diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 6a4a0112..052f0e06 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ description: "CollectionBuilder-CSV is a template for creating digital collectio
 keywords: idaho;history;inland northwest
 # creator of the digital collection, to appear in meta tags; we typically use our GitHub usernames but feel free to just use your name
 author: CollectionBuilder
+# language of the website (en or de are currently the only supported languages and you have to adjust the language in the _data folder and in the pages folder accordingly)
+lang: en
 
 ##########
 # COLLECTION SETTINGS
diff --git a/_data/translations.yml b/_data/translations.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31365853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_data/translations.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+includesFeatureAudio:
+  audioNotSupported:
+    en: "Your browser does not support the audio element."
+    de: "Ihr Browser unterstützt das Audio-Element nicht."
+includesFeatureNavMenu:
+  techLinkLabel:
+    en: "Tech"
+    de: "Tech"
+includesFeaturePdf:
+  pdfNotRendering:
+    en: 'The PDF is not rendering in your browser.'
+    de: 'Das PDF wird in Ihrem Browser nicht angezeigt.'
+  pdfDownload:
+    en: 'Download PDF'
+    de: 'PDF herunterladen'
+includesFeatureVideo:
+  videoNotSupported:
+    en: "Your browser does not support the embedded video."
+    de: "Ihr Browser unterstützt das eingebettete Video nicht."
+includesHeadItemMeta:
+  itemFrom:
+    en: "Item from"
+    de: "Objekt von"
+includesIndexCarousel:
+  previous:
+    en: "Previous"
+    de: "Vorherige"
+  next:
+    en: "Next"
+    de: "Nächste"
+  slide:
+    en: "Slide"
+    de: "Slide"
+includesIndexDataDownload:
+  title:
+    en: "Collection as Data <small>(click to download)</small>"
+    de: "Sammlung als Daten <small>(zum Herunterladen klicken)</small>"
+  metadata:
+    en: "Metadata"
+    de: "Metadaten"
+  subjects:
+    en: "Subjects"
+    de: "Themen"
+  geodata:
+    en: "Geodata"
+    de: "Geodaten"
+  locations:
+    en: "Locations"
+    de: "Orte"
+  timeline:
+    en: "Timeline"
+    de: "Zeitachse"
+  facets:
+    en: "Facets"
+    de: "Facetten"
+  sourceCode:
+    en: "Source Code"
+    de: "Quellcode"
+includesIndexDescription:
+  title:
+    en: "Description"
+    de: "Beschreibung"
+  learnMore:
+    en: "Learn more"
+    de: "Mehr erfahren"
+includesIndexObjects:
+  images:
+    en: "Images"
+    de: "Bilder"
+  audio:
+    en: "Audio"
+    de: "Audio"
+  videos:
+    en: "Videos"
+    de: "Videos"
+  pdfs:
+    en: "PDFs"
+    de: "PDFs"
+  records:
+    en: "Records"
+    de: "Datensätze"
+  files:
+    en: "Files"
+    de: "Dateien"
+  viewTable:
+    en: "View Table"
+    de: "Tabelle anzeigen"
+includesIndexTime:
+  title:
+    en: "Time Span"
+    de: "Zeitspanne"
+  from:
+    en: "from"
+    de: "von"
+  to:
+    en: "to"
+    de: "bis"
+  viewTimeline:
+    en: "View Timeline"
+    de: "Zeitachse anzeigen"
+includesItemAudioPlayer:
+  audioNotSupported:
+    en: "Your browser does not support the audio element."
+    de: "Ihr Browser unterstützt das Audio-Element nicht."
+includesItemBreadcrumbs:
+  home:
+    en: "Home"
+    de: "Startseite"
+  items:
+    en: "Items"
+    de: "Objekte"
+includesItemBrowseButtons:
+  previous:
+    en: "Previous"
+    de: "Vorheriges"
+  next:
+    en: "Next"
+    de: "Nächstes"
+  backToBrowse:
+    en: "Back to Browse"
+    de: "Zurück zur Übersicht"
+includesItemCitationBox:
+  title:
+    en: "Source"
+    de: "Quelle"
+  preferredCitation:
+    en: "Preferred Citation"
+    de: "Bevorzugte Zitation"
+  referenceLink:
+    en: "Reference Link"
+    de: "Referenzlink"
+includesItemDownloadButton:
+  download:
+    en: "Download"
+    de: "Herunterladen"
+includesItemImageGallery:
+  clickToViewFullScreen:
+    en: "Click to view full screen"
+    de: "Klicken Sie, um den Vollbildmodus zu aktivieren"
+includesItemRightsBox:
+  title:
+    en: "Rights"
+    de: "Rechte"
+  rights:
+    en: "Rights"
+    de: "Rechte"
+  rightsstatement:
+    en: "Standardized Rights"
+    de: "Rechteerklärung"
+includesItemVideoPlayer:
+  videoNotSupported:
+    en: "Your browser does not support the embedded video."
+    de: "Ihr Browser unterstützt das eingebettete Video nicht."
+includesJsBrowseJs:
+  viewFullRecord:
+    en: "View Full Record"
+    de: "Vollständigen Datensatz anzeigen"
+includesJsLunrJs:
+  results:
+    en: "Result(s) found"
+    de: "Ergebnisse"
+includesCollectionBanner:
+  downloadButton:
+    en: "Download Data"
+    de: "Daten herunterladen"
+  title:
+    en: "Collection Data"
+    de: "Sammlungsdaten"
+  description:
+    en: "The collection data is available for download in a variety of formats."
+    de: "Die Sammlungsdaten können in verschiedenen Formaten heruntergeladen werden."
+  completeMetadata:
+    en: "Complete Metadata"
+    de: "Vollständige Metadaten"
+  completeMetadataDescription:
+    en: "All metadata fields for all collection items, available as a CSV spreadsheet (usable in Excel, Google Sheets, and similar programs) or JSON file (often used with web applications)."
+    de: "Alle Metadatenfelder für alle Sammlungsobjekte, als CSV-Tabelle (verwendbar in Excel, Google Sheets und ähnlichen Programmen) oder JSON-Datei (oft mit Webanwendungen verwendet)."
+  metadata:
+    en: "Metadata"
+    de: "Metadaten"
+  metadataFacets:
+    en: "Metadata Facets"
+    de: "Metadaten Facetten"
+  metadataFacetsDescription:
+    en: "List of unique values and their count for specific metadata fields, useful for understanding content of the fields."
+    de: "Liste der eindeutigen Werte und ihrer Anzahl für bestimmte Metadatenfelder, die für das Verständnis des Inhalts der Felder nützlich ist."
+  subjectMetadata:
+    en: "Subject Metadata"
+    de: "Metadaten Themen"
+  subjectMetadataDescription:
+    en: "Unique values and counts of subject metadata, useful for further analyzing the content of this collection."
+    de: "Eindeutige Werte und Zählungen von Themenmetadaten, die für die weitere Analyse des Inhalts dieser Sammlung nützlich sind."
+  subjects:
+    en: "Subjects"
+    de: "Themen"
+  locations:
+    en: "Locations"
+    de: "Orte"
+  locationsDescription:
+    en: "Unique values and counts of location metadata, useful for further visualization and analysis of this collection's place names."
+    de: "Eindeutige Werte und Zählungen von Ortsmetadaten, die für die weitere Visualisierung und Analyse der Ortsnamen dieser Sammlung nützlich sind."
+  geodataDescription:
+    en: 'Metadata for all collection items that have geographic coordinates in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GeoJSON</a> format, useful for further exploration and analysis of this collection through a geographical lense.'
+    de: 'Metadaten für alle Sammlungsobjekte, die geographische Koordinaten im <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GeoJSON</a>-Format haben, die für die weitere Exploration und Analyse dieser Sammlung durch eine geographische Linse nützlich sind.'
+  geodata:
+    en: "Geodata"
+    de: "Geodaten"
+  timeline:
+    en: "Timeline"
+    de: "Zeitachse"
+  timelineDescription:
+    en: 'A time-focused JSON data export designed for use with <a href="https://timeline.knightlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TimelineJS</a>.'
+    de: 'Ein zeitbezogener JSON-Datenexport, der für die Verwendung mit <a href="https://timeline.knightlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TimelineJS</a> konzipiert ist.'
+  websiteSourceCode:
+    en: "Website Source Code"
+    de: "Quellcode der Website"
+  websiteSourceCodeDescription:
+    en: 'GitHub repository containing source code for this project built with <a href="https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CollectionBuilder-CSV</a>.'
+    de: 'GitHub-Repository mit dem Quellcode für dieses Projekt, das mit <a href="https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CollectionBuilder-CSV</a>.'
+  sourceCode:
+    en: "Source Code"
+    de: "Quellcode"
+includesFooter:
+  home:
+    en: "Home"
+    de: "Startseite"
+  builtWith:
+    en: "built with"
+    de: "erstellt mit"
+  lastUpdated:
+    en: "Last updated"
+    de: "Zuletzt aktualisiert"
+includesNavSearchLunr:
+  search:
+    en: "Search"
+    de: "Suche"
+  searchBox:
+    en: "Search Box"
+    de: "Suchefeld"
+includesScrollToTop:
+  backToTop:
+    en: "Back to Top"
+    de: "Zurück nach oben"
+  upArrow:
+    en: "Up Arrow"
+    de: "Pfeil nach oben"
+layoutsBrowse:
+  search:
+    en: "Search"
+    de: "Suche"
+  filter:
+    en: "Filter"
+    de: "Filter"
+  filterItems:
+    en: "Filter Items"
+    de: "Objekte filtern"
+  reset:
+    en: "Reset"
+    de: "Zurücksetzen"
+  sortBy:
+    en: "Sort by"
+    de: "Sortieren nach"
+  random:
+    en: "Random"
+    de: "Zufällig"
+  loading:
+    en: "Loading"
+    de: "Laden"
+layoutsData:
+  link:
+    en: "Link"
+    de: "Link"
+layoutsHomeInfographic:
+  sampleItems:
+    en: "Sample Items"
+    de: "Beispielobjekte"
+  topSubjects:
+    en: "Top Subjects"
+    de: "Top-Themen"
+  locations:
+    en: "Locations"
+    de: "Orte"
+layoutsSearch:
+  searchOptions:
+    en: "Search Options"
+    de: "Suchoptionen"
+  lunrSearchOptions:
+    en: "Lunr Search Options"
+    de: "Lunr-Suchoptionen"
+  options:
+    en: '<p>These advanced options can be added to your query in the search box to refine your results:</p> <ul> <li>Search a specific field: use the field name, colon, then your query, e.g. <code>title:foo</code>, <code>date:1911</code>, <code>subject:tree</code>. In this collection you can use {{ fields | join: ", " }}.</li> <li>Wildcards: add <code>*</code> to match any character(s), e.g. <code>foo*</code>, <code>*oo</code>. This is helpful for using a root to find words with all related endings.</li> <li>Fuzzy match: add <code>~</code> plus a number at the end of your query to specify a higher level of fuzziness in search, e.g. <code>foo~1</code>. This can help with misspellings.</li> <li>Boost term: add <code>^</code> plus a number to boost the relevance of a term in your query, e.g. <code>foo^10</code>. This can help reduce clutter of unrelated results if one of your terms is most important.</li> </ul>'
+    de: '<p>Diese erweiterten Optionen können im Suchfeld zu Ihrer Anfrage hinzugefügt werden, um Ihre Ergebnisse zu verfeinern:</p> <ul> <li>Suchen Sie ein bestimmtes Feld: Verwenden Sie den Feldnamen, einen Doppelpunkt und dann Ihre Anfrage, z.B. <code>Titel:foo</code>, <code>Datum:1911</code>, <code>Thema:Baum</code>. In dieser Sammlung können Sie {{ fields | join: ", " }}.</li> <li>Wildcards: Fügen Sie <code>*</code> hinzu, um beliebige Zeichen zu finden, z.B. <code>foo*</code>, <code>*oo</code>. Dies ist hilfreich, wenn Sie einen Wortstamm verwenden, um Wörter mit allen verwandten Endungen zu finden.</li> <li>Unscharfe Übereinstimmung: Fügen Sie <code>~</code> plus eine Zahl am Ende Ihrer Abfrage hinzu, um eine höhere Unschärfe bei der Suche anzugeben, z.B. <code>foo~1</code>. Dies kann bei Rechtschreibfehlern helfen.</li> <li>Boost term: Fügen Sie <code>^</code> plus eine Zahl hinzu, um die Relevanz eines Begriffs in Ihrer Anfrage zu erhöhen, z.B. <code>foo^10</code>. Dies kann dazu beitragen, das Durcheinander von nicht verwandten Ergebnissen zu reduzieren, wenn einer Ihrer Begriffe am wichtigsten ist.</li> </ul>'
+  search:
+    en: "Search"
+    de: "Suche"
+  searchTerm:
+    en: "Enter your search term..."
+    de: "Geben Sie Ihren Suchbegriff ein..."
+  lunrSearchDescription:
+    en: '<p class="text-muted">Unscharfe Suche unterstützt von <a href="https://lunrjs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lunr.js</a>. <em>Das Laden großer Sammlungen kann eine Sekunde dauern!</em></p>'
+    de: '<p class="text-muted">Unscharfe Suche angetrieben von <a href="https://lunrjs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lunr.js</a>. <em>Kann eine Sekunde dauern, um große Sammlungen zu laden!</em></p>'
+  googleSearchDescription:
+    en: <p class="text-muted">Alternatively, try <a href="{{ '/search/google.html' | relative_url }}">Google CSE</a> site search.</p>
+    de: <p class="text-muted">Alternativ dazu können Sie die <a href="{{ '/search/google.html'' | relative_url }}">Google CSE</a> die Site-Suche.</p>
+layoutsTimeline:
+  year:
+    en: "Year"
+    de: "Jahr"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/data-download-modal.html b/_includes/data-download-modal.html
index 36e8921b..352d8fbc 100644
--- a/_includes/data-download-modal.html
+++ b/_includes/data-download-modal.html
@@ -6,34 +6,34 @@
 {%- endcomment -%}
 
 {%- assign stubs = site.data.config-nav | map: 'stub' | join: ';' -%}
-<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg float-md-end" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#dataModal">Download Data</button>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg float-md-end" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#dataModal">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['downloadButton'][site.lang] }}</button>
 <!-- Modal -->
 <div class="modal fade" id="dataModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="dataModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
         <div class="modal-content">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <h1 class="modal-title" id="dataModalLabel">Collection Data</h1>
+                <h1 class="modal-title" id="dataModalLabel">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['title'][site.lang] }}</h1>
                 <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body">
 
-                <p>Download this collection's data in a variety of reusable formats.</p>
+                <p>{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['description'][site.lang] }}</p>
                 
                 {% if site.data.theme.metadata-export-fields %}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Complete Metadata</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">All metadata fields for all collection items, available as a CSV spreadsheet (usable in Excel, Google Sheets, and similar programs) or JSON file (often used with web applications).</p>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Metadata CSV</a>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Metadata JSON</a>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['completeMetadata'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['completeMetadataDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['metadata'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['metadata'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {%- endif -%}
                 {% if site.data.theme.metadata-facets-fields %}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Metadata Facets</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">List of unique values and their count for specific metadata fields, useful for understanding content of the fields.</p>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['metadataFacets'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['metadataFacetsDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
                         <a href="{{ '/assets/data/facets.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Facets JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ <h2 class="card-title h4">Metadata Facets</h2>
                 {% if stubs contains "subject" %}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Subject Metadata</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">Unique values and counts of subject metadata, useful for further analyzing the content of this collection.</p>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Subjects CSV</a>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Subjects JSON</a>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['subjectMetadata'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['subjectMetadataDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['subjects'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['subjects'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {% endif %}
                 {% if stubs contains "location" %}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Locations</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">Unique values and counts of location metadata, useful for further visualization and analysis of this collection's place names.</p>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Locations CSV</a>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Locations JSON</a>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['locations'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['locationsDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.csv' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['locations'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['locations'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {%- endif -%}
@@ -62,25 +62,25 @@ <h2 class="card-title h4">Locations</h2>
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
                         <h2 class="card-title h4">GeoJSON</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">Metadata for all collection items that have geographic coordinates in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GeoJSON</a> format, useful for further exploration and analysis of this collection through a geographical lense.</p>
-                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/geodata.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">Geodata JSON</a>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['geodataDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
+                        <a href="{{ '/assets/data/geodata.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['geodata'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {%- endif -%}
                 {% if stubs contains "timeline" %}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Timeline</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">A time-focused JSON data export designed for use with <a href="https://timeline.knightlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TimelineJS</a>.</p>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['timeline'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['timelineDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
                         <a href="{{ '/assets/data/timelinejs.json' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank">TimelineJS JSON</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {%- endif -%}
                 <div class="card my-3">
                     <div class="card-body">
-                        <h2 class="card-title h4">Website Source Code</h2>
-                        <p class="card-text">GitHub repository containing source code for this project built with <a href="https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CollectionBuilder-CSV</a>.</p>
-                        <a href="{{ site.source-code | default: 'https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv' }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source Code</a>
+                        <h2 class="card-title h4">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['websiteSourceCode'][site.lang] }}</h2>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['websiteSourceCodeDescription'][site.lang] }}</p>
+                        <a href="{{ site.source-code | default: 'https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv' }}" class="btn btn-outline-dark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ site.data.translations['includesCollectionBanner']['sourceCode'][site.lang] }}</a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/_includes/feature/audio.html b/_includes/feature/audio.html
index 291b8027..a35f4bb3 100644
--- a/_includes/feature/audio.html
+++ b/_includes/feature/audio.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 <p class="text-center my-3">
     <audio controls class="w-100">
         <source src="{{ src }}" >
-        Your browser does not support the audio element.
+        {{ site.data.translations['includesFeatureAudio']['audioNotSupported'][site.lang] }}
     </audio>
     {% unless include.caption == false %}<small class="figure-caption"><a href="{{ audio_link }}">{{ audio_caption }}</a></small>{% endunless %}
 </p>
diff --git a/_includes/feature/nav-menu.html b/_includes/feature/nav-menu.html
index 114115e4..e85793c1 100644
--- a/_includes/feature/nav-menu.html
+++ b/_includes/feature/nav-menu.html
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 {%- endcomment -%}
 {% assign sections = include.sections | split: ';'%}
 <p class="h6 shadow-sm p-3 about-nav sticky-top bg-white">
-    Contents: {% for section in sections %}<a class="mx-2" href="#{{ section | slugify }}">{{ section }}</a> {% unless forloop.last %}| {% endunless %}{% endfor %}{% if page.credits == true %}| <a class="mx-2" href="#technical">Tech</a>{% endif %}
+    Contents: {% for section in sections %}<a class="mx-2" href="#{{ section | slugify }}">{{ section }}</a> {% unless forloop.last %}| {% endunless %}{% endfor %}{% if page.credits == true %}| <a class="mx-2" href="#technical">{{ site.data.translations['includesFeatureNavMenu']['techLinkLabel'][site.lang] }}</a>{% endif %}
 </p>
diff --git a/_includes/feature/pdf.html b/_includes/feature/pdf.html
index 38d1cd24..bc467f2f 100644
--- a/_includes/feature/pdf.html
+++ b/_includes/feature/pdf.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <figure class="figure border rounded p-1 feature-w-{{ include.width | default: '100' }}">
         <div class="{% unless include.height %}ratio ratio-{{ include.ratio | default: '1x1' }}{% endunless %}">
             <object aria-label="pdf embed of {{ pdf_caption | escape }}" {% if include.height %}width="100%" height="{{ include.height }}"{% endif %} data="{{ src }}">
-                <p>The PDF is not rendering in your browser. Please <a href="{{ src }}">download the PDF</a> to view.</p>
+                <p>{{ site.data.translations['includesFeaturePdf']['pdfNotRendering'][site.lang] }} <a href="{{ src }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesFeaturePdf']['pdfDownload'][site.lang] }}</a>.</p>
             </object>
         </div>
         {% unless include.caption == false %}<figcaption class="figure-caption"><a href="{{ pdf_link }}">{{ pdf_caption }}</a></figcaption>{% endunless %}
diff --git a/_includes/feature/video.html b/_includes/feature/video.html
index dc5c7b51..8b2f0e3c 100644
--- a/_includes/feature/video.html
+++ b/_includes/feature/video.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             {% else %}
             <video width="320" height="240" controls>
                 <source src="{{ video_src }}">
-                Your browser does not support the video tag.
+                {{ site.data.translations['includesFeatureVideo']['videoNotSupported'][site.lang] }}
             </video>
             {%- endif -%}
         </div>
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 00335010..8521b0b8 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ <h2 class="h4"><a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}" class="text-white">{{ site.tit
 
            {% if site.organization-logo-nav %} <p class="text-md-end">
                 <a href="{{ site.organization-link }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-                    <img id="footer-logo" class="img-fluid" src="{{ site.organization-logo-nav | relative_url }}" alt="{{ site.organization-name | escape }} home">
+                    <img id="footer-logo" class="img-fluid" src="{{ site.organization-logo-nav | relative_url }}" alt="{{ site.organization-name | escape }} {{ site.data.translations['includesFooter']['home'][site.lang] }}">
                 </a>
             </p>
             {% endif %}
             <p class="text-white text-md-end" id="footer-credits">
-                <small><em>built with</em>
+                <small><em>{{ site.data.translations['includesFooter']['builtWith'][site.lang] }}</em>
                     <a href="https://collectionbuilder.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="CollectionBuilder">
                         <img src="{{ '/assets/img/collectionbuilder-logo.png' | relative_url }}" class="img-fluid" alt="CollectionBuilder" >
                     </a>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ <h2 class="h4"><a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}" class="text-white">{{ site.tit
     </div>
 
     <div class="col-md-12 text-center pt-3 pb-1">
-        <p class="text-white">Last updated {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }}</p>
+        <p class="text-white">{{ site.data.translations['includesFooter']['lastUpdated'][site.lang] }} {{ site.time | date: '%Y' }}</p>
     </div>
 
 </footer>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/head/head.html b/_includes/head/head.html
index d7dc4357..dcf744b3 100644
--- a/_includes/head/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head/head.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     https://github.com/CollectionBuilder/collectionbuilder-csv
 -->
 <meta name="generator" content="collectionbuilder-csv" />
-<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us" >
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="{{ site.lang }}" />
 
 {% if site.data.theme.font-cdn %}{{ site.data.theme.font-cdn }}{%- endif -%}
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% if site.data.theme.bootswatch %}https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootswatch@5.1.3/dist/{{ site.data.theme.bootswatch }}/bootstrap.min.css{% else %}{{ '/assets/lib/bootstrap.min.css' | relative_url }}{% endif %}" type="text/css">
diff --git a/_includes/head/item-meta.html b/_includes/head/item-meta.html
index 14901314..bfc6d486 100644
--- a/_includes/head/item-meta.html
+++ b/_includes/head/item-meta.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {% if page.subject %}<meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.subject | escape }}" >{% endif %}
-{% if page.description %}<meta name="description" content="Item from {{ site.title | escape }}: {{ page.description | truncatewords: 25 | escape }}">{% endif %}
+{% if page.description %}<meta name="description" content="{{ site.data.translations['includesHeadItemMeta']['itemFrom'][site.lang] }} {{ site.title | escape }}: {{ page.description | truncatewords: 25 | escape }}">{% endif %}
 <!-- DC meta -->
 <link rel="schema.DCTERMS" href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" />
 {%- assign dc-fields = site.data.config-metadata | where_exp: 'item', 'item.dc_map != nil' -%}
-{% for f in dc-fields %}{% if page[f.field] %}<meta name="{{ f.dc_map | xml_escape }}" content="{{ page[f.field] | truncatewords: 25 | xml_escape }}" xml:lang="en" />
+{% for f in dc-fields %}{% if page[f.field] %}<meta name="{{ f.dc_map | xml_escape }}" content="{{ page[f.field] | truncatewords: 25 | xml_escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />
 {% endif %}{% endfor %}
-{% if site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.publisher" content="{{ site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="en" />{% endif %}
+{% if site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.publisher" content="{{ site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />{% endif %}
 <!-- Open Graph meta -->
 <meta property="og:title" content="{{ page.title | escape }}" />
 <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 <meta property="og:image:alt" content="{{ page.title | escape }}" />{% endif %}
 <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ site.title | escape }}" />
 <meta property="og:url" content="{{ page.url | absolute_url }}" />
-<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
+<meta property="og:locale" content="{{ site.lang }}" />
 <!-- schema.org JSON-LD -->
 <script type="application/ld+json">
 { 
diff --git a/_includes/head/page-meta.html b/_includes/head/page-meta.html
index 50b3823b..77b57e01 100644
--- a/_includes/head/page-meta.html
+++ b/_includes/head/page-meta.html
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 {% if site.author or site.organization-name %}<meta name="author" content="{% if site.author %}{{ site.author | escape }}; {% endif %}{{ site.organization-name | escape }}" >{% endif %}
 <!-- DC meta --> 
 <link rel="schema.DCTERMS" href="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" />
-<meta name="DCTERMS.title" content="{{ page.title | escape }}, {{ site.title | escape }}" xml:lang="en" />
-{% if site.author or site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.creator" content="{{ site.author | default: site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="en" />{% endif %}
-{% if site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.publisher" content="{{ site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="en" />{% endif %}
-<meta name="DCTERMS.date" content="{{ site.time | date: '%Y' }}" xml:lang="en" />
-<meta name="DCTERMS.description" content="{{ site.description | escape }}" xml:lang="en" />
+<meta name="DCTERMS.title" content="{{ page.title | escape }}, {{ site.title | escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />
+{% if site.author or site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.creator" content="{{ site.author | default: site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />{% endif %}
+{% if site.organization-name %}<meta name="DCTERMS.publisher" content="{{ site.organization-name | escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />{% endif %}
+<meta name="DCTERMS.date" content="{{ site.time | date: '%Y' }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />
+<meta name="DCTERMS.description" content="{{ site.description | escape }}" xml:lang="{{ site.lang }}" />
 
 <!-- Open Graph meta -->
 <meta property="og:title" content="{% if page.title %}{{ page.title | escape }}, {% endif %}{{ site.title | escape }}" />
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <meta property="og:image" content="{{ site.data.featured_item.src | relative_url }}" />
 <meta property="og:image:alt" content="{{ site.data.featured_item.alt | escape }}" />
 <meta property="og:url" content="{{ page.url | absolute_url }}" />
-<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
+<meta property="og:locale" content="{{ site.lang }}" />
 <!-- schema.org JSON-LD -->
 <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"{% if page.title %}{{ page.title | escape }}, {% endif %}{{ site.title | escape }}","publisher": { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "{{ site.organization-name }}", "url": "{{ site.organization-link }}", "logo": "{{ site.organization-logo-banner }}" },"description":{{ site.description | jsonify }},"image":"{{ site.data.featured_item.src | relative_url }}","url":"{{ page.url | absolute_url }}"}</script> 
 <!-- breadcrumbs schema -->
diff --git a/_includes/index/carousel.html b/_includes/index/carousel.html
index 6e5094f9..83cec280 100644
--- a/_includes/index/carousel.html
+++ b/_includes/index/carousel.html
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
             </div>
             <button class="carousel-control-prev" type="button" data-bs-target="#imageCarousel" data-bs-slide="prev">
                 <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                <span class="visually-hidden">Previous</span>
+                <span class="visually-hidden">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexCarousel']['prev'][site.lang] }}</span>
             </button>
             <button class="carousel-control-next" type="button" data-bs-target="#imageCarousel" data-bs-slide="next">
                 <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-                <span class="visually-hidden">Next</span>
+                <span class="visually-hidden">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexCarousel']['next'][site.lang] }}</span>
             </button>
         </div>
             
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             itemLink = '{{ '/items/' | relative_url }}' + carouselItems[i][1] + '.html';
         }   
         // create indicator 
-        indicator = `<button type="button" data-bs-target="#imageCarousel" data-bs-slide-to="${i.toString()}" ${ i == 0 ? 'class="active" aria-current="true" ' : '' }aria-label="Slide ${i.toString()}"></button>`;
+        indicator = `<button type="button" data-bs-target="#imageCarousel" data-bs-slide-to="${i.toString()}" ${ i == 0 ? 'class="active" aria-current="true" ' : '' }aria-label="{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexCarousel']['slide'][site.lang] }} ${i.toString()}"></button>`;
         // create slide
         slide = `<div class="carousel-item py-2${ i == 0 ? ' active' : '' }">
             <img class="d-block h-100 mx-auto lazyload" alt="${carouselItems[i][4]}" data-src="${itemImg}">
diff --git a/_includes/index/data-download.html b/_includes/index/data-download.html
index 5456be45..bf52310c 100644
--- a/_includes/index/data-download.html
+++ b/_includes/index/data-download.html
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 {%- assign stubs = site.data.config-nav | map: 'stub' | join: ';' -%}
 <div class="card mb-3">
     <div class="card-body">
-        <h2 class="card-title h5">Collection as Data <small>(click to download)</small></h2>
+        <h2 class="card-title h5">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['title'][site.lang] }}</h2>
         <p class="card-text text-center">
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Metadata CSV</a>
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Metadata JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['metadata'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/metadata.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['metadata'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
             {% if stubs contains "subject" %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Subjects JSON</a>
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Subjects CSV</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['subjects'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/subjects.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['subjects'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
             {% endif %}
             {% if stubs contains "map" %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/geodata.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Geodata JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/geodata.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['geodata'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
             {% endif %}
             {% if stubs contains "location" %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Locations CSV</a>
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Locations JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.csv' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['locations'][site.lang] }} CSV</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/locations.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['locations'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
             {% endif %}
             {% if stubs contains "timeline" %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/timelinejs.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Timeline JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/timelinejs.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['timeline'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
             {% endif %}
             {% if site.data.theme.metadata-facets-fields %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/facets.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">Facets JSON</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ '/assets/data/facets.json' | relative_url }}" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['facets'][site.lang] }} JSON</a>
             {% endif %}
-            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ site.source-code }}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Source Code</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary m-2" href="{{ site.source-code }}" rel="noopener" target="_blank">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDataDownload']['sourceCode'][site.lang] }}</a>
         </p>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/_includes/index/description.html b/_includes/index/description.html
index 0aec5f87..c89cc89c 100644
--- a/_includes/index/description.html
+++ b/_includes/index/description.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="card mb-3">
   <div class="card-body">
-    <h2 class="card-title h5">Description</h2>
+    <h2 class="card-title h5">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDescription']['title'][site.lang] }}</h2>
     <p class="card-text">{{ site.description }}</p>
-    <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ '/about.html' | relative_url }}" role="button">Learn More &raquo;</a>
+    <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ '/about.html' | relative_url }}" role="button">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexDescription']['learnMore'][site.lang] }} &raquo;</a>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/_includes/index/objects.html b/_includes/index/objects.html
index 77b87393..a707c6f1 100644
--- a/_includes/index/objects.html
+++ b/_includes/index/objects.html
@@ -10,27 +10,26 @@ <h2 class="card-title h5">Objects</h2>
       {{ count }}      
       {% case t %}
       {% when 'image' %} 
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'image' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Image{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-image"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'image' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['images'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-image"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'audio' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'audio' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Audio File{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-audio"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'audio' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['audio'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-audio"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'video' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'video' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Video{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-video"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'video' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['videos'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-video"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'pdf' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'pdf' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">PDF{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-pdf"/></svg></a><br>
-      {% when 'panorama' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'panorama' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Panorama{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-panorama"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'pdf' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['pdfs'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-pdf"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'record' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'record' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Record{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-record"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'record' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['records'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-record"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'compound_object' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'compound%20object' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Compound Object{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-compound-object"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'compound%20object' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['compoundObjects'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-compound-object"/></svg></a><br>
       {% when 'multiple' %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'multiple' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">Multiple{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-multiple"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'multiple' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['multiples'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-multiple"/></svg></a><br>
       {% else %}
-      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'file' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">File{% if count > 1 %}s{% endif %} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-default"/></svg></a><br>
+      <a class="text-dark" href="{{ 'file' | prepend: '/browse.html#' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['files'][site.lang] }} <svg class="bi icon-sprite text-body" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-default"/></svg></a><br>
       {%- endcase -%}
       {%- endif -%}
       {%- endfor -%}
-      <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-2" href="{{ '/data.html' | relative_url }}">View table</a>
+      <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-2" href="{{ '/data.html' | relative_url }}">
+        {{ site.data.translations['includesIndexObjects']['viewTable'][site.lang] }}</a>
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/_includes/index/time.html b/_includes/index/time.html
index 003d703e..259f19c2 100644
--- a/_includes/index/time.html
+++ b/_includes/index/time.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 {%- assign date-range = clean-years | remove: " " | split: ";" | uniq | sort  -%}
 <div class="card mb-3">
   <div class="card-body">
-    <h2 class="card-title h5">Time Span</h2>
-    <p class="card-text h5">{{ date-range | first }} to {{ date-range | last }}
-      <br><a href="{{ '/timeline.html' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-2">View Timeline</a>
+    <h2 class="card-title h5">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexTime']['title'][site.lang] }}</h5>
+    <p class="card-text h5">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexTime']['from'][site.lang] }} {{ date-range | first }} {{ site.data.translations['includesIndexTime']['to'][site.lang] }} {{ date-range | last }}
+      <br><a href="{{ '/timeline.html' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary mt-2">{{ site.data.translations['includesIndexTime']['viewTimeline'][site.lang] }}</a>
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/_includes/item/audio-player.html b/_includes/item/audio-player.html
index 0d2c1c66..9838c98b 100644
--- a/_includes/item/audio-player.html
+++ b/_includes/item/audio-player.html
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <audio controls class="w-100">
     <source src="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">
-    Your browser does not support the audio element. Please <a href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">download the audio file</a>.
+    {{ site.data.translations['includesItemAudioPlayer']['audioNotSupported'][site.lang] }} <a href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">Download</a>.
 </audio>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/item/breadcrumbs.html b/_includes/item/breadcrumbs.html
index 6194e14c..79e288f9 100644
--- a/_includes/item/breadcrumbs.html
+++ b/_includes/item/breadcrumbs.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <ol class="breadcrumb">
-    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="text-dark" href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">Home</a></li>
-    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="text-dark" href="{{ '/browse.html' | relative_url }}">Items</a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="text-dark" href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemBreadcrumbs']['home'][site.lang] }}</a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a class="text-dark" href="{{ '/browse.html' | relative_url }}">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemBreadcrumbs']['items'][site.lang] }}</a></li>
     <li class="breadcrumb-item active text-dark" aria-current="page">{{ page.title | truncatewords: 10 }}</li>
 </ol>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/item/browse-buttons.html b/_includes/item/browse-buttons.html
index 027496cf..75afc751 100644
--- a/_includes/item/browse-buttons.html
+++ b/_includes/item/browse-buttons.html
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <div class="text-center">
-  <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ page.previous_item | relative_url }}" id="prev-page-button">&laquo; Previous</a>
-  <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ '/browse.html' | relative_url }}">Back to Browse</a>
-  <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ page.next_item | relative_url }}" id="next-page-button">Next &raquo;</a>
+    <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ page.previous_item | relative_url }}" id="prev-page-button">&laquo; {{ site.data.translations['includesItemBrowseButtons']['previous'][site.lang] }}</a>
+    <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ '/browse.html' | relative_url }}" >{{ site.data.translations['includesItemBrowseButtons']['backToBrowse'][site.lang] }}</a>
+    <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ page.next_item | relative_url }}" id="next-page-button">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemBrowseButtons']['next'][site.lang] }} &raquo;</a>
 </div>
 <div id="item-nav">
   <div class="d-none d-md-block">
diff --git a/_includes/item/citation-box.html b/_includes/item/citation-box.html
index b58a9105..5c48c9ff 100644
--- a/_includes/item/citation-box.html
+++ b/_includes/item/citation-box.html
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <div class="card">
-    <div class="card-header">Source</div>
+    <div class="card-header">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemCitationBox']['title'][site.lang] }}</div>
     <div class="card-body">
         <dl>
-            <dt>Preferred Citation:</dt>
+            <dt>{{ site.data.translations['includesItemCitationBox']['preferredCitation'][site.lang] }}:</dt>
             <dd>"{{ page.title }}", {{ site.title }}, {{ site.organization-name }}</dd>
-            <dt>Reference Link:</dt>
+            <dt>{{ site.data.translations['includesItemCitationBox']['referenceLink'][site.lang] }}:</dt>
             <dd>{{ page.url | absolute_url }}</dd>
         </dl>
     </div>
diff --git a/_includes/item/download-buttons.html b/_includes/item/download-buttons.html
index 30105be6..40f28653 100644
--- a/_includes/item/download-buttons.html
+++ b/_includes/item/download-buttons.html
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Item options">
     {% if page.object_transcript %}<button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapseTranscript" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapseExample">View Transcript</button>{% endif %}
     {% if page.date %}{%- capture year -%}{% if page.date contains "-" %}{{ page.date | split: "-" | first }}{% elsif page.date contains "/" %}{{ page.date | split: "/" | last }}{% else %}{{ page.date }}{% endif %}{%- endcapture -%}
-    <a href="{{ year | strip | prepend: '/timeline.html#y' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">View on Timeline</a>{% endif %}
+    <a href="{{ year | strip | prepend: '/timeline.html#y' | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">
+      on Timeline</a>{% endif %}
     {% if page.latitude and page.longitude %}
     <a href="{{ '/map.html?location=' | append: page.latitude  | append: ',' | append: page.longitude | append: '&marker=' | append: page.objectid | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">View on Map</a>{% endif %}
     {% if page.object_location %}<a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">
diff --git a/_includes/item/image-gallery.html b/_includes/item/image-gallery.html
index 2c3f2ed4..08060e70 100644
--- a/_includes/item/image-gallery.html
+++ b/_includes/item/image-gallery.html
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <a class="spotlight gallery-img" data-download="true" title="{{ page.title | escape }}" href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">
-    <img src="{{ page.image_small | relative_url }}" alt="{{ page.image_alt_text | default: page.description | default: page.title | escape }}" class="img-fluid">
-    <div><small class="text-dark">Click to view full screen</small></div>
+    <img src="{{ page.image_small | relative_url }}" alt="{{ page.title | escape }}" class="img-fluid">
+    <div><small class="text-dark">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemImageGallery']['image'][site.lang] }}</small></div>
 </a>
diff --git a/_includes/item/rights-box.html b/_includes/item/rights-box.html
index 05086eaf..1fb66b74 100644
--- a/_includes/item/rights-box.html
+++ b/_includes/item/rights-box.html
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 {%- endcomment -%}
 <div class="card">
-    <div class="card-header">Rights</div>
+    <div class="card-header">{{ site.data.translations['includesItemRightsBox']['title'][site.lang] }}</div>
     <div class="card-body">
         <dl>
-            {% if page.rights %}<dt>Rights:</dt>
+            {% if page.rights %}<dt>{{ site.data.translations['includesItemRightsBox']['rights'][site.lang] }}:</dt>
             <dd>{{ page.rights }}</dd>{% endif %}
-            {% if page.rightsstatement %}<dt>Standardized Rights:</dt>
+            {% if page.rightsstatement %}<dt>{{ site.data.translations['includesItemRightsBox']['rightsstatement'][site.lang] }}:</dt>
             <dd><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="{{ page.rightsstatement }}">{{ page.rightsstatement }}</a>
             </dd>{% endif %}
         </dl>
diff --git a/_includes/item/video-player.html b/_includes/item/video-player.html
index 021d58ef..0e996696 100644
--- a/_includes/item/video-player.html
+++ b/_includes/item/video-player.html
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 <div class="ratio ratio-16x9">
     <video width="320" height="240" controls>
         <source src="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">
-        Your browser does not support the video tag. Please <a href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">download the video file</a>.
+        {{ site.data.translations['includesItemVideoPlayer']['videoNotSupported'][site.lang] }} <a href="{{ page.object_location | relative_url }}">Download</a>.
     </video>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/js/browse-js.html b/_includes/js/browse-js.html
index 0ec2b94b..e975cb01 100644
--- a/_includes/js/browse-js.html
+++ b/_includes/js/browse-js.html
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 {%- assign items = site.data[site.metadata] | where_exp: 'item','item.objectid and item.parentid == nil' -%}
 {% endif %}
 {%- assign fields = site.data.config-browse -%}
+{%- assign viewFullRecord = site.data.translations['includesJsBrowseJs']['viewFullRecord'][site.lang] -%}
+
 <script>
 
+var viewFullRecord = {{ viewFullRecord | jsonify}};
+
 /* add items */
 var items = [
     {% for item in items %}
@@ -76,7 +80,8 @@
         obj.template.toUpperCase() + ' ' + mediaIcon + '</a></small></p>';
     }
     // view button
-    card += '<hr><a href="' + itemHref + '" class="btn btn-sm btn-light" title="link to ' + obj.title + '">View Full Record</a>';
+    card += '<hr><a href="' + itemHref + '" class="btn btn-sm btn-light" title="link to ' + obj.title + '">' + viewFullRecord + '</a>';
+    console.log(viewFullRecord)
     // close divs
     card += '</div></div></div>';
     // send back big string
diff --git a/_includes/js/lunr-js.html b/_includes/js/lunr-js.html
index 80ea9461..f99159ec 100644
--- a/_includes/js/lunr-js.html
+++ b/_includes/js/lunr-js.html
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {%- assign fields = site.data.config-search -%}
 {%- assign index_fields = fields | where: 'index','true' -%}
+{%- assign results_label = site.data.translations['includesJsLunrJs']['results'][site.lang] -%}
 <script src="{{ '/assets/lib/lunr.min.js' | relative_url }}"></script>
 <script src="{{ '/assets/js/lunr-store.js' | relative_url }}"></script>
 <script>
+var results_label = {{ results_label | jsonify }};
 /* initialize lunr */
 var idx = lunr(function () {
   /* add index fields from config */
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@
       })
     });*/
   resultdiv.innerHTML = "";
-  var newresults = '<tr><td><h4 class="mt-3">' + result.length + ' Result(s) found</h4></td></tr>';
+  var newresults = '<tr><td><h4 class="mt-3">' + result.length + ' ' + results_label + '</h4></td></tr>';
   for (var item in result) {
     var ref = result[item].ref;
     var searchitem =
diff --git a/_includes/js/table-js.html b/_includes/js/table-js.html
index e9828d3a..b285d68f 100644
--- a/_includes/js/table-js.html
+++ b/_includes/js/table-js.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% assign fcount = site.data.config-table | size %}
+{% assign lang = site.lang %}
 <!-- load DataTables with jquery bundled -->
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="{{ '/assets/lib/datatables/datatables.min.js' | relative_url }}"></script>
 <script>
@@ -7,11 +8,14 @@
     $('#item-table').DataTable( {
         // use DataTables ajax load 
         ajax: { url: '{{ "/assets/js/metadata.min.json" | relative_url }}', dataSrc: 'objects' },
+        // language settings
+        // if lang not en, load translation file from assets/lib/datatables/de-DE.json
+        {% if lang != "en" %}language: { url: '{{ "/assets/lib/datatables/" | relative_url }}' + '{{ lang }}' + '.json' },{% endif %}
         // defer render to speed up large sets
         "deferRender": true,
         // enable pagination 
         "paging": true,
-        "lengthMenu": [[ 25, 50, 100, -1], [ 25, 50, 100, "All"]],
+        "lengthMenu": [[ 25, 50, 100, -1], [ 25, 50, 100, "∞"]],
         // add download features
         dom: 'B<"row mt-2"<"col-md-6"l><"col-md-6"f>>t<"row"<"col-md-6"i><"col-md-6"p>>', 
         buttons: [ 'excelHtml5', 'csvHtml5' ],
diff --git a/_includes/nav-search-lunr.html b/_includes/nav-search-lunr.html
index a80944a2..eff71889 100644
--- a/_includes/nav-search-lunr.html
+++ b/_includes/nav-search-lunr.html
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 </script>
 <form class="form-inline my-2 my-lg-0" role="search" id="search" onsubmit="site_search(); return false;">
     <div class="input-group">
-        <input id="site-search" class="form-control " type="text" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search box">
+        <input id="site-search" class="form-control " type="text" placeholder="{{ site.data.translations['includesNavSearchLunr']['search'][site.lang] }}" aria-label="{{ site.data.translations['includesNavSearchLunr']['searchBox'][site.lang] }}">
         <button class="btn btn-light" type="submit">
             <span id="search-icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 1024 974" height="16px" width="20px"><path d="M960 832L710.875 582.875C746.438 524.812 768 457.156 768 384 768 171.96900000000005 596 0 384 0 171.969 0 0 171.96900000000005 0 384c0 212 171.969 384 384 384 73.156 0 140.812-21.562 198.875-57L832 960c17.5 17.5 46.5 17.375 64 0l64-64C977.5 878.5 977.5 849.5 960 832zM384 640c-141.375 0-256-114.625-256-256s114.625-256 256-256 256 114.625 256 256S525.375 640 384 640z"/></svg></span>
-            <span class="visually-hidden">Search</span>
+            <span class="visually-hidden">{{ site.data.translations['includesNavSearchLunr']['search'][site.lang] }}</span>
         </button>
     </div>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_includes/scroll-to-top.html b/_includes/scroll-to-top.html
index 1a5b2d3b..9c01e308 100644
--- a/_includes/scroll-to-top.html
+++ b/_includes/scroll-to-top.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
         });
     }
 </script>
-<button id="scroll-to-top" type="button" class="btn btn-link" onclick="scrollToTop();" title="Back to Top" aria-label="Back to Top">
-    <svg class="bi icon-sprite" role="img" aria-label="Up Arrow">
+<button id="scroll-to-top" type="button" class="btn btn-link" onclick="scrollToTop();" title="{{ site.data.translations['includesScrollToTop']['backToTop'][site.lang] }}" aria-label="Back to Top">
+    <svg class="bi icon-sprite" role="img" aria-label="{{ site.data.translations['includesScrollToTop']['upArrow'][site.lang] }}">
         <use xlink:href="{{ '/assets/lib/cb-icons.svg' | relative_url }}#icon-back-to-top"/>
     </svg>
 </button>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_layouts/browse.html b/_layouts/browse.html
index c66f2d1e..390637b7 100644
--- a/_layouts/browse.html
+++ b/_layouts/browse.html
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     <div class="col-md-8 text-center">
         <form role="search" id="lunrSearch" onsubmit="submitFilter(); return false;">
             <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="filterTextBox" placeholder="Filter ... " aria-label="Search"> 
-                <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" title="Filter items" id="filterButton" >Search</button>
-                <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary filter" onclick="resetFilter(); return false;" data-filter="">Reset</button>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="filterTextBox" placeholder="{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['filter'][site.lang] }} ... " aria-label="{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['search'][site.lang] }}"> 
+                <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit" title="{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['filterItems'][site.lang] }}" alt="{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['search'][site.lang] }}" id="filterButton" >{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['search'][site.lang] }}</button>
+                <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary filter" onclick="resetFilter(); return false;" data-filter="">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['reset'][site.lang] }}</button>
             </div>
         </form>
         <div class="h2" id="numberOf"></div>
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
     <div class="col-md-2">
         <div class="dropdown">
             <button class="btn btn-secondary mt-1 dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="browseSortButton" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-                Sort by <span id="sortFilter">Random</span>
+                {{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['sortBy'][site.lang] }} <span id="sortFilter">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['random'][site.lang] }}</span>
             </button>
             <div class="dropdown-menu browse-sort-menu" aria-labelledby="browseSortButton">
-                <button class="dropdown-item browse-sort-item active" data-filter="random">Random</button>
+                <button class="dropdown-item browse-sort-item active" data-filter="random">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['random'][site.lang] }}</button>
                 <button class="dropdown-item browse-sort-item" data-filter="title">Title</button>
                 {% assign sort_options = site.data.config-browse | where_exp: 'i','i.sort_name != nil' %}
                 {% for o in sort_options %}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div id="loadingIcon" class="text-center">
-    <div class="spinner-border text-dark" role="status"><span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span></div>
+    <div class="spinner-border text-dark" role="status"><span class="visually-hidden">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsBrowse']['loading'][site.lang] }}...</span></div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row" id="browseItems"></div>
diff --git a/_layouts/data.html b/_layouts/data.html
index 2d833c7d..4fb6e8c1 100644
--- a/_layouts/data.html
+++ b/_layouts/data.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                 {% for f in fields %}
                 <th scope="col">{{ f }}</th>
                 {% endfor %}
-                <th>Link</th>
+                <th>{{ site.data.translations['layoutsData']['link'][site.lang] }}</th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
     </table>
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index d84617d4..5c10a62b 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<html lang="en" class="h-100">
+<html lang="{{ site.lang }}" class="h-100">
   <head prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
     {% include head/head.html %}
   </head>
diff --git a/_layouts/home-infographic.html b/_layouts/home-infographic.html
index de78a903..44b2e07e 100644
--- a/_layouts/home-infographic.html
+++ b/_layouts/home-infographic.html
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@
 layout: page
 ---
 {%- assign items = site.data[site.metadata] | where_exp: 'item','item.objectid' -%}
+{% assign sampleItems = site.data.translations['layoutsHomeInfographic']['sampleItems'][site.lang] %}
+{% assign topSubjects = site.data.translations['layoutsHomeInfographic']['topSubjects'][site.lang] %}
+{% assign locations = site.data.translations['layoutsHomeInfographic']['locations'][site.lang] %}
 <div class="row">
 
   <div class="col-md-8">
 
     {% include index/description.html %}
-    {% include index/carousel.html title="Sample Items" %}
+    {% include index/carousel.html title=sampleItems %}
     
   </div>
   <div class="col-md-4">  
 
     {% include index/time.html %}
 
-    {% include index/featured-terms.html field="subject" title="Top Subjects" btn-color="primary" %}
+    {% include index/featured-terms.html field="subject" title=topSubjects btn-color="primary" %}
 
-    {% include index/featured-terms.html field="location" title="Locations" btn-color="outline-secondary" %}
+    {% include index/featured-terms.html field="location" title=locations btn-color="outline-secondary" %}
     
     {% include index/objects.html %}
 
diff --git a/_layouts/search.html b/_layouts/search.html
index eac8c195..6b9d53a1 100644
--- a/_layouts/search.html
+++ b/_layouts/search.html
@@ -5,23 +5,17 @@
 ---
 {%- assign fields = site.data.config-search | where: 'index',true | map: 'field' -%}
 <!-- Button trigger modal -->
-<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary float-end" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#operators">Search Options</button>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary float-end" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#operators">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['searchOptions'][site.lang] }}</button>
 <!-- Modal -->
 <div class="modal fade" id="operators" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
     <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
         <div class="modal-content">
             <div class="modal-header">
-                <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Lunr Search Options</h5>
+                <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">{{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['lunrSearchOptions'][site.lang] }}</h5>
                 <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
             </div>
             <div class="modal-body">
-                <p>These advanced options can be added to your query in the search box to refine your results:</p> 
-                <ul>
-                    <li>Search a specific field: use the field name, colon, then your query, e.g. <code>title:foo</code>, <code>date:1911</code>, <code>subject:tree</code>. In this collection you can use {{ fields | join: ", " }}.</li>
-                    <li>Wildcards: add <code>*</code> to match any character(s), e.g. <code>foo*</code>, <code>*oo</code>. This is helpful for using a root to find words with all related endings.</li>
-                    <li>Fuzzy match: add <code>~</code> plus a number at the end of your query to specify a higher level of fuzziness in search, e.g. <code>foo~1</code>. This can help with misspellings.</li>
-                    <li>Boost term: add <code>^</code> plus a number to boost the relevance of a term in your query, e.g. <code>foo^10</code>. This can help reduce clutter of unrelated results if one of your terms is most important.</li>
-                </ul>
+                {{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['searchOptions'][site.lang] }}
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -32,9 +26,9 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Lunr Search Options</h5>
 <div class="ms-3 mt-3">
     <form class="" role="search" id="lunrSearch" onsubmit="lunr_search(); return false;">
         <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
-            <input id="lunrSearchBox" class="form-control " type="text" placeholder="Enter your search term..." >
+            <input id="lunrSearchBox" class="form-control " type="text" placeholder="{{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['searchTerm'][site.lang] }}" >
             <button class="btn btn-success" type="submit">
-                Search
+                {{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['search'][site.lang] }}
             </button>
         </div>
     </form>
@@ -43,6 +37,6 @@ <h5 class="modal-title" id="modalLabel">Lunr Search Options</h5>
 </div>
 
 <div class="mt-3">
-    <p class="text-muted">Fuzzy search powered by <a href="https://lunrjs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lunr.js</a>. <em>May take a second to load large collections!</em></p>
-    {% if site.google-cse-id %}<p class="text-muted">Alternatively, try <a href="{{ '/search/google.html' | relative_url }}">Google CSE</a> site search.</p>{% endif %}
+    {{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['lunrSearchDescription'][site.lang] }}
+    {% if site.google-cse-id %}{{ site.data.translations['layoutsSearch']['googleSearchDescription'][site.lang] }}{% endif %}
 </div>
diff --git a/_layouts/timeline.html b/_layouts/timeline.html
index eba86ccc..a971b715 100644
--- a/_layouts/timeline.html
+++ b/_layouts/timeline.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 {%- if navYears -%}
 <div class="dropdown float-end" id="year-nav">
     <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="yearButton" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-        Year
+        {{ site.data.translations['layoutsTimeline']['year'][site.lang] }}
     </button>
     <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="yearButton">
         {% for y in navYears %}
diff --git a/assets/lib/datatables/de.json b/assets/lib/datatables/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07f62391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/lib/datatables/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+{
+    "emptyTable": "Keine Daten in der Tabelle vorhanden",
+    "info": "_START_ bis _END_ von _TOTAL_ Einträgen",
+    "infoEmpty": "Keine Daten vorhanden",
+    "infoFiltered": "(gefiltert von _MAX_ Einträgen)",
+    "infoThousands": ".",
+    "loadingRecords": "Wird geladen ..",
+    "processing": "Bitte warten ..",
+    "paginate": {
+        "first": "Erste",
+        "next": "Nächste",
+        "last": "Letzte",
+        "previous": "Vorherige"
+    },
+    "aria": {
+        "sortAscending": ": aktivieren, um Spalte aufsteigend zu sortieren",
+        "sortDescending": ": aktivieren, um Spalte absteigend zu sortieren"
+    },
+    "select": {
+        "rows": {
+            "_": "%d Zeilen ausgewählt",
+            "1": "1 Zeile ausgewählt"
+        },
+        "cells": {
+            "1": "1 Zelle ausgewählt",
+            "_": "%d Zellen ausgewählt"
+        },
+        "columns": {
+            "1": "1 Spalte ausgewählt",
+            "_": "%d Spalten ausgewählt"
+        }
+    },
+    "buttons": {
+        "print": "Drucken",
+        "copy": "Kopieren",
+        "copyTitle": "In Zwischenablage kopieren",
+        "copySuccess": {
+            "_": "%d Zeilen kopiert",
+            "1": "1 Zeile kopiert"
+        },
+        "collection": "Aktionen <span class=\"ui-button-icon-primary ui-icon ui-icon-triangle-1-s\"><\/span>",
+        "colvis": "Spaltensichtbarkeit",
+        "colvisRestore": "Sichtbarkeit wiederherstellen",
+        "csv": "CSV",
+        "excel": "Excel",
+        "pageLength": {
+            "-1": "Alle Zeilen anzeigen",
+            "1": "Zeige 1 Zeile",
+            "_": "Zeige %d Zeilen"
+        },
+        "pdf": "PDF",
+        "createState": "Ansicht erstellen",
+        "removeAllStates": "Alle Ansichten entfernen",
+        "removeState": "Entfernen",
+        "renameState": "Umbenennen",
+        "savedStates": "Gespeicherte Ansicht",
+        "stateRestore": "Ansicht %d",
+        "updateState": "Aktualisieren",
+        "copyKeys": "Drücken Sie die Taste <i>STRG<\/i> oder <i>⌘<\/i> + <i>C<\/i> um die Tabelle<br \/>in den Zwischenspeicher zu kopieren.<br \/><br \/>Um den Vorgang abzubrechen, klicken Sie die Nachricht an oder drücken Sie die Escape-Taste."
+    },
+    "autoFill": {
+        "cancel": "Abbrechen",
+        "fill": "Alle Zellen mit <i>%d<i> füllen<\/i><\/i>",
+        "fillHorizontal": "Alle horizontalen Zellen füllen",
+        "fillVertical": "Alle vertikalen Zellen füllen",
+        "info": "Automatische Vervollständigung"
+    },
+    "decimal": ",",
+    "search": "Suche:",
+    "searchBuilder": {
+        "add": "Bedingung hinzufügen",
+        "button": {
+            "0": "Such-Baukasten",
+            "_": "Such-Baukasten (%d)"
+        },
+        "condition": "Bedingung",
+        "conditions": {
+            "date": {
+                "after": "Nach",
+                "before": "Vor",
+                "between": "Zwischen",
+                "empty": "Leer",
+                "not": "Nicht",
+                "notBetween": "Nicht zwischen",
+                "notEmpty": "Nicht leer",
+                "equals": "Gleich"
+            },
+            "number": {
+                "between": "Zwischen",
+                "empty": "Leer",
+                "equals": "Entspricht",
+                "gt": "Größer als",
+                "gte": "Größer als oder gleich",
+                "lt": "Kleiner als",
+                "lte": "Kleiner als oder gleich",
+                "not": "Nicht",
+                "notBetween": "Nicht zwischen",
+                "notEmpty": "Nicht leer"
+            },
+            "string": {
+                "contains": "Beinhaltet",
+                "empty": "Leer",
+                "endsWith": "Endet mit",
+                "equals": "Entspricht",
+                "not": "Nicht",
+                "notEmpty": "Nicht leer",
+                "startsWith": "Startet mit",
+                "notContains": "enthält nicht",
+                "notStartsWith": "startet nicht mit",
+                "notEndsWith": "endet nicht mit"
+            },
+            "array": {
+                "equals": "ist gleich",
+                "empty": "ist leer",
+                "contains": "enthält",
+                "not": "ist ungleich",
+                "notEmpty": "ist nicht leer",
+                "without": "aber nicht"
+            }
+        },
+        "data": "Daten",
+        "deleteTitle": "Filterregel entfernen",
+        "leftTitle": "Äußere Kriterien",
+        "rightTitle": "Innere Kriterien",
+        "title": {
+            "0": "Such-Baukasten",
+            "_": "Such-Baukasten (%d)"
+        },
+        "value": "Wert",
+        "clearAll": "Alle entfernen",
+        "logicAnd": "Und",
+        "logicOr": "Oder"
+    },
+    "searchPanes": {
+        "clearMessage": "Leeren",
+        "collapse": {
+            "0": "Suchmasken",
+            "_": "Suchmasken (%d)"
+        },
+        "countFiltered": "{shown} ({total})",
+        "emptyPanes": "Keine Suchmasken",
+        "title": "Aktive Filter: %d",
+        "showMessage": "zeige Alle",
+        "collapseMessage": "Alle einklappen",
+        "count": "{total}",
+        "loadMessage": "Lade Suchmasken..."
+    },
+    "thousands": ".",
+    "zeroRecords": "Keine passenden Einträge gefunden",
+    "lengthMenu": "_MENU_ Zeilen anzeigen",
+    "datetime": {
+        "previous": "Vorher",
+        "next": "Nachher",
+        "hours": "Stunden",
+        "minutes": "Minuten",
+        "seconds": "Sekunden",
+        "unknown": "Unbekannt",
+        "weekdays": [
+            "Sonntag",
+            "Montag",
+            "Dienstag",
+            "Mittwoch",
+            "Donnerstag",
+            "Freitag",
+            "Samstag"
+        ],
+        "months": [
+            "Januar",
+            "Februar",
+            "März",
+            "April",
+            "Mai",
+            "Juni",
+            "Juli",
+            "August",
+            "September",
+            "Oktober",
+            "November",
+            "Dezember"
+        ]
+    },
+    "editor": {
+        "close": "Schließen",
+        "create": {
+            "button": "Neu",
+            "title": "Neuen Eintrag erstellen",
+            "submit": "Erstellen"
+        },
+        "remove": {
+            "confirm": {
+                "_": "Sollen %d Zeilen gelöscht werden?",
+                "1": "Soll diese Zeile gelöscht werden?"
+            },
+            "button": "Entfernen",
+            "title": "Entfernen",
+            "submit": "Entfernen"
+        },
+        "error": {
+            "system": "Ein Systemfehler ist aufgetreten"
+        },
+        "multi": {
+            "title": "Mehrere Werte",
+            "info": "Die ausgewählten Elemente enthalten mehrere Werte für dieses Feld. Um alle Elemente für dieses Feld zu bearbeiten und auf denselben Wert zu setzen, klicken oder tippen Sie hier, andernfalls behalten diese ihre individuellen Werte bei.",
+            "restore": "Änderungen zurücksetzen",
+            "noMulti": "Dieses Feld kann nur einzeln bearbeitet werden, nicht als Teil einer Mengen-Änderung."
+        },
+        "edit": {
+            "button": "Bearbeiten",
+            "title": "Eintrag bearbeiten",
+            "submit": "Bearbeiten"
+        }
+    },
+    "searchPlaceholder": "Suchen...",
+    "stateRestore": {
+        "creationModal": {
+            "button": "Erstellen",
+            "columns": {
+                "search": "Spalten Suche",
+                "visible": "Spalten Sichtbarkeit"
+            },
+            "name": "Name:",
+            "order": "Sortieren",
+            "paging": "Seiten",
+            "scroller": "Scroll Position",
+            "search": "Suche",
+            "searchBuilder": "Such-Baukasten",
+            "select": "Auswahl",
+            "title": "Neue Ansicht erstellen",
+            "toggleLabel": "Inkludiert:"
+        },
+        "duplicateError": "Eine Ansicht mit diesem Namen existiert bereits.",
+        "emptyError": "Name darf nicht leer sein.",
+        "emptyStates": "Keine gespeicherten Ansichten",
+        "removeConfirm": "Bist du dir sicher, dass du %s entfernen möchtest?",
+        "removeError": "Entfernen der Ansicht fehlgeschlagen.",
+        "removeJoiner": " und ",
+        "removeSubmit": "Entfernen",
+        "removeTitle": "Ansicht entfernen",
+        "renameButton": "Umbenennen",
+        "renameLabel": "Neuer Name für %s:",
+        "renameTitle": "Ansicht umbenennen"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/advanced_theme.md b/docs/advanced_theme.md
index cc472219..44ca73fe 100644
--- a/docs/advanced_theme.md
+++ b/docs/advanced_theme.md
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ These setting will be passed to `/assets/css/cb.scss` which in turn passes the v
 ## Theme icons 
 
 See "docs/icons.md" for details.
+
+## Theme language
+
+To change the language of the GUI elements, follow these steps
+
+- Change `lang` in `_config.yml`. Use the ISO 639-1 code for the language you want to use. Note that currently only German, i.e. `de`, is supported. If you need support for another language, you will have to add it yourself.
+- Adjust all variables in `_data` to the new language. This will ensure that any dynamic content is displayed correctly.
+- Change all pages in `pages` to the new language. This will ensure that all static content is displayed correctly.