Google Cloud Translation Integration Administrator Setup | Communifire Documentation

When a user selects a language in the footer menu, all menu items and Communifire labels are switched to the selected language, but user-created content isn't translated. One option for translating user-created content is to create and save content in multiple languages. However, this approach is tedious and difficult to maintain. If content needs to be edited, the user has to edit the content in every language. Or intranet stakeholders have to hire a team of content editors for different languages, making a manual approach implausible and expensive on a long-term basis.

Another option is to use dynamic machine translation which allows users to quickly convert user-created content to any specific language with the click of a button. One downside of machine translation is that it is not 100% accurate. But auto-translations are getting better as machine learning algorithms are improving every year. And auto-translations allow readers to view content in their own language without requiring intranet administrators to manage multiple translations manually.

Communifire provides integration with the Google Cloud Translation API to dynamically translate user-created content on the fly. To change user-created content (like an article for example) to their own language, a user just needs to click the language icon in the content header.

Step 1: Configure Google Cloud Translation API

1. Visit the Google Cloud Platform console.
2. Billing must be enabled to use the Cloud Translation API. If you haven't added one already, add a billing account:
   1. In the left menu, click Billing.
   2. Click Add Billing Account.
   3. Follow the steps to add a payment method.
3. Create a project for your intranet if necessary:
   1. Click the project dropdown menu in the header.
   2. In the modal that opens, click New Project.
   3. Enter a name for the project.
   4. Click Create.
4. In the left menu, click APIs & Services > Library.
5. Search for Cloud Translation API.
6. Click Cloud Translation API.
7. Click Enable.
8. Click the hamburger menu icon.
9. Click APIs & Services > Credentials.
10. Click Create Credentials.
11. Click API key.
12. A modal with an API key will open. Copy the API key.

Step 2: Enable Google Cloud Translation in Communifire

1. In Communifire, go to Control Panel > System > System Properties.
2. Search for googlecloud.
3. Edit GoogleCloudTranslationApiKey.
   
4. Paste the API key, then click Save.
5. Edit EnableGoogleCloudTranslation.
6. Set the value to true, then click Save.
7. Click System > Advanced System Utilities.
8. Click Restart Site.

Once you update system properties and restart the site, the translate button will appear on content and users can translate content to their own language.

Translate User-Created Content

Translate User-Created Content