It would be awesome to allow for custom translations (not AI generated) in the future
Thatâs a very nice suggestion! Could you please describe how you see this option in your editor: you need an option to upload your own translations for particular languages, or is it something else?
See Weglotâs translation dashboard - I know this is likely a HUGE stretch/ ask however it really would allow you to steal some of the translation widget market share.
This is also a must for me to use the tool, I canât have wrong translations displayed on the website. Has there been any progress with this so far?
Greetings and welcome to the Community, @Paulo_Goncalves_Soto
I am really sorry, but we havenât got any news to share. Right now, our devs are working on requests with the higher priority level, thatâs why itâs hard to give any timelines for this feature.
However, we realize the importance of the custom translations and see that this request is gradually gaining votes. Hopefully, the devs will be able to consider it in one of the future. Iâll make sure to inform you in case of any changes
Thank you so much for the feedback!
The ability to adjust a translation must be provided⌠otherwise, it is not usable for professional purposes. Please move that higher in the prio list.
Hi there, @Albert_Bruckmann and welcome to the Community
Thank you so much for the feedback!
We completely understand your point and realize the importance of this feature. Letâs hope the devs will be able to consider it in the future, and weâll make sure to update you in case of any changes
Yes, custom translation is a must and the option to select âdefaultâ to return to how the website pages were created and not translated. For example, we use the word âoxigenâ but it keeps getting translated as âoxygenâ. I know âoxygenâ is the correct spelling but that is not the word we need to use. Allowing for custom words which should not be translated would be a great start.
Hi there, @StephenC
Many thanks for sharing your feedback with us!
While the custom translation isnât supported yet, I guess the âTranslate Exclusionsâ feature should work for you - Website Translator: Exclude specific parts of text from translation! đ.
Check it out and let me know if it worked for you
Hi Max, thanks for your reply. Yes, I did spot that and use it. It does help somewhat but it also excludes a lot of the content I would want to be translated as the example I gave âoxigenâ is in the div-class I have excluded but so are a lot of other content that wonât be translated.
I guess I can go in to the backend and add more div-classes to define what I need but I believe the ability to simply add words (custom) will be a game change for me using this app.
Thanks again.
Hi there, @StephenC
I cannot but agree with it, custom translations would give a greater flexibility. Hopefully the devs will be able to consider this option in the future, and weâll update you here in case of any progress
As for adding more classes, yes, you should add a span class for the Oxigen. Here is how it should look: <span class="any-class">Oxigen</span>
You can replace any-class
with the custom class youâd like to use. And after that, please add the class youâve chosen to the Translation Exclusions in your widgetâs settings.
Friends, this request is now marked as âPlannedâ, which means weâre currently exploring possible development options, so itâs on our radar
Please note that we canât provide any specifics at this stage, as weâre still in the process of estimating potential solutions. However, letâs hope weâll see it in the âIn Progressâ status during Q2!
From a UX perspective, it would make sense if it would duplicate the pages and people could go and edit translations directly into their CMS platform. Then, the widget becomes a navigational tool that redirects link to the language page selected to swap between pages easily.
Welcome to the Community, @user22461
Do we get it right that youâd prefer adding custom translations in your websiteâs backend, instead of the widget editor?
So, you have duplicated pages with the custom translation to different languages and the widget will be just a button that chooses the page with the needed language version, is that correct?
Oh well that would be easier. I have exactly that and I just need a nice button to choose from. But i cannot add a top right custom button in Jimdo.
Regards
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Thank you for the feedback, @TotalTranslations
I am afraid, letting users add custom translations directly on the websiteâs backend isnât something we can do right now, as it goes beyond our widget concept.
However, the idea of custom translations added through the widget editor sounds more realistic, and weâll try to implement this idea in the future
Thanks Max,
Yes, the second option is better.
I already have subpages in Spanish, but if I had a nice button to choose the language, then I can add the links to the button and be redirected to my own pages in Spanish.
I donât know if I am making sense