How Redi's Auto-Translation Feature Works
Redi offers two translation methods to help you localize your Shopify store: Auto Translation and Manual Translation. Together, they provide the perfect balance between automation and customization, allowing you to translate your storefront instantly while maintaining full control over your translated content.
Auto Translation
Auto Translation automatically translates your storefront into your visitors' selected language, allowing customers to browse your store without requiring you to manually translate every piece of content.
Once you publish a language in Shopify, Redi automatically enables Auto Translation for that language. As soon as customers switch to the published language, Redi will begin translating your storefront automatically.
Benefits
- Translate instantly: Your storefront is translated automatically as customers browse your store.
- Save time: Launch multilingual stores faster without translating content one by one.
- Consistent experience: Visitors can view your store in their preferred language, even if manual translations haven't been created yet.
Limitations
Auto Translation runs after the storefront loads, so it's normal for translated content to appear after a short delay (typically around 1 second). The exact delay may vary depending on your theme, page size, internet connection, and the visitor's device.
Auto Translation is displayed dynamically on the storefront and is not saved to Shopify's translation database.
Because these translations aren't stored, they cannot be synchronized with external platforms or sales channels that rely on Shopify's translation data, including:
- Google Shopping
- Facebook & Instagram Shopping
- Other marketing and sales channels
If you need translations to be permanently stored, editable, or available to external channels, use Manual Translation instead.
Manual Translation
Manual Translation allows you to review, edit, and customize translations before they're displayed to your customers.
Unlike Auto Translation, manual translations are saved directly to Shopify's native translation database. This makes them available to Shopify features and third-party integrations that use Shopify's translation data.
Manual Translation is recommended for:
- SEO optimization
- Google Shopping and other sales channels
- Product feeds
Translation Priority
Redi always prioritizes Manual Translations over Auto Translation.
- If a manual translation exists, Redi displays the manual translation.
- If no manual translation is available, Redi automatically translates and displays the content using Auto Translation.
This allows you to manually translate the content that matters most while letting Auto Translation handle everything else.
Auto Translation vs. Manual Translation
| Feature | Auto Translation | Manual Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Automatically translates your storefront | ✅ | ❌ |
| Automatically enabled when a language is published | ✅ | ❌ |
| Short delay before translations appear | ✅ | ❌ |
| Saved to Shopify's translation database | ❌ | ✅ |
| Available for Google Shopping and other external channels | ❌ | ✅ |
| Best for | Quickly translating your storefront | SEO, shopping feeds, and important content |
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