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# Created an English Page on Ghost Blog [Trial Run]
- URL: https://iris-on-bookrest.info/en/english-page-build-en/
- Published: 2026-08-16T06:15:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-16T06:15:05.000Z
- Description: This post details the implementation structure and steps for adding English pages to a Ghost blog. We cover URL routing settings in `routes.yaml`, creating an English UI template, operational rules, and how to achieve zero operational cost using the Gemini API for automated posting.
- Author: やまぐろ
- Tags: ブログ運用, ノウハウ, en
Hello everyone, I'm a professional engineer. I'm in a somewhat indescribable mood as I prepare to return to work tomorrow, but for now, I want to dive into something interesting today.
## Implementation Vision
The implementation followed these principles:
- English and Japanese pages are treated as separate articles.
- English and Japanese page templates (materials for creating the Ghost UI) are kept separate.
- Selecting the English template during article posting internally designates it as an English page.
While another option was to include both Japanese and English text in a single article and use branching logic, I chose this structure to make it easier to separate later if I decide, 'Do we really need an English page? Isn't the browser's translation feature enough?'
This is what the structure looks like. Although it increased the number of assets, I prefer this approach because the role of each asset is clearer than embedding branching logic into each one.
## Requirements for English Language Support
Let's immediately introduce the elements needed to create the English version of the page.
### Modifying `routes.yaml`
Ghost provides a URL routing file, which we use to differentiate between English and Japanese pages. This results in the following URL structure:
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```
routes:
collections:
/en/:
permalink: /en/{slug}/
template: index-en
filter: tag:en
/:
permalink: /{slug}/
template: index
filter: tag:-en
taxonomies:
tag: /tag/{slug}/
author: /author/{slug}/
```
### Creating the English UI
As mentioned above, I created a dedicated template for the English version. Initially, I intended to keep the display elements identical for both Japanese and English, but since related articles and rankings were mixing across languages, I decided to slightly alter the display elements for the English version.
### Defining Operational Rules for Article Posting
To create English articles, I established the following rules, specifically these three points:
- Assign the tag 'en' to the article.
- The article slug should be '\[Japanese article slug\]-en'.
- Select the English template when posting the article.
Based on the information set here, the system switches to prevent Japanese and English pages from getting mixed up.
## Content of English Articles
I am not fluent in English and, of course, cannot write articles in English! Therefore, I decided to use the Gemini API for translation. Thank you, Gemini. I probably wouldn't have even considered implementing an English page without AI.
Regarding posting, I modified the plugin from a recent project where I
[Created an Obsidian Plugin for Blog Posting](https://iris-on-bookrest.info/obsidian-ghost-plugin/)
so it now automatically creates and posts English articles when I publish.
Since English articles are generated alongside Japanese articles just by writing as usual, the operational cost is zero! Yay!
## Conclusion
I decided to try this on a whim, but whether it will actually lead to an increase in traffic remains to be seen. It's an unknown!
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*This article was translated from the [original Japanese version](https://iris-on-bookrest.info/english-page-build/) (Ghostブログに英語ページを作成してみた【試験運用】) using Gemini API.*