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Translating the app via language settings

Use our language settings to translate interface text and make Checkfront more accessible for users across different languages.

Learn how to set up app translations, including shared and custom translations.

New to language translations? Read the first article in this series for an introduction.

 

Accessing the features mentioned in this article


Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

  • Manage > Languages > Translate App 
     

What more do I need to use this feature?

  • The Checkfront Translations feature is available to all plans.
  • Admin permissions to access and manage Languages.
     

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

  • This feature is available in both our classic items version (Inventory > Items) and our classic products version (Inventory > Products).  → Learn more about products

 

How to translate app content (high-level steps)

  1. Find a shared translation to use, or make a custom copy for your private account-use only.

  2. If you have made a custom copy, you can update the string values to suit your needs.

  3. Change your system-wide language (Manage > Setup > Locale) to point to your new translation, e.g., English (Copy).
     

Translating app content

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In the previous article in this series, we discussed how to translate your Booking Pages into one or more languages using Translate Content (Manage > Languages > Translate Content).

However, your account's default system-wide language (e.g., English) is set via the Language setting (Manage > Setup > Locale). 

You can also use a shared or private translation as your system-wide language, as detailed below.

 

The Translate App page displays language translation progress with the Translate App tab selected.

You can find the list of system translations under the Translate App tab of the Language settings.

We support several translations of these languages - copies of translations, both shared and custom (private).

 

Shared Translations

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The Translate App page highlights the View Translation option to preview existing translations.

You can view a shared translation to see if it meets your needs, but you won't be able to edit it. To edit a shared translation, you must make a custom copy, as detailed below.

 

Custom Translations

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You may wish to phrase a language string slightly differently to better align with your branding or other business needs.

To do this, you can create a private, custom language translation for your account and make changes without impacting other Customers' accounts, as follows:
 

The Translate App page highlights the Make Copy option for duplicating translation sets.

  1. Click the Make Copy under the Actions column.


The Translations page shows how to enter translated text in the Value column for each string.

  1. You can then type your translations directly into the fields under the Value column. 
  2. Click outside of a field to save the translations automatically.

 

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Search for strings

You can also use the search box at the top of the list to look for specific language strings. e.g. references to 'waivers'.


 

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Why is a specific language not on the list?

    We try to include as many languages as possible to accommodate all our Customers. However, we can only include some of the languages. 

     

 

Selecting Customer languages from the booking page and Customer accounts    |     

 

 

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