Offering Your Store in Multiple Languages

Note: This feature is not available on every Ecommerce tier plan. If the feature is not available for your plan, you will see the corresponding notification.

To offer your store in multiple languages:

  1. From Store management, go to  Settings → General → Regional Settings.
  2. Click Language Settings in the Store Language block.
  3. Click +Add Languages in the Additional languages section:

  1. Select a language from the drop-down box.

5. Click Add Language.

6. This language now appears on the list of additional languages:

Repeat the above steps to enable additional languages in your store.

Once complete, additional sections (i.e., translations) appear in your product and category management pages. There you can add translations of your catalog.

Translating Product Names and Descriptions

When you have enabled the additional languages, it is time to translate your catalog – product names, category names, option names, and descriptions.

To add translations of your product names and descriptions:

  1. From Store management, go to Catalog → Products.
  2. After selecting a product, you will see the product management page.
  3. Add the translated product name and description to the respective language section under Translations:

4. Click Save.

Translating product options and attributes

If your products have options or attributes, you may add translations for both:

  1. From Store management, go to Catalog → Products.
  2. Click on a product to open its editing page.
  3. Click the Options or the Attributes tab.
  4. Add translations to the corresponding languages.
  5. Click Save.

Translating Category Names and Descriptions

With additional languages enabled, you can add translations of category names and descriptions:

  1. From Store management, go to Catalog → Categories.
  2. Click a category name on the left (the management page of that category is on the right).
  3. Add the translation of the category’s name and description in the respective language section under Translations:

4. Click Save.

Translating Shipping Methods at Checkout

  1. From Store management, go to Shipping & Pickup.
  2. Select a shipping method or create a new one.
  3. In the Shipping name at checkout, enter the translation:

4. (optional) In the Description for customers, enter the translation.

5. To show the shipping name and description in the main language, simply leave the field empty.

6. Click Save.

Translating Payment Methods at Checkout

  1. From Store management, go to Payment.
  2. Select a payment method or create a new one.
  3. In the Payment name at checkout, enter the translation:

4. (optional) In the Set payment instructions at checkout, enter the translation.

5. Click Save.

Translating the Order Comments Field at Checkout

To add multilingual order comments to your store:

  1. From Store management, go to Settings → General → Cart & Checkout.
  2. Scroll down to the Order comments section.
  3. Enable the Order notes field toggle.
  4. For each language, add a corresponding translation that will be shown at checkout:

5. To show the Order comments field caption in the default language, simply leave the field empty:

6. Click Save.

Translating Product Page Title and Meta Description for SEO

To add translation for a page title and meta description:

  1. Enable additional languages in your store.
  2. From Store management, go to Catalog → Products.
  3. Select a product or create a new one.
  4. Click on the SEO tab.
  5. Enter translation for each language in the corresponding fields.
  6. To show page title and meta description in the default language, simply leave the field empty.
  7. Click Save.

Translating Category Page Title and Meta Description for SEO

To add translation for a category title and meta description:

  1. Enable additional languages in your store.
  2. From Store management, go to Catalog → Categories.
  3. Find the desired category in the left panel and click it, or create a new category.
  4. Switch to the SEO tab.
  5. Enter translation for each language in the corresponding fields:

6. To show category title and meta description in the default language, simply leave the field empty.

7. Click Save.

Deleting Additional Languages from Your Store

While you have at least two languages in your store, your store will be automatically translated to the languages you specified in your settings. If you no longer need your store to be localized, you can remove additional languages from your store.

To completely remove a language from your store:

  1. From Store management, go to Settings → General → Regional Settings.
  2. Click Language Settings in the Store Language block.
  3. Near the language you want to delete, click Actions → Remove.