Lightspeed eCom provides default phrases and, based on the language(s) you've added to your online store, their corresponding translations. These phrases appear in various areas of your online store, such as in the About Us, Customer Service and checkout screens. You can modify the phrases and their translations as needed, or add new translations for phrases that do not have any. This helps you personalize your store to reflect your brand.

Modifying a default translation

1. On the left menu of the Back Office click Content > Translations.
2. Click Modify translation.

   

3. From the drop-down, select the phrase you want to work with or type it in the text box.
4. Click Create.

   

5. Modify the translation for the phrase, as needed.
   

   

   • Translation key – Maps the translation to the corresponding phrase or text in the store theme. The translation key cannot be modified.
   • Translation to <language> – Enter the new translation here. If you added multiple languages to your store, you can change the translation for each language. The Translation to <language> field(s) cannot be left blank
6. Click Save. The modified phrase will now appear as a custom translation in the grid on the Translations page.

Adding a custom translation

If a phrase or text in your store's theme does not have a default translation for a particular language, you can add the translation yourself. 

1. On the left menu of the Back Office click Content > Translations. 
2. Click Add custom translation.
   
3. Enter your new phrase. 
   
   Translations are case-sensitive and may not display properly if they don't match the source.
   
   

   

   • Translation key – This maps the translation(s) to the corresponding phrase or text in the store theme. Enter the English word or phrase as it appears in your store. For example, for RSS Feed—an option that is available within several themes, but does not have any default translations—you would enter RSS Feed in the Translation key field.
     You must enter the phrase in full, as just entering RSS here will result in a translation that does not work.
   • Translation to <language> - Enter the new translation. If you added multiple languages to your store, enter a translation for each language.
4. Click Save. The phrase will now appear as a custom translation in the grid on the Translations page.

Editing a custom translation

To modify an existing custom translation:

1. On the left menu of Back Office click Content > Translations.
2. Click on the translation you wish to edit. 
3. Edit the translation as needed.
   

   

   • Translation key – Maps the translation to the corresponding phrase or text in the store theme. The translation key cannot be modified.
   • Translation to <language> – Enter the new translation here. If you added multiple languages to your store, you can change the translation for each language. The Translation to <language> field(s) cannot be left blank
4. Click Save.

Deleting a custom translation

You can delete a custom translation if it's no longer needed. Keep in mind that deleting a custom translation does NOT delete the original phrase/text; Lightspeed eCom only deletes the translation(s) you modified or added. For phrases that you modified (using the Modify Translation function), the translations revert back to their defaults. To delete a custom translation:

1. On the left menu of the Back Office click Content > Translations. 
2. Locate the custom translation you want to delete, or use the Search function to find it.
3. Click Delete.