Edit translations in the dashboard
On this page
The editor is where you read and correct translations. Open Editor, then choose your site.
The table#
Each row is one string. You see:
- the source text,
- the translation for the language you picked,
- its state in words: Untranslated, Machine, Reviewed or Manual,
- the states in your other languages,
- a "Changed since publish" badge when the live version differs,
- quality flags, if the checks found something. See Quality flags.
Find strings#
- Quick filters: a row of chips above the table (all, untranslated, machine, reviewed, manual, changed since publish, has quality flags). Each shows a count; the current one is filled. The Language, Show and Search fields below do the same with a form.
- Search: the source text, the translation, or an exact key.
- The table shows 50 rows at a time.
Edit#
Click a translation, type, and save. You can also press Ctrl+Enter: it saves the row and moves to the next string, so you can work down the list without the mouse. Tab moves between boxes. A saved edit becomes Manual. Machine runs never replace it.
The editor checks your text before it saves:
- It must not be empty.
- It must be at most 10,000 characters.
- It must keep every tag and placeholder. You may reorder them. See Tags and placeholders.
Glossary mismatches give a warning but do not stop the save.
Select and publish#
Tick rows to use the bulk actions; the toolbar counts what you selected. "Revert to untranslated" asks you to confirm before it deletes anything. The publish bar at the bottom of the screen stays in view on a computer and shows how many strings changed since the last publish, how many are untranslated and how many have quality flags. On a phone it sits under the list.
Who can edit#
Owners, admins and editors can edit. Viewers see the fields but cannot change them. See Roles.
Without JavaScript#
The editor works with plain form posts. A small script adds saving in place, select-all and live progress for background jobs.
On a phone#
Below 760 pixels wide the table becomes a list of cards. Text is shown with the right language and direction, including right-to-left languages.
The record#
Each edit, review, revert and publish request is written to your audit log with who did it, which string and when. The log holds the key and the status, not the text itself. See Webhooks and the audit log.