2sxc Auto-Translate Overview (new v15)
2sxc 15 adds a new feature to automatically translate content in the Edit UI. Here's what you need to know.
Patrons Only Feature
This is a patrons only feature. To use this feature, need the license [Patrons Advanced CMS](xref:2sxc Auto-Translate Overview). See activation instructions.
Auto Translate uses Google Translate
Auto Translate uses the Google Translate API. It is available in the Edit UI. This way the editor can run auto-translate, optimize the results and save. This requires a Google API key for each site.
Auto Translate User Experience
The user can choose to auto-translate a single field or all fields.
After this, the user must select what source language should be used. The UI will show you how many fields of the available source languages have content.
In the end you'll get the result for further editing.
HTML and Unknown Content are Preserved
Google Translate will preserve anything it can't translate - such as names (if it can tell it's a name) as well as HTML formatting.
Not all Fields are Auto-Translated
Some fields are not auto-translated - either by default, or by configuration.
- Some fields will not be translated by default
- Fields which can't be translated - such as entity-pickers
- Fields which don't make sense to translate - eg. Numbers, Links, GPS coordinates
- Some fields are configured to not translate
this can be configured at the field level- Name fields should be configured to not translate
- Address fields (street, city, etc.) should be configured to not translate
- Some fields were already translated manually, and will not auto-translate
this is to prevent manual translations from being overwritten
Fields which are not auto-translated will keep their previous status - in most cases locked (auto-inherit).
To configure a field to not auto-translate, you can do this here:
FAQ
- Q: Is it possible to just auto-translate at runtime?
A: Fully automatic translate at runtime is not useful so this is not what the feature does.
History
- Introduced in 2sxc 2 ca. 2012
- Auto-Translate Content added in v15