diff --git a/_layouts/base.html b/_layouts/base.html
index b135c020..2c4a29e5 100644
--- a/_layouts/base.html
+++ b/_layouts/base.html
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ if(typeof(legacyIE)==='undefined'){
   </div>
   <div class="foundation-banner">
     {% case page.lang %}
-    {% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-    <div style="direction:ltr;">{% translate sponsor layout en %} <a href="https://bitcoinfoundation.org/"><img src="/img/brand/logo_foundation.svg" alt="Foundation"> The Bitcoin Foundation</a></div>
+    {% when 'ar' or 'fa' %}
+    <div style="direction:ltr;">{% translate sponsor layout %} <a href="https://bitcoinfoundation.org/"><img src="/img/brand/logo_foundation.svg" alt="Foundation"> The Bitcoin Foundation</a></div>
     {% else %}
     <div>{% translate sponsor layout %} <a href="https://bitcoinfoundation.org/"><img src="/img/brand/logo_foundation.svg" alt="Foundation"> The Bitcoin Foundation</a></div>
     {% endcase %}
diff --git a/_plugins/translate.rb b/_plugins/translate.rb
index b67bbf00..7c713e77 100644
--- a/_plugins/translate.rb
+++ b/_plugins/translate.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ module Jekyll
       if ar.has_key?(id) && ar[id].is_a?(String)
         text = ar[id]
       end
+      #fallback to English if string is empty
+      if text == ''
+        lang = 'en'
+        ar = site['loc'][lang]
+        for key in keys do
+          break if !ar.is_a?(Hash) || !ar.has_key?(key) || !ar[key].is_a?(Hash)
+          ar = ar[key]
+        end
+        if ar.has_key?(id) && ar[id].is_a?(String)
+          text = ar[id]
+        end
+      end
       #replace urls and anchors in string
       url = site['loc'][lang]['url']
       url.each do |key,value|
diff --git a/_templates/bitcoin-for-businesses.html b/_templates/bitcoin-for-businesses.html
index ef850dba..76a57a23 100755
--- a/_templates/bitcoin-for-businesses.html
+++ b/_templates/bitcoin-for-businesses.html
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ id: bitcoin-for-businesses
 
 {% case page.lang %}
 {% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
+<div class="mainbutton"><a href="/en/{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
 {% else %}
-<div class="mainbutton"><a href="{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
+<div class="mainbutton"><a href="/{{ page.lang }}/{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
 {% endcase %}
 
diff --git a/_templates/bitcoin-for-developers.html b/_templates/bitcoin-for-developers.html
index 13a93f80..6e0dfaa5 100755
--- a/_templates/bitcoin-for-developers.html
+++ b/_templates/bitcoin-for-developers.html
@@ -23,9 +23,4 @@ id: bitcoin-for-developers
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_micro.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate micro %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate microtext %}</p>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div class="mainbutton"><a href="/en/developer-documentation"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
-{% endcase %}
-
diff --git a/_templates/bitcoin-for-individuals.html b/_templates/bitcoin-for-individuals.html
index 16badbe0..867a30b9 100755
--- a/_templates/bitcoin-for-individuals.html
+++ b/_templates/bitcoin-for-individuals.html
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ id: bitcoin-for-individuals
 
 {% case page.lang %}
 {% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
+<div class="mainbutton"><a href="/en/{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
 {% else %}
-<div class="mainbutton"><a href="{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
+<div class="mainbutton"><a href="/{{ page.lang }}/{% translate getting-started url %}"><img src="/img/but_bitcoin.svg" alt="icon">{% translate getstarted layout %}</a></div>
 {% endcase %}
+
diff --git a/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html b/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
index ff413cb6..49b3e59b 100755
--- a/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
+++ b/_templates/choose-your-wallet.html
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-bitcoinwallet.png" alt="bitcoin wallet" />Bitcoin<br>Wallet</a>
 </div>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'de' or 'es' or 'fa' or 'fr' or 'hi' or 'hu' or 'id' or 'it' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'pt_BR' or 'ro' or 'ru' or 'sv' or 'tr' or 'zh_CN' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div>
@@ -43,7 +40,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-hive.png" alt="hive" />Hive<br>Android</a>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 {% case page.lang %}
 {% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
 {% else %}
@@ -85,9 +81,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-multibit.png" alt="multibit" />MultiBit</a>
 </div>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div>
@@ -99,7 +92,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-hive.png" alt="hive" />Hive OS X</a>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div>
@@ -259,9 +251,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-multibit.png" alt="multibit" />MultiBit</a>
 </div>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div class="b1"></div>
@@ -275,7 +264,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-hive.png" alt="hive" />Hive OS X</a>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div class="b1"></div>
@@ -318,9 +306,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-bitcoinwallet.png" alt="bitcoin wallet" />Bitcoin<br>Wallet</a>
 </div>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'de' or 'es' or 'fa' or 'fr' or 'hi' or 'hu' or 'id' or 'it' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'pt_BR' or 'ro' or 'ru' or 'sv' or 'tr' or 'zh_CN' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <div class="b1"></div>
@@ -334,7 +319,6 @@ id: choose-your-wallet
   </div>
   <a href="#" onclick="return false;"><img src="/img/clients/lo-hive.png" alt="hive" />Hive<br>Android</a>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 {% case page.lang %}
 {% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
 {% else %}
diff --git a/_templates/community.html b/_templates/community.html
index 4d82bedd..510c915c 100644
--- a/_templates/community.html
+++ b/_templates/community.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ id: community
 
 {% case page.lang %}
 {% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-<h2>{% translate nonprofit community en %}</h2>
+<h2>{% translate nonprofit %}</h2>
 {% else %}
 <h2><a name="{% translate non-profit anchor.community %}">{% translate nonprofit %}</a></h2>
 {% endcase %}
diff --git a/_templates/development.html b/_templates/development.html
index bd915b83..68cf4353 100755
--- a/_templates/development.html
+++ b/_templates/development.html
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ layout: base
 id: development
 ---
 <h1>{% translate pagetitle %}</h1>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <p class="summary">{% translate summary %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2>{% translate spec %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate spectxt %}</p>
@@ -33,22 +29,15 @@ id: development
   <div><div>Pieter Wuille</div><div><a href="mailto:pieter.wuille@gmail.com">pieter.wuille@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="/pieterwuille.asc">PGP</a></div></div>
 </div>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2>{% translate disclosure %}</h2>
 <p><a href="mailto:bitcoin-security@lists.sourceforge.net">bitcoin-security@lists.sourceforge.net</a></p>
 <p>{% translate disclosuretxt %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2>{% translate involve %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate involvetxt1 %}</p>
 <p>{% translate involvetxt2 %}</p>
 <div id="chatbox" class="chatbox"></div>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2>{% translate more %}</h2>
 <ul class="devprojectlist">
   <li><a href="https://github.com/etotheipi/BitcoinArmory">Armory</a> - A Bitcoin client with enhanced security features.</li>
@@ -69,7 +58,6 @@ id: development
   <li><a href="https://sx.dyne.org/">sx</a> - Modular Bitcoin commandline utilities.</li>
   <li class="more"><a href="#" onclick="librariesShow(event)">{% translate moremore %}</a></li>
 </ul>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <section id="contributors">
   <h2>{% translate contributors %}</h2>
diff --git a/_templates/download.html b/_templates/download.html
index 995b3813..e645261f 100755
--- a/_templates/download.html
+++ b/_templates/download.html
@@ -20,21 +20,12 @@ id: download
       <div><img src="/img/os/med_ubuntu.svg" alt="ubuntu"> <a href="https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/bitcoin">Ubuntu (PPA)</a> <small>~5MB</small></div>
     </div>
     <p>
-      <a href="/bin/{{site.DOWNLOAD_VERSION}}/SHA256SUMS.asc">{% case page.lang %}{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}{% translate downloadsig download en %}{% else %}{% translate downloadsig %}{% endcase %}</a><br>
-      {% case page.lang %}
-      {% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-      <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin">{% translate sourcecode download en %}</a><br>
-      {% else %}
+      <a href="/bin/{{site.DOWNLOAD_VERSION}}/SHA256SUMS.asc">{% translate downloadsig %}</a><br>
       <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin">{% translate sourcecode %}</a><br>
-      {% endcase %}
       <a href="/en/version-history">{% translate versionhistory %}</a>
     </p>
   </div>
-  {% case page.lang %}
-  {% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-  {% else %}
   <h2><img src="/img/warning.svg" class="warningicon" alt="warning">{% translate patient %}</h2>
-  {% endcase %}
   <p>{% translate notesync %}</p>
   <p>{% translate notelicense %}</p>
 </div>
diff --git a/_templates/resources.html b/_templates/resources.html
index 98a7514f..7386f232 100644
--- a/_templates/resources.html
+++ b/_templates/resources.html
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ id: resources
     <p><a href="http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/">Bitcoincharts.com</a></p>
   </div>
 </div>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <div>
   <div>
     <h2><img src="/img/ico_doc.svg" class="titleicon" alt="Icon">{% translate documentaries %}</h2>
@@ -51,5 +48,4 @@ id: resources
     <p><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/money-and-banking/bitcoin/v/bitcoin-what-is-it">Khan Academy</a></p>
   </div>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 </div>
diff --git a/_templates/secure-your-wallet.html b/_templates/secure-your-wallet.html
index 3a134bf6..d2edabdc 100755
--- a/_templates/secure-your-wallet.html
+++ b/_templates/secure-your-wallet.html
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@ id: secure-your-wallet
 <h2><img src="/img/ico_warning.svg" class="titleicon" alt="warning">{% translate online %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate onlinetxt %}</p>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2>{% translate everyday %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate everydaytxt %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2>{% translate backup %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate backuptxt %}</p>
@@ -61,9 +57,6 @@ id: secure-your-wallet
 <p>{% translate offlinetxtxt5 %}</p>
 </div>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' %}
-{% else %}
 <br>
 <div class="box boxexpand">
 <h3><a href="#" onclick="boxShow(event);">{% translate hardwarewallet %}</a></h3>
@@ -74,14 +67,9 @@ id: secure-your-wallet
 <a href="http://www.butterflylabs.com/bitcoin-hardware-wallet/">ButterflyLabs BitSafe</a>
 </p>
 </div>
-{% endcase %}
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2>{% translate update %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate updatetxt %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2>{% translate offlinemulti %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate offlinemultitxt %}</p>
diff --git a/_templates/support-bitcoin.html b/_templates/support-bitcoin.html
index 768d4b46..9971f642 100755
--- a/_templates/support-bitcoin.html
+++ b/_templates/support-bitcoin.html
@@ -11,20 +11,12 @@ id: support-bitcoin
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_network.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate node %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate nodetxt %}</p>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'bg' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'pl' or 'tr' or 'zh_TW' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_mining.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate mining %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate miningtxt %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_translate.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate translate %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate translatetxt %}</p>
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' %}
-{% else %}
 <p><a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/">Bitcoin Core</a> - <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoinorg/">Bitcoin.org</a> - <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin.it_Wiki">Bitcoin Wiki</a> - <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin-wallet/">Bitcoin Wallet (Android)</a> - <a href="http://translate.multibit.org/">MultiBit</a> - <a href="http://crowdin.net/project/electrum">Electrum</a> - <a href="https://github.com/hivewallet/hive-osx/wiki/I18n-guide">Hive</a></p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_conf.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate develop %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate developtxt %}</p>
@@ -33,7 +25,6 @@ id: support-bitcoin
 <p>{% translate donationtxt %}</p>
 
 {% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
 {% when 'bg' or 'id' or 'nl' or 'tr' %}
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_law.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate foundation %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate foundationtxt %}</p>
diff --git a/_templates/you-need-to-know.html b/_templates/you-need-to-know.html
index 0c4d5d67..8f618bc5 100755
--- a/_templates/you-need-to-know.html
+++ b/_templates/you-need-to-know.html
@@ -35,12 +35,8 @@ id: you-need-to-know
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_anon.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate anonymous %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate anonymoustxt %}</p>
 
-{% case page.lang %}
-{% when 'ar' or 'fa' %}
-{% else %}
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_fast.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate instant %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate instanttxt %}</p>
-{% endcase %}
 
 <h2><img class="titleicon" src="/img/ico_lab.svg" alt="Icon" />{% translate experimental %}</h2>
 <p>{% translate experimentaltxt %}</p>