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Overview

Magento Go enables you to create a custom storefront that is unique to your business. Clear communication with your target audience is important, so you can customize the language that is displayed to your customers when they visit your store.

This article discusses custom language translation and the process for adding new store translations to your Magento Go website.

The Translation feature enables you to download, update, and delete custom translations. Custom translations can be used for both the front end of your store, which your customers see, as well as the back end, where you do your Magento Go administration.

How can you know which language file to download? Download the CSV (comma-separated values) file that you feel most comfortable translating from. For example, English-speaking users should download the English CSV file.

To add a new custom translation:

1. From the Admin panel, select System > Translations. The Custom Translations page lists the available language translation files.
2. From the list, do one of the following:
   • Click to select the file that you want to use as the basis of your custom translation.
   • In the Action column, click View.

     In the General section of the next page, the language you have chosen to use appears in the Translation Name and Base Locale lists.

3. To include Theme Editor Translations, in the Download section, check the Include Theme Editor Translations checkbox.
4. Click Download to download a zip file of the CSV (comma-separated values) language translation files.
5. Unzip the downloaded zip file. You will have a number of CSV files that correspond to the different modules of Magento Go.
6. To edit a file, do the following:
   1. Open any file in your favorite spreadsheet program. The first column contains the base language word and the second column contains the corresponding translated word. You can translate any of the base language words into the language that you want to use in the interface of your Magento Go store.
   2. Repeat the previous step for as many of the other files as necessary.
7. After the translation is complete, save the CSV files. Then zip them into a single file for upload.
8. Return to the Custom Translations page and in the upper-right, click the Add New button.
9. On the New Translate page, in the General section, do the following:
   1. In the Translation Name field, type the name of your custom translation.
   2. The Base Locale drop-down list defaults to the current setting for your store. Change this setting if needed.
   3. In the Upload section, click Browse and select the custom translation zip file to upload. When your file is available, click the Check/Save Data button to upload your file.

The name of your custom translation now appears in the Custom Translations list.

To update a custom translation:

1. From the Admin panel, select System > Translations.
2. From the list of available translations, select the custom translation you wish to update and in the Action column, click Edit.

   In the General section of the next page, the name of the custom translation that you want to update and its base locale appear in the Translation Name and Base Locale lists.

3. To include Theme Editor Translations, in the Download section, check the Include Theme Editor Translations checkbox.
4. In the Download section, click Download to download a zip file of the CSV (comma-separated values) language translation files.
5. Unzip the downloaded zip file. You will have a number of CSV files that correspond to the different modules of Magento Go.
6. To edit a file, do the following:
   1. Open any file in your favorite spreadsheet program. The first column contains the base language word and the second column contains the corresponding translated word. You can translate any of the base language words into the language that you want to use in the interface of your Magento Go store.
   2. Repeat the previous step for as many of the other files as necessary.
7. Return to the Custom Translations page and on the Edit Translate page, in the Upload section, click the Choose File button.
8. Browse to select the custom translation zip file to upload. When your file is available, click the Check/Save Data button to upload your file. The updated file for your custom translation is now uploaded.
9. In the General section, do the following:
   1. In the Translation Name field, change the name of your updated custom translation, if necessary.
   2. Change the Base Locale setting, if necessary.
   3. When finished, click the Check/Save Data button to save your updated custom translation.

The updated version of your custom translation now appears in the Custom Translations list.

To delete a custom translation:

1. From the Admin panel, select System > Translations.
2. In the list of language files, check the checkbox to the left of the custom translation that you want to delete.
3. In the Actions drop-down list at the upper right of the list, select Delete. Click the Submit button to the left of the Actions list and when prompted, confirm.

TIP: You can also delete a custom translation from the Edit Translate page, using the Delete button.