Language Translation Overview - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><strong></strong>This article provides an overview of the various language-translation features available for your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla)</strong> community.</p><h2 data-id="set-a-default-language">Set a default language</h2><p>You can set the <strong>default language </strong>for your Vanilla community on the <strong>Language Settings</strong> page, located in the Dashboard. You can see the full list of languages supported <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/vanilla/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">here</a>. </p><p>Check out the article below to learn more.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Your Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla) community’s interface can default to one of dozens of languages through our Language Settings feature. In this article, you'll learn how to set the default language for your Vanilla community. Set default language 1. Access the Dashboard. 2. Navigate to Settings > Technical > Language…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/378","embedType":"link","name":"Set Default Community Language - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/378" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/378 </a> </div><h2 data-id="multi-language-options">Multi-language options</h2><p>If your community uses more than one language, you may want to consider some of our multi-language options:</p><h3 data-id="multilingual-addon">Multilingual addon</h3><p>Our <strong>Multilingual</strong> addon allows users to translate the interface of the community by selecting their preferred language. You must manually enable which languages will be available to your users, and each will be displayed in the footer for them to choose at any time. </p><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: The Multilingual addon only translates your community interface, not content generated by your users. This addon is perfect for bilingual communities where the main content will be in English (or another main language) but users may want to see the menu items in their local language.</p><p>You can read more about this addon in the article below: </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Our multilingual plugin (allows users to change the interface of the community, but does not translate any User Generated Content (UGC). Good for bilingual communities where the main content will be in English (or another main language) but users may want to see the menu items in their local language. Users must choose the…","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6030677\/uploads\/VWGAXAF5OFCO\/microsoftteams-image.png","url":"https:\/\/success.vanillaforums.com\/kb\/articles\/398-multilingual-addon","embedType":"link","name":"Multilingual Addon - Vanilla Success"}"> <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/398-multilingual-addon" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/398-multilingual-addon </a> </div><h3 data-id="silo-content-by-language">Silo content by language</h3><p>If you would like to use different default languages within different sections of your Vanilla community, you can accomplish this with our <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/53-subcommunities" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Subcommunities addon</a>, or you may consider other <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/51-multisite-overview" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">multisite options</a>.</p><h2 data-id="translating-vanilla">Translating Vanilla</h2><p>You can find a full list of verbiage strings that exist in Vanilla here: <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/locales/tree/master/tx-source" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://github.com/vanilla/locales/tree/master/tx-source</a></p><h3 data-id="missing-incorrect-translations">Missing / incorrect translations</h3><p>Want to help us improve our translations? We have a <a href="https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/vanilla/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Transifex project</a> for contributing to this. Create an account there and submit your improvements for any missing or incorrect translations.</p><p>Updated translations go into our product with each <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/docs" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">release</a>. For example, if you submit a translation to Transifex on January 1st, it will be in whatever release we "branch" next. Version branching typically happens every two weeks. </p><p>Once your translation is tied to a particular version of Vanilla (such as 2020.001), that release will go through our own internal QA process, and then be released to staging sites, to production sites, and finally to Enterprise. If you’d like to be notified of our releases, <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/discussion/74/release-notes-updates#latest" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">subscribe to this discussion</a>. </p><p>Because there are multiple steps to this process, if you have a hard launch timeline that you need to have translations implemented by, it will be important to submit your translations in advance. If you have specific concerns, contact Vanilla Support.</p><h3 data-id="customizing-verbiage">Customizing verbiage</h3><p>Is there a translation (or phrase in English) that needs to be replaced to suit your company’s tone or branding?</p><p>Need to customize the phrasing just on your site in particular? Contact your CSM to discuss options. </p><h3 data-id="customizing-multiple-languages-or-creating-new-strings">Customizing multiple languages or creating new strings</h3><ul><li>Our Support team can update existing strings for you, <em>if you're using only one language</em>. </li><li>If you're using more than one language or need to create custom strings, this will require either GitHub access (<strong>Enterprise </strong>clients only) or chargeable custom work from our <strong>Professional Services</strong> team.</li></ul><p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: If you're an Enterprise client with code deploy set up, you can create and override verbiage strings directly in your theme files: <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/231-translating-vanilla" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Translating Vanilla - Vanilla Success</a></p> </article> </main>