How to set up Multiple Languages?
Before setting up Multiple Languages, please refer to these links for reference:
Language function is a default function in Shopify themes, not a custom built-in function.
Manually add, edit, and review translations with the side-by-side editor.
Auto-translate 2 languages with Google Translate (cloud.google.com/translate).
Adapt content to reflect spelling and messaging variations between markets.
Localize directly from the theme editor, or any resource page in your admin.
Manage localized store content seamlessly from your Shopify admin.
How to set up Multiple Languages?
From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store -> Themes.
Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
Click Theme settings -> Multiple Languages.
4. Click "Enable Right To Left Layout" to show Right To Left layout if your language requires RTL
Ensure that you're ready to translate
You must provide the translations when adding languages to your store. Before you add a new language, ensure that you have your translations ready, or that you have a translation app installed and have assigned the language to a market.
Add new languages to your online store
Steps:
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From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
Click Add Language.
Choose a language from the drop-down menu, then click Add.
Select an active market to add your language to.
Do either of the following:
Click Preview to view different languages in your online store. You can preview both published and unpublished languages.
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Publish a language to your online store
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
In Unpublished languages, click Publish beside the language that you want to make available to customers in your store.
Click Save.
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If you publish a language to your store without adding translations, then you'll receive a message prompting you to add translations. Languages that are published without adding additional translations will only show the provided translations for the theme and checkout, and the default language for all other content.
Manage languages for markets
By default, each new market that you create uses your store's default language.
You need to assign newly published languages to a market before they become visible to visitors on your online store.
Add a language to a market
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
Click More actions beside the language that you want to add to a market.
Click Add to market.
Click Done.
Remove a language from a market
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
Click More actions beside the language that you want to remove from a market.
Click Remove.
Click Done.
Unpublish a language in your online store
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
In Published languages, click Unpublish beside the language that you want to make unavailable.
Click Unpublish.
By unpublishing a language, you also remove that language from any markets that it was added to.
Delete a language in your online store
If you're confident that you don't need translations in that language, then you can also delete the language. Deleting a language also deletes all translations of that language permanently. If a language is re-enabled in the future, then the translations need to be added again.
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Languages.
In Unpublished languages, click the delete icon beside the unpublished language that you want to remove from your store.
Click Delete.
By deleting a language, you also remove that language from any markets that it was added to.
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