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Website translation Drupal

Translating and editing

Translate new content​

To add and translate new content:

  1. Create a new page or article.
  2. Click Save.
  3. Browser tab will display a loading indicator while the content is being translated. Article will reload.
  4. Click Translate tab to view a list of translated pages.
  5. Click Edit to make changes to the translated content.

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Translate existing content (Pre-translation)​

You can translate existing content and UI elements in the Machine translation tab of the Tilde Website Translator settings. This is useful when you're adding a new language to your website or integrating the extension with a website that already has content.

To translate existing content:

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Regional and languages > Tilde Website Translator settings.
  2. Open Machine translation tab.
  3. Choose the desired languages from the table.
  4. (Optional) Specify the content types you want to translate under Content types.
  5. Click Translate.
  6. A progress bar will appear below the table to indicate translation status.
Tip

Translating different languages or content types separately can be more efficient.

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Edit translations​

Translations are created as separate articles, so they can be edited in the same way as the original content.

To edit translated content:

  1. Open Content.
  2. Find the original article and click Translate.
  3. In the list of pages, find the translation you want to edit.
  4. Open Edit tab to update the translation.
  5. After making changes, click Save (this translation) at the bottom of the page.

Edit image alt text translation​

To edit image alt text translation:

  1. Open the translated article.
  2. Click on the image and edit the alt text.