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This article explains how to set and manage translations in the Publisher Dashboard. You can also set and manage translations using the Translations API service. Updates made through the API appear in the CSV file, and any changes to the CSV file are synced back to the API.

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Set translations

Follow these steps to translate content:

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Step 1 | Add languages

Add your languages in the Publisher Dashboard. Each time you add a language, a new column is created in the CSV files.

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Step 2 | Download the translation files

Download the 2 CSV translation files to view all translatable fields:
  1. Go to the Localization tab.
  2. Scroll to Download Up-to-Date Translations File.
  3. Click Download Static Strings and Download Dynamic Strings to download both CSV files.

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Step 3 | Add translations

Add translations for each string in the appropriate language column in both the static and dynamic CSV files. To add translations:
  1. Open the 2 CSV files. They contain the following columns:
    ColumnDescription
    KeyThe identifier for the string.
    EnglishThe default English text that requires translation.
    Other LanguagesColumns where you can add translations for each language.
  2. Enter your translations in the appropriate language columns and save the files.
    • You can’t modify or delete the English text.
    • Column headers are fixed and cannot be changed.

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Step 4 | Upload translations

After adding your translations, upload the files back into the Publisher Dashboard:
  1. In the Localization tab, scroll to Upload New Translations Files.
  2. Upload the 2 CSV files that contain your translations.

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Step 5 | Activate the languages

To activate the languages:
  1. In the Localization tab, scroll to Manage Languages.
  2. Turn on the toggle for each language you want to make available to customers.
To keep translations current, repeat steps 2- 4 regularly.

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Edit or delete translations

To edit or delete translations:
  1. Go to the Localization tab.
  2. Scroll to Download Up-to-Date Translations File.
  3. Click Download Static Strings and Download Dynamic Strings to re-download the CSV files.
  4. Edit or delete the translations in the appropriate language columns and save the files.
  5. Scroll to Upload New Translations Files and upload the updated files back into the Publisher Dashboard.
If you delete a translation, the text will revert to the default English version.
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