Entering Translations (System Text)

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to change system text for any enabled language.

Translations Overview

The Tools→Translation menu allows you to override default (system) text for site elements for any enabled locale.

To update a translation or label, click the text you would like to change, and then enter the new text in the text box that appears. After you've changed the text, it appears in the translation grid. Default text appears in italics, but new labels appear as regular text.

You can filter the list using the Group or Resource Key columns. The value in the Group column corresponds to the site element where the text appears.

You can import and export your custom translations from this page. This action is performed separately from the site import and export.

The word "remote" in a job search needs to be entered in the keyword box, not under Search by Location. In this example, Best Run wants to relabel the keyword search box to Search by Keyword / Remote positions.

A screenshot showing Search by Keyword / Remote positions in the Keyword search box.

This is how this system text was modified from Tools→Translations.

Menu showing Default Text as Search by Keyword and Override Text as Search by Keyword / Remote positions on the Override Resource Key window, which opens after the user select Search by Keyword.
A screenshot showing Search by Keyword / Remote positions in the Keyword search box

Modify System Text (Translations)

Business Example

During their implementation, Best Run made some replacements to the system text in Career Site Builder. You will make an additional change.

ExerciseStart Exercise

Steps

  1. View the search bar on your Best Run site. Notice the heading "Search by Keyword / Remote Positions". By default, this search field is labeled "Search by Keyword". It was updated in the Translations menu in Career Site Builder. You will update it again now.

  2. Navigate to CSB→Tools→Translations.

  3. Click on the box for the first text string, representing Search by Keyword. Note that it was already overridden with Search by Keyword/Remote positions.

  4. Change the Override Text to Search by Keyword or for Remote Positions and click Confirm.

  5. Scroll down the list and notice that text strings that have not been replaced are shown in italics, and replacements are shown in a standard font.

  6. Click Save.

  7. Refresh your Best Run site in a different browser window. Notice the replacement of the Keyword search label in the search bar to Search by Keyword or for Remote Positions.

  8. Return to CSB→Tools→Translations.

  9. Notice that the Locale of (en_US) English is selected at the top. From the dropdown arrow, also select (es_ES) Spanish. System text in Career Site Builder can be replaced for any enabled language.

Learning

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