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Translate the interface

Kristin Antin edited this page Mar 17, 2020 · 15 revisions

This guide tackles one of the main aspect of translations in Uwazi: how to translate the Uwazi interface. .

Translate the interface

In Settings you can translate all the interface of your Uwazi site, such as buttons, labels, messages...

  1. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the site.

Gear icon

  1. Navigate to Translations tab and click on System translations.

Translate

  1. A list of all the phrases used on this context will appear here. The first one is the base phrase. This can't be translated to help you remember which was the context in case you decide to modify all the languages. The second and subsequents phrases are related to the different language you have activated in your site. Please contact the development team if you want to activate another language that is not in your site!

Translate

Note: The base phrase and the English phrase are usually the same, but you can freely modify the English one in case you found another phrase that suits better with your way of communication.

Live translation

Its also possible to translate UI labels while navigating an Uwazi instance. While logged in as admin, click on the translations toggle in the top bar besides the language links:

Activate inline translations

This will highlight all translatable items in the current view:

Highlight translatables

Click on the item you want to translate, add the translations and save =)

Translate dialog

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