Configuring content for translation

Translation services can process the following types of page content:

• Content of editable regions
• Values of page fields (entered on the Form tab of the Pages application)
• The properties of web parts placed on the given page
• Page file attachments

The system allows you to specify exactly which parts of the content are translated. These settings affect all types of translation services.

Configuring page fields

To choose which page fields are sent for translation, adjust the form definition of individual page types:

1. Open the Page types application.
2. Edit () a specific page type.
3. Switch to the Fields tab.
4. Select the field that you wish to configure and enable or disable the Translate field flag. Translation is only available for fields with the Text, Long text or File Field type.
5. Click Save to confirm the changes to the field.

When users submit pages of the given type for translation, only the content of fields that have the Translate field flag enabled is included in the translation.

Configuring web part content

Pages may also contain text added via Web parts and Widgets. The only way to translate web part content is to localize the values of the corresponding web part properties. You can configure the system to automatically include specific web part properties in translations. This is only recommended for web parts that directly add text onto the page (such as Static text).

1. Open the Settings application and select the Content -> Translation services category.

2. Enable the Translate web part properties setting.

3. Click Save.

4. Open the Localization application and select Cultures tab.

5. Enable the Is UI culture flag for all content languages that you use on your website (see Setting up a multilingual user interface).

6. Open the Web parts application.

7. Select the appropriate web part and open the Properties tab.

8. Enable or disable the Translate field flag for individual properties.

   • Translation is only available for properties that use the Text, Long text or File Attribute type.
   • Click Save for every modified property.

If a page that contains the given web part is submitted for translation, the system includes the values of all properties that have the Translate field flag enabled. When importing the translation, the system creates a resource string for every translated property, containing the value in the target language. The original text values of the properties are replaced by localization macros, which insert the appropriate resource strings.

Allowing translation of page attachments

Human translation services allow users to submit file attachments for translation along with the main content of pages. To configure attachment translation for your website:

1. Open the Settings application and select the Content -> Translation services category.

2. Enable the Allow attachment translation setting.

3. Specify which types of files should be translated using the Translation attachments file types setting.

   • Enter a list of all allowed file extensions separated by semicolons (for example: txt;docx;pdf). Leave the setting empty to allow translation for all types of attached files.

4. Click Save.

Users can check the Translate attached files option when submitting pages for translation, and the system adds all allowed file attachments into the translation source. When the completed translation is imported, the translated file is attached to the appropriate language version of the page.