# Fortran-lang is now second in Google **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 30, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931 "2021-03-30T15:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/21 "2021-04-19T21:03:26Z")
> [@awvwgk](#): > > Well, we didn’t really move forward on this matter since I declared failure on the linked patch. I believe we arrived at the conclusion that we would have to rework [fortran-lang.org](http://fortran-lang.org) from ground up to even support translations. It’s a lot of work. > > I’m still willing to invest my time into this project, because I believe there is so much good to gain from opening up to the rest of the world and I got just a little glimpse of it when working on this front. Still, I won’t be able to pull it off alone by myself. Yes I think we should redesign the website in any way that is needed in order to support translations. I can’t lead the project in the next few months, but we can revisit at the end of the summer, I might have more time. Somebody just needs to show a prototype that will work for translations, and then we can split up the work and port the website to it. ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/22 "2021-04-29T15:28:53Z")
[fortran-lang.org](http://fortran-lang.org) is now at the bottom of the 9th page in the French Google. It is the first time I find it when searching “Fortran” 🎉 Maybe Google is using a national ranking based on the number of links in the local language. Which would imply that popularizing the work of the community in your own language is important (forums, OS communities, Wikipedia pages, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/23 "2021-05-24T14:47:29Z")
On one of my PC, [fortran-lang.org](http://fortran-lang.org) is at the top of the third French Google page, a big jump. Strangely, on the PC I use the most for Fortran programming: - it is still on the 8th page in Firefox normal mode, - it is at the top of the 3rd page in Private mode. Maybe it’s because Google is not my main search engine… Anyway the site is going up like a bubble! ---
**Author:** ![themos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/themos/32/521_2.png) [@themos](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/themos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/24 "2021-05-24T15:14:25Z")
I just highlighted your paragraph above and asked Google to translate it to Greek. It made perfect sense. I think if we reduce usage of words like “it” (and similar) to a minimum and if we are a bit more verbose and literal, then automatic translation is perfectly feasible. ---
**Author:** ![vmagnin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/vmagnin/32/28_2.png) [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 5:25pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/25 "2021-08-17T17:25:12Z")
[fortran-lang.org](http://fortran-lang.org) is now at the top (2nd position) of the second French Google page, instead of the third page three months ago. ---
**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931/26 "2021-08-17T18:04:45Z")
I think it’s just a matter of time, especially if we get the translations going. [Previous page](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-lang-is-now-second-in-google/931.md?page=1)