Wix Multilingual: Exporting and Importing Site Content for Manual Translation

There are several benefits to importing and exporting your content for translation purposes, but the main benefit overall is that you decide (based on your level of comfort), if you want to translate the content manually yourself, or send it to someone else.

Yes, those fields are rich content fields. They store data as JSON objects, which need a specific format. If you edit them directly in the CSV file, it often causes problems when importing due to changes in the JSON structure. Unless you know a lot about JSON formatting, it's best to avoid translating rich content fields directly in the CSV file. Use the Translation Manager to keep the formatting correct.

Instead of using the CSV file, we recommend that you translate rich text fields using the translation manager. You can find rich content fields in the translation manager by looking for an Edit translation link. Clicking this link opens a rich content editor that takes care of the JSON formatting for you, which prevents import errors.

There are several reasons the import process might fail. 

Check that: 

Each exported file contains two languages: the first column includes the content in your Source language, this is your original language (you shouldn’t edit this) and the second column (marked Target language) where you can edit the translation in your target language.

The issue is likely caused by one of the following: 

If a download didn’t start, press the “Download File” button in the green banner that appears at the top of your screen.

Yes, when you import your newly translated content, any fields in the translated language column where you entered content, will override existing content in Wix Multilingual for that specific language.

Tip: If you wish not to override a specific piece of content, simply leave the field column empty in the file.

Yes, the exported content doesn’t include content from non-integrated business solutions and Third-party apps. Learn more about translatable content. 

No, the export/import process works on a language level. Meaning, you can only export one target language per file.

The exported file also contains any existing translations in the target language, if they exist. This means that your CSV file will contain both new and existing translations in your target language.