In this article, we'll show you how to translate your Shopify Store. This guide applies to newly registered users before 18 July 2024. If you registered after 18 July 2024, check out this article.
Step 1: Add Translation Languages.
Step 2: Translate Content.
Step 3: Edit Translation.
Step 4: Preview and Publish.
Step 5: Auto update Translation.
You can also check out the video guide.
Step 1：Add Translation Languages.
Go to Language in the menu bar and select all the languages you want to translate your Shopify store into.
Step 2: Translate Content.
First, you need to confirm the translation type. There are three translation types:
Advanced：Automatically translates using an AI engine and allows you to edit the the machine translation results.
Basic：Automatically translates using browser's built-in translation feature, unable to edit translation results
Locked：Language lock, no translation will be performed.
Please note that only the "Advanced" language option will generate translation. The Basic type does not produce translations and cannot be edited.
For the Advanced type, click the "Translate" button to automatically translate the entire content. You can check the progress of your translation at "Translation status".
Step 3: Edit Translation.
For the Advanced type, Click the "Manage" button to enter the Manage Translation page. And then click on the store page you want to edit to go to the editing page.
After entering the editing page, the machine translation results are on the right side. You can correct the translation and then click 'Save' to save your edits. You can also quickly switch between sections using the drop-down menu at the top
If you can't find the content you want to edit, you can use the global search to locate it.
Step 4: Preview and Publish.
After editing the translation, you need to click the 'Publish' button to release that language into the live store.
Secondly, you should go to 'Switcher & Currency' in the menu bar and then click 'Publish' to see the widget for language and currency switching on the store.
Access your store's website, and you can see our widget. You can check the translation status by switching the widget's language. At this point, the translation of your current store is complete.
If you wish to customize the widget further, please refer to this article.
Step 5: Auto update Translation.
If your store content is updated in the future and you want to automatically update the translations, enable the "Auto Translation" feature. Please note that only "Products" and "Collections" will be automatically sync. For other content, free plan users need to sync manually, while paid users will have an automatic sync from 2 to 3 AM daily. You can also sync immediately by clicking the sync button.
If you haven't enabled "Auto Translation," any updates to your store content will not be automatically translated. You can check the number of "Items Translated" to confirm if everything has been translated. And you can click "Translate All" to manually execute the translation process.
