Manual Translation

How to use Manual Translation?

Written guide 1 min read Intermediate

The Manual Translation tool can be used to make precise translations of your store’s text, or to edit your existing translation data. Manual translations are always free to create.

Translate a Single Language

  1. Go to the Translation page located in the sidebar, and choose the Language you want to translate.
Shopify sidebar with Translation highlighted, showing the Translate text panel with the target language selector
  1. Select the language you want to translate, then select the Manual button for the text type that you want to translate.
Translate text page listing categories with the Manual button highlighted for the Collection row
  1. The default language text elements will appear in a box on the left. You can manually input the translation on the right-hand box and then click the Save button to publish the translation. If there is already a translation, then it will appear in the right-hand box for editing.
Manual Translation Preview showing the original text and a translation entered on the right, with the Save button highlighted Manual Translation Preview after saving, showing the translation marked as saved by manual

Translate Multiple Languages at Once

You can now also manually translate a single item into every target language from one view in the manual translation tool — edit, save, or exclude all languages side by side. This saves you from switching between languages one at a time to update the same item.

  1. Click the More button > Translate for multi languages.
More menu open showing Exclude and Translate for multi languages options, with Translate for multi languages highlighted
  1. A pop-up will appear showing the original text, and text boxes for all languages on your store. Enter your preferred translations for the same item in each language.
Translate to all languages pop-up showing per-language translation boxes with Discard and Save buttons for each
  1. Save translations one by one, or save all at once using the button in the bottom-right corner of the box.
Translate to all languages pop-up with every language translated, with the Save all button highlighted

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