# Readonly mode for Google translate

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/readonly-mode-for-google-translate/32056>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [13 Agosto 2015, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/readonly-mode-for-google-translate/32056 "2015-08-13T07:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryantm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ryantm/32/134063_2.png) [@ryantm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryantm)\
**Post date:** [2 Maggio 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/readonly-mode-for-google-translate/32056/6 "2016-05-02T18:16:03Z")

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@riking is right that the built in function works fine, but sometimes people use [https://translate.google.com/](https://translate.google.com/) and translating this thread to Chinese, for example, ends up looking quite empty:

> **[Readonly mode for Google translate](https://meta-discourse-org.translate.goog/t/readonly-mode-for-google-translate/32056?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=zh-CN&_x_tr_hl=en)**
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> Is it possible to add a parameter to the url, so the online website google translator can translate a Discoure page? This doesn’t work: ...

It also generates entries in the forum logs.

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