When people think about multilingual documentation, they imagine huge CMS systems, translation plugins, or enterprise tooling.
But sometimes the most scalable solution is also the simplest one:
a well-designed GitHub repository with a strict folder architecture.
For my VPN World documentation project, I designed a structure where:
• each locale mirrors the English layout
• all slugs remain synchronized
• assets are shared globally
• translations follow a consistent file map
• commits show exactly what changed and where
🗂 Repository overview
Every locale is separated under its own path, but the logic stays identical.
This makes both maintenance and automation significantly easier.
If you’re curious how the structure looks in practice, the full repository is public:
It’s a clean example of how to avoid CMS overhead while keeping total control over SEO and documentation consistency.
🔍 Why this matters
• easier automation
• predictable routing
• stable internal linking
• clean hreflang relationships
• minimizes human error
Sometimes the best tool for scaling documentation is the one developers already know: Git.
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