Axero provides several tools to help communities with members from diverse cultures to share information and resources, including an integration with Google Translate to provide dynamic translation of content and the ability for content creators and moderators to manage different language versions.
Dynamic Content Translation enables users to translate content into different languages directly on the page. It provides a convenient way for users to access content in their preferred language, enhancing accessibility and user experience.
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Multi-Language Content Manager, exclusive on Enterprise tier sites, allows content creators and moderators to manage multiple language versions of each piece of content. People will then see the content in their selected language in search, the Activity Stream, content lists and on the detail page. They can even choose to view different versions from the detail page. If the Google Translate integration is enabled a prototype of the new language version is created automatically by machine translation, which can then be modified before publishing the new language version.
Note: Complete the Google Cloud Translation Integration Administrator Setup to enable dynamic content translation or machine translation for the language version prototypes.
Axero provides integration with the Google Cloud Translation API to dynamically translate content on the fly. Using fast and dynamic machine translation, you can quickly view content in your own language with just the click of a button. Content in the original language is replaced immediately on the page.
To change user-created content to your own language, just click the language icon in the content header.
If enabled on the site, dynamic language translation is available in Articles, Blogs, Broadcasts, Cases, Discussions Ideas, Photos, Video and Wiki.
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The Multi-Language Content Manager simplifies the process of managing different language versions of your content, giving content creators and moderators control over the translations for different languages while sharing a single set of comments, read confirmation, likes, etc. across multiple language versions.
When new language versions of content are created, people will see the content in their preferred language in search, the Activity Stream and content lists. If the person’s preferred language is not available, the content will be available to them in its original language. They can click the language button in the header of the content detail pages to switch between different available languages as well.
Language versions are available in Articles, Blogs, Ideas, Photos, Video and Wiki. If a site has Google Translate integration enabled, then the dynamic content translation described above will be available for Cases and Discussions.
People with permission to edit the content can create a new language version or edit any of the version. To translate the content into another language, simply click the language icon in the content header. Click "Add language version" and choose the language for the new version from available options. It will display all languages that you have enabled on your site.
If the Google Translation API is configured, you will receive a prompt to use Google Translate.
The system will queue the translation and notify you once it's complete. Clicking on the notification takes you to the edit mode for that translation. The translated content remains in draft mode until you decide to publish it, providing an opportunity to review Google's translation.
In the absence of API configuration, no prompt will appear, and the translation will be skipped and instead you'll be taken to the editor to translate the content manually.
When reviewing the version history, you'll notice separate records for each language, providing a detailed overview of the changes made specifically in that language.
The Multi-Language Content Manager also simplifies managing translations for both videos and photos in albums, allowing each language version to have its own unique media. By maintaining independent media for each language, localized content can feel authentic and relevant to viewers in different regions, improving the overall effectiveness of the translated content. Specific language versions of videos and photos can be copied, moved, or downloaded, making multilingual content management more efficient.
Language versions for both videos and albums can be accessed and managed through the language dropdown menu in the header, enabling seamless switching between translations. Each language version is managed separately, and changes to one have no impact on others.
Example: Dropdown menu for selecting language versions in videos
Example: Dropdown menu for selecting language versions in albums
From the video page, choose to Add a Language Version and select the language for the new version. Upload the video and featured image for the selected language as you normally would.
Note: Featured images can only be customized for uploaded videos.
Once saved, you can download the specific language version of the video you need.
From the album, choose Add Language Version and select the language you wish to add. Once the language version is added, navigate to the image, go to the gear icon menu > Edit, and replace the image for that language version.
Once saved, the updated image will be shown when the corresponding language version is selected.
If content is translated all the images in the content are included in the translated version. If a new image is added to one language version it is easy to add to other existing language versions from the Image Library on the edit page. Simply click the image from the library to add at the cursor point in the body editor.
Note: The Google Translate API is not used for file translations, even if it is enabled in your site settings. Each language version requires a separate file upload and manual updates to the title, description, and tags. Language versioning is not available for files synced from external drives.
Translated versions of Files can be added and managed using the Multi-Language Content Manager. Editors with the Update All Files permission can upload versions of the same file in multiple languages, while maintaining shared elements like comments, read confirmations, and likes across all versions.
When Language Version Control is enabled in Localization Settings, the language icon appears in the header of file content.
Clicking Add language version opens a language selector.
After choosing the language, a modal opens where you can upload the translated file and enter the title, description, featured image, and tags for that language. The uploaded file must match the format of the original - for example, if the original is a .pdf, the translated version must also be a .pdf. If the format differs, an error message will appear.
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Once saved, the translated version becomes accessible in the selected language and appears consistently with other supported content types in widgets, search results, and content listings.
To view editing history, open File History from the file options menu. You can switch between languages to see who updated each version, when updates occurred, or roll back versions if needed.
To streamline language management, follow these steps:
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