Testing Checklist and Troubleshooting

Quick testing checklist

After setup, verify these in order:

1. Root language loads

   • Visit https://example.com/ → should show main language

2. Each language path loads

   • Visit https://example.com/hi/

   • Visit https://example.com/es/

3. Language switcher appears

   • Ensure multilingual is enabled and locales are configured

• Language switch works from an inner page

  • Open a post in English and try switching to Hindi/Spanish

• Auto redirect (if enabled)

  • Test in a browser with language preferences set to Spanish

  • Confirm you land on /es when auto redirect is ON

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Troubleshooting

Language switching leads to 404

Most common cause: slug mismatch across languages.

Fix:

• Ensure the post/page/tag/author slug is the same in every language, exactly.

Auto redirect sends visitors to the wrong place

Check:

• Your Locales list (did you set the correct language-country codes?)

• Your “Main Locale” is correct (en, hi, etc.)

Default language link is broken / redirects strangely

Check:

• Main Locale URL must not end with a slash

/hi/ or /es/ shows the wrong site

Check:

• Your NGINX location blocks route to the correct ports (proxy_pass)

• Use ghost ls to confirm which Ghost instance is on which port (Crimson recommends this).

Language switcher appears, but content doesn’t “match”

Remember:

• Crimson does not translate content for you

• You must create and publish the content separately per language site.