Your Visitors Search in Their Language. Your Website Understands.
Your product database is in English. Your French visitor types a search query in French. MotaWord Active translates the query to English, runs the search, and shows the results back in French. Your visitor never notices.
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How It Works: Reverse-Pair Translation
The visitor types in their language. Active translates the input back to your source language before the search executes. Results come back in the source language, then get translated into the visitor's language. Two translations, zero friction. The visitor sees a fully native search experience.
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Autocomplete That Speaks Every Language
Search suggestions and autocomplete dropdowns are dynamic content. Active catches them the moment they appear and translates them before the visitor finishes typing. Works with any autocomplete implementation: native browser, custom JavaScript, or third-party search providers.
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Search Results, Fully Translated
When results load, whether instant search, filtered lists, or paginated results, every piece of text is translated as it appears. Product names, descriptions, categories, and prices with correct formatting. Works with AJAX-loaded results, infinite scroll result lists, and filtered/faceted navigation.
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Works With Your Existing Search
No changes to your search backend. Active operates at the browser level, translating between the visitor and your existing search infrastructure. Works with native site search, Elasticsearch-powered search, Algolia, third-party search widgets, and any custom implementation.
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Form Submission Handled Automatically
Active ensures the translated query reaches your search backend correctly. Handles both traditional form submissions and JavaScript-based search (keyup events, debounced input, AJAX calls). Visual feedback shows the visitor that translation is in progress.
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A Native Experience, Not a Translated One
The goal is that a French visitor on your site has the same search experience as an English visitor. Same speed, same relevance, same results. Just in their language.
For how this fits into the broader real-time translation system, see Dynamic Translation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Active translates at the browser level. Your search backend receives queries in your source language as usual. No changes needed to your search infrastructure.
Yes. Active works with any search implementation that renders results in the browser. It doesn't depend on your search provider's API.
Active uses the same translation engine and translation memory as the rest of your site. Common product terms and brand names in your glossary are handled consistently. For edge cases, professional review can improve translation quality for key terms.
The delay is minimal. Autocomplete suggestions are translated as they appear, using cached translations where available. Most visitors won't notice any difference from a single-language search experience.
Need more assistance?
We will be more than happy to answer any and all your questions. And we would gladly set up a live demo for your organization with one of our colleagues. All you need to do is reach out to us.