Bilingual Web Design

Welsh and English websites built for both audiences

Welsh & English

Built around both languages

Bespoke design

Designed around your organisation

SEO ready

Search foundations for both versions

Seamless switching

Easy navigation between languages

A bilingual website should provide the same quality of experience in both languages, not feel like one website with a translation added afterwards. At Rowe & Bear, we design and develop professional bilingual websites for businesses and organisations that need to communicate effectively in Welsh and English.

From the initial website structure and user journey to content, navigation and search visibility, we consider both languages throughout the project. The result is a seamless bilingual website that’s straightforward to navigate, easy to manage and built to support your wider business or organisational goals.

Based in North Wales, we understand the importance of Welsh language digital experiences and work with businesses and organisations across Wales and the UK.

Why bilingual web design matters

For organisations operating in Wales, providing content in both Welsh and English can be an important part of how you communicate with customers, communities and stakeholders. But an effective bilingual website involves more than translating individual pages.

Navigation, page structure, calls to action, forms, menus, metadata and the overall user experience all need to work consistently across both languages. Visitors should be able to choose their preferred language easily and move between Welsh and English without losing their place or encountering an incomplete experience.

We consider bilingual functionality from the beginning of the project, allowing both languages to form part of the website architecture rather than being treated as an addition at the end.

Our bilingual web design services

We provide bespoke bilingual web design for businesses, charities, public-facing organisations and other organisations looking to deliver a professional digital experience in Welsh and English.

Bilingual website design

Create a bespoke website where Welsh and English are considered throughout the design, navigation and customer journey.

WordPress bilingual websites

We specialise in WordPress, creating flexible bilingual websites that make managing and updating content across both languages straightforward.

Welsh and English website structure

We plan how content, navigation and URLs should work across both versions of the website, creating a logical structure for users and search engines.

Bilingual ecommerce websites

For businesses selling online, we can create WooCommerce websites that allow customers to browse products and important purchasing information in Welsh and English.

Bilingual content integration

Where translated content is supplied, we’ll structure and integrate Welsh and English copy throughout the website while maintaining a consistent visual experience.

Bilingual SEO foundations

We consider technical SEO, page structure, metadata and indexing across both language versions, providing stronger foundations for businesses looking to increase their visibility in Welsh and English search results.

What makes an effective bilingual website?

A successful bilingual website needs to work naturally in either language. Both versions should feel complete, consistent and straightforward to use.

Equal user experience

Welsh-speaking visitors shouldn't receive a reduced version of the website. We design both language experiences around the same standards of usability, content and functionality.

Simple language switching

Users should be able to clearly see which language they're viewing and switch between Welsh and English without having to restart their journey.

Consistent navigation

Menus, page structures, buttons and calls to action need to remain intuitive across both versions of the website.

Search-friendly structure

Welsh and English content should be clearly structured so search engines can understand the relationship between the different language versions and index the appropriate pages.

Easy content management

A bilingual website contains more content to manage. We build using WordPress to make updating and maintaining both language versions as straightforward as possible.

Built for future growth

New pages, services, campaigns and resources can be added in both languages as your organisation develops without rebuilding the website around them.

Our approach

Our bilingual web design process ensures both Welsh and English are considered at every stage, creating a consistent experience for your audiences while keeping the website focused on your wider objectives.

Discover

We start by understanding your organisation, audiences, objectives and requirements for Welsh and English content, including how each language will be used across the website.

Strategy

We plan the website architecture, bilingual navigation, user journeys, content requirements and functionality before design begins.

Design

We create a bespoke website experience that works effectively in both Welsh and English, considering differences in content length and layout from the outset.

Build

The approved designs are developed using WordPress, with bilingual functionality integrated into the website rather than added as an afterthought.

Test

Before launch, we test navigation, language switching, links, forms, responsive layouts and key functionality across both versions of the website.

Grow

Following launch, we can continue supporting your website through management, SEO, content and digital marketing as your organisation and bilingual content develop.

Why work with Rowe & Bear?

Creating a bilingual website requires more than installing a translation plugin. The website needs to be planned around how people will actually navigate, understand and interact with content in both languages.

Based in St Asaph, North Wales, we’re surrounded by businesses, organisations and communities where Welsh and English are used every day. That gives us a genuine understanding of why bilingual communication matters and why both language experiences need to receive the same attention.

We’ve been helping ambitious organisations grow since 2014, combining web design with expertise across strategy, branding, SEO, content and digital marketing.

Every bilingual website is developed using WordPress, built on strong SEO foundations and designed to remain manageable as your content grows. Following launch, we can also provide ongoing website management and digital support.

Website Projects

Recent web design projects

Every website we create begins with understanding its audience and what the organisation needs the website to achieve. Our work spans businesses and organisations across North Wales and throughout the UK, combining strategy, bespoke design, WordPress development and SEO to create websites capable of supporting long-term growth.

Explore some of our recent projects to see how we approach website strategy, design and development.

Servos

Supporting Servos' continued growth through strategic web design and SEO, strengthening their search visibility and helping the business expand into new markets.

Active CCTV

Helping Active CCTV grow from a local CCTV business into a national commercial provider through strategic web design, SEO and ongoing digital growth.

Dick's Shoe Store

Modernising Dick's Shoe Store through a refreshed brand and ecommerce website designed to reach a wider audience and increase online sales.

North Wales Community Law

Creating a modern, approachable brand identity that builds trust, raises awareness and better reflects the vital services they provide across North Wales.

Companies & organisations we are proud to work with

"Website was not ranking and SEO was non existent, fast forward 3 and a half years and we are now ranking Nationally in top spot for almost 20 niche searches and the website enquiries are responsible for over 50% sales."

"I could not recommend Rowe & Bear enough!!! The over all look of my website was above and beyond my expectations that was mostly down to Nathan helping me execute my vision. Highly recommended for an eccmmerce website"

Welsh and English websites designed around both languages

A successful bilingual website needs to provide the same quality of experience in both Welsh and English. Headings, navigation, buttons and content can vary considerably between languages, so both need to be considered from the beginning of the design process.

We create flexible layouts, clear language switching and consistent navigation so visitors can move naturally between Welsh and English without disrupting their journey.

Rather than designing an English website and adding Welsh afterwards, we build both languages into the structure of the website from the outset. The result is a website that feels genuinely bilingual, with a consistent experience whichever language your audience chooses.

Built for bilingual search and long-term growth

A bilingual website creates opportunities to reach audiences searching in both Welsh and English, but the way people search can differ between languages. Simply translating English keywords and metadata doesn’t necessarily create an effective bilingual SEO strategy.

We build strong SEO foundations across both versions of the website, considering page structure, URLs, indexing, internal linking, metadata and appropriate language signals to help search engines understand and surface the right content.

Built using WordPress, your Welsh and English content can also be managed and developed as your organisation grows, giving you a flexible bilingual website capable of supporting new pages, services and future SEO activity.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bilingual website?

A bilingual website provides its content and user experience in two languages. For our Welsh bilingual websites, this typically means allowing users to access and navigate the website in either Welsh or English.

Do you design Welsh and English websites?

Yes. Based in North Wales, we design and develop bilingual websites for organisations that need to communicate effectively with Welsh and English-speaking audiences.

Can users switch between Welsh and English?

Yes. We can provide clear language switching that allows visitors to move between corresponding Welsh and English content without unnecessarily restarting their journey through the website.

Are your bilingual websites built using WordPress?

Yes. We specialise in WordPress and can configure the platform to make managing Welsh and English versions of your website straightforward.

Can a bilingual website rank on Google in both Welsh and English?

Yes, pages in both languages can be indexed and appear within relevant Google searches. The website needs an appropriate technical structure, and search demand and competition will vary between Welsh and English queries.

Do you provide Welsh translation?

Yes. We can arrange professional Welsh translation as part of your bilingual website project, ensuring your content is accurately translated and ready to be integrated across the website.

Can you create a bilingual ecommerce website?

Yes. We can develop bilingual WooCommerce websites where customers can browse important website and product content in Welsh and English.

Built by Rowe & Bear

Every project we create carries more than our name, it carries our reputation.

Built by Rowe & Bear is our mark of quality, representing thoughtful strategy, expert craftsmanship and a commitment to delivering lasting value.

Every project is shaped around your business, your customers and your goals. No shortcuts. No one-size-fits-all solutions. Just carefully considered work that’s built to perform and designed to stand the test of time.

Bilingual web design from North Wales

Our studio is based in St Asaph, North Wales, giving us a strong understanding of the bilingual environment many Welsh businesses and organisations operate within.

We provide bilingual web design services for organisations across Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, Conwy, Gwynedd, Anglesey and throughout Wales, combining local understanding with more than a decade of web design experience.

Whether you’re creating a bilingual website for customers, communities, stakeholders or service users, we’ll make sure Welsh and English are considered as part of the website from the beginning.

Ready to create a bilingual website?

If your organisation needs a professional website that works effectively in both Welsh and English, we’d love to hear about your project.

Book a Discovery Call to discuss your audiences, bilingual requirements and wider objectives, and we’ll explore how the right website can support your organisation.