Help Center

Step-by-step guides covering everything from setup to publishing and day-to-day operation. If you can't find what you're looking for, please contact us.

Getting started

• Getting started: From preview to publishingThe four steps from pasting your URL to publishing on your own domain, and what happens at each stage.

Publishing (DNS settings)

• DNS settings: Onamae.comHow to add a single CNAME record from "DNS Record Settings" in Onamae.com Navi.
• DNS settings: Muumuu DomainHow to add a CNAME record from "Custom Settings" in Muumuu DNS.
• DNS settings: Xserver / Xserver DomainHow to add a CNAME record from "DNS Record Settings" in the server panel.
• DNS settings: Sakura InternetHow to add a CNAME record from "Zone Editing" in the Sakura domain control panel.
• Serving from a subdirectory (example.co.jp/en/) — Developer guideFor agencies and developers who want to serve translations under a path such as /en/ on their own domain. Covers forwarding configuration for Cloudflare, Workers, nginx, Apache, Next.js/Vercel, Netlify and CloudFront, plus how sitemaps are handled.
• DNS settings: CloudflareSteps for adding the record when your domain is managed on Cloudflare, and how to handle proxy settings.

CMS & platforms

• Capture pre-launch sites (with Basic authentication)You can create multilingual previews even of sites protected by Basic authentication, such as test sites under development.
• Using with WordPress, STUDIO, Wix, and ShopifyNo work is required on your site, whatever CMS you use. Which pages are covered and which are not.

Managing translations

• Translation editing, glossaries and pre-publication approvalCorrect translations, lock them, standardize how company and product names are translated, use industry glossaries and AI suggestions, run quality checks, and import translation CSVs.
• Translating text in images (detection, display, replacement, automatic redrawing)How images containing text, such as banners and menus, are handled. Display options for translations, uploading replacement images, and automatic redrawing for ¥100 per image.

Account & pricing

• Adding or removing languages, changing plans, and cancelingAdding or reducing languages, switching between plans, billing timing, and what happens when you cancel.

Search & Analytics

• Linking from your original site to translated pages (language links and hreflang)How to add links to each language in your original site's footer, and how to set up hreflang so Google treats your original site and translated pages as a single group. Examples for WordPress, Payload CMS, and Next.js.
• Integrating with Google Search Console (automatic registration and search performance)When you publish, Sotomuke automatically registers your site with Search Console and submits your sitemap. Learn how to check impressions, clicks and average position on the dashboard, and the steps to follow if you serve translations directly under your own domain.