Wix Multilingual: Exporting and Importing Site Content for Manual Translation
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Importing and exporting your site content allows you to translate your site content in a way that suits you. By downloading all of your site content to a CSV file, you can either choose to work on the translation yourself, or send it to a professional translator/collaborator.
Once you've translated everything, all you need to do is import (upload) the content from the CSV file to your site. This can be done all at once, providing it's in one file.
In this article, learn how to:
Exporting your site content
Before you begin:
- To use this feature, you need to have Wix Multilingual installed on your site.
- You also need to have at least one secondary language added to your site.
Start by exporting your site content to a CSV file. The file is made up of columns and rows. You only need to focus on the last column, called "Target Language". This is where you add the translated content for each page.
Each rows represents one of your site pages. You need to add the translated content for each page to the relevant row.
To export your site content:
- Go to Site languages in your site's dashboard.
- Click the More Actions icon
next to the relevant language. - Click Export content.
- Click Export content.
Note: A CSV file is automatically downloaded.
- Click the CSV file to open it.
Note: Once the file is open, do not edit the first column in the CSV file. - Scroll across, and add your translations in the last column, "Target Language".
Note: You need to do this for each page. - Save your file as a CSV file.
Tip:
It is recommended to keep a copy of the original file in case you need it.
Importing your translated content
Once you've completed the translation you can import it to your site. This process involves uploading your saved CSV file to the correct language in your site languages.
For example, if you are translating content from English to French, you need to upload the French content to French in your site languages.
To import your translated content:
- Go to Site languages in your site's dashboard.
- Click the More Actions icon next to the relevant language.
- Click Import translations.
- Click Start now.
- Click Upload CSV File.
- Select the file to add it to the import page.
- Click Import Translations.
- Click Review Translations.
- Review each page and check the status of the translation.
Note: The status should say "Translated". - Click Save when you are finished reviewing.
- Publish your site to view the changes live.
FAQs
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