not a plugin, and Arabic ships in Hepek's own website alongside English, German, Bosnian, and Swedish.
How does a multi-language storefront avoid hurting SEO?
Each language version gets its own crawlable URLs, translated meta titles and descriptions, and correct hreflang and canonical annotations. That tells search engines which page to show to which locale and prevents the duplicate-content penalties that come from serving many languages carelessly. Done this way, your English, Arabic, German, Bosnian, and Swedish pages each rank in their own market rather than competing with each other.
Can the store show different prices, currencies, and tax by region?
Yes. Hepek connects multi-currency display and checkout with region-specific pricing and correct tax rules, so a shopper in the USA, the Gulf, Germany, Switzerland, or Sweden sees the right price in the right currency with the right tax at every step. Currency and tax are handled together, so totals stay accurate through to checkout.
How does the language switcher work for customers?
The language switcher changes the storefront language instantly and in place, keeping the visitor on the same page rather than sending them back to the home page. Their choice is remembered, so returning shoppers land in their preferred language automatically. Product names, descriptions, categories, and storefront copy all switch to real translated text.
How many languages can Hepek support, and can we add more later?
There is no fixed limit. Content is stored in a translatable model, so languages are added by translating text rather than rebuilding the store. Hepek's own website ships in five languages: English, Arabic, German, Bosnian, and Swedish. You can launch with the locales you need today and add more markets as you expand.
Does Hepek handle translation of product content, or just the interface?
Both. Hepek makes the full storefront translatable, including product names, descriptions, attributes, categories, campaigns, and interface copy, not just menus and buttons. Your team edits real localized text directly, so every market gets fully translated content rather than a machine-translated overlay. Email info@amygdal.com to discuss your languages and markets.
Sell in every language and market
Hepek builds multi-language storefronts with a native language switcher, full RTL Arabic support, multi-currency, region-specific tax, and hreflang SEO, already proven across five languages in our own platform. Tell us your target markets at info@amygdal.com and we'll map your localization.