# \#translation **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/translation/16.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [How to skip override-overrided localizations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-skip-override-overrided-localizations/409604)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-skip-override-overrided-localizations/409604 "2026-09-21T15:38:59Z")
I wonder how I can stop Discourse from overriding my already overridden translations. Our UI/UX is a little customized and it does not follow the current one in Discourse as is. In Spanish, some people do not understand… --- ## [Your account is awaiting approval - not translated into French](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-account-is-awaiting-approval-non-traduit-en-francais/412799)
**Author:** [@QuietNebula15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QuietNebula15)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/your-account-is-awaiting-approval-non-traduit-en-francais/412799 "2026-09-18T20:46:07Z")
This is my first time installing Discourse (v2026.9.0-latest +733). I chose French as the language, but when a user creates their account, they receive the message “Your account is awaiting approval.” I don't see p… --- ## [About translations on the Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sobre-traducoes-no-blog/412679)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sobre-traducoes-no-blog/412679 "2026-09-17T17:53:17Z")
I like how thorough the blog is with its explanations, such as the article on confidence levels. That said, I'd like to ask if there's any internal movement to also translate the blog content, just like... --- ## [How to localize groups titles and descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-localize-groups-titles-and-descriptions/412317)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-localize-groups-titles-and-descriptions/412317 "2026-09-14T05:36:45Z")
I wonder what the actual workaround could be (or if this is something the Discourse team has on their roadmap) for localizing group titles and/or descriptions. I found some related information at How can badges and grou… --- ## [Using Discourse and LibreTranslate without AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-and-libretranslate-without-ai/411844)
**Author:** [@happyhappy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/happyhappy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-and-libretranslate-without-ai/411844 "2026-09-08T15:03:41Z")
Our community does not wish to use AI, and we turned it off in our Discourse instance. For translations we added LibreTranslate (LT) in a docker container, and it works well enough. My question is: Given the recent ad… --- ## [LibreTranslate language detection issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/libretranslate-language-detection-issue/411017)
**Author:** [@happyhappy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/happyhappy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/libretranslate-language-detection-issue/411017 "2026-08-27T00:15:40Z")
We added LibreTranslate via docker container to our new (8 mo.) Discourse instance. It works well for certain languages (es, de, nl). However, it fails miserably with Basque (eu) and other languages. I set up a script t… --- ## [Contributing translations to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributing-translations-to-discourse/14882)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contributing-translations-to-discourse/14882 "2026-07-30T12:43:16Z")
:bookmark: This document provides a guide on how to contribute translations to the Discourse platform using Crowdin. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Anyone can contribute translations Translating Discourse… --- ## [Admin: Category management page not translated into Chinese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/408704)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/408704 "2026-07-28T14:42:32Z")
--- ## [AI Translation Progress Graph](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-progress-graph/405915)
**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-translation-progress-graph/405915 "2026-07-27T10:02:10Z")
I activated ai translations on my self-hosted Discourse server yesterday. Everything is going well… sort of. The translation progress graph is either not refreshing or inaccurate. Here is what I am seeing: This woul… --- ## [Issue with enabling upcoming changes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-enabling-upcoming-changes/395881)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-enabling-upcoming-changes/395881 "2026-07-01T17:03:47Z")
我想请教一下，这个问题提示是正常的么？ --- ## [Can I force English for unsupported languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-force-english-for-unsupported-languages/406039)
**Author:** [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-force-english-for-unsupported-languages/406039 "2026-06-24T17:25:49Z")
This setting is enabled in my forum now: Content localization use default locale when unsupported Serve localized content in the site's default locale to users whose preferred language is not listed in 'content localiz… --- ## [Can't find string "All" in reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-string-all-in-reactions/404525)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-string-all-in-reactions/404525 "2026-06-17T09:54:28Z")
When you click a post that has multiple different reactions, it shows “All” that is unstranslated in Arabic, I searched on the Crowdin instance https://discourse.crowdin.com/ but couldn’t find it. --- ## [Post links are not using translated language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-links-are-not-using-translated-language/403555)
**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-links-are-not-using-translated-language/403555 "2026-06-11T09:44:46Z")
When I switch to another language, the post link area still uses the default language. It hasn’t used AI to translate the content. Thanks. --- ## [Unexpected language code](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unerwarteter-sprachcode/402544)
**Author:** [@asa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unerwarteter-sprachcode/402544 "2026-05-19T13:19:07Z")
I ran a Google PageSpeed test on my instance and received the following message: I can't explain what the cause is. Is there an error with the translator? --- ## [How to make user-fields support multi-language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-user-fields-support-multi-language/402568)
**Author:** [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-user-fields-support-multi-language/402568 "2026-05-09T16:01:40Z")
hi, I add a custom user field in my forum in Chinese. But when visitor use EN or other language, it’s always show Chinese custom field. It’s hard to understand for them. So , how to let custom user field support multi-la… --- ## [Add English and translated aliases for Emojis](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641)
**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-english-and-translated-aliases-for-emojis/86641 "2026-04-22T21:27:43Z")
Continuing the discussion from Add alias support to emoji picker: Our Emoji picker could be greatly improved by adding support for English and translated search aliases. The Unicode Consortium provides all the data we n… --- ## [Portuguese translation does not render markdown correctly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traducao-para-portugues-nao-executa-o-markdown-corretamente/401269)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/traducao-para-portugues-nao-executa-o-markdown-corretamente/401269 "2026-04-22T16:30:49Z")
I have noticed that some topics, especially those that are Customization \> Theme component and Customization \> Plugin, are not being displayed correctly in the automatic translation. --- ## [How can badges and groups be localized (multilingual)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-badges-and-groups-be-localized-multilingual/398127)
**Author:** [@yingdong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yingdong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-badges-and-groups-be-localized-multilingual/398127 "2026-04-13T19:36:11Z")
How can badges and groups be localized (multilingual)? During setup, I noticed that the titles of badges and groups do not switch with the theme language. How can I make badges and groups follow the theme switch? --- ## [How to translate reading time in preview links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-translate-reading-time-in-preview-links/400164)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-translate-reading-time-in-preview-links/400164 "2026-04-09T19:19:00Z")
When you share a link and a preview is generated. I can’t find this string “mins” when searching on Crowdin Enterprise --- ## [Every Language is Welcome](https://meta.discourse.org/t/every-language-is-welcome/397784)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/every-language-is-welcome/397784 "2026-04-03T03:28:16Z")
A first post in the Discourse Without Borders series. Hey all 👋 I've been spending a lot of time on multilingual support at Discourse lately, and the more I dig in, the more I realise how much there is to do. I wanted to… --- ## [Building for Every Language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-for-every-language/399661)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/building-for-every-language/399661 "2026-04-02T01:43:20Z")
Hello again 👋 If you're a history buff, this is the blog post for you. It covers how multilingual support at Discourse evolved over 13 years, with some honest behind the scenes. This is a companion discussion topic for… --- ## [Ongoing translation in threads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ongoing-translation-in-threads/399610)
**Author:** [@malangali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/malangali)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ongoing-translation-in-threads/399610 "2026-03-31T18:43:50Z")
I am working towards a Discourse installation for an organization that works across the 55 member nations of the African Union. The platform must overcome a major communications barrier in Africa: most scholars and publi… --- ## [Translate post with AI and save translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-post-with-ai-and-save-translation/398950)
**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-post-with-ai-and-save-translation/398950 "2026-03-22T05:17:57Z")
We had a ‘speak your own language day’ on our forum. We don’t want it to automatically translate everything because AI translations aren’t perfect, but I did use the AI translate a lot during that day. I found that high… --- ## [Use CHATGPT for translating the forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-chatgpt-for-translating-the-forum/285776)
**Author:** [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mr.X_Mr.X)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-chatgpt-for-translating-the-forum/285776 "2026-03-03T17:03:41Z")
I was thinking of duplicating my whole forum in another language and having it better placed in Google SERP. Is it possible at this point to do if with the Ai functions from discourse and the api? --- ## [How do I translate AI Summaries?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-translate-ai-summaries/397395)
**Author:** [@singi2016cn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/singi2016cn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-translate-ai-summaries/397395 "2026-02-28T03:54:59Z")
请问这个里面的文本怎么翻译成中文呢？ --- ## [Why are "Required" and "Enum" hardcoded in AI tool parameter configuration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-required-and-enum-hardcoded-in-ai-tool-parameter-configuration/396939)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-required-and-enum-hardcoded-in-ai-tool-parameter-configuration/396939 "2026-02-24T23:49:44Z")
Is there a reason why “Required” (and “Enum”) are hardcoded instead of translatable in the parameter configuration of AI-tools? --- ## [How to solve the problem of different order of Badges in different languages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-different-order-of-badges-in-different-languages/396178)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-different-order-of-badges-in-different-languages/396178 "2026-02-18T14:03:44Z")
▶ Previously on It’s strange why it doesn’t arrange them according to a fixed ID or internal name, as this causes the Badges to appear in different orders due to translation reasons… :melting\_face: Can this problem be so… --- ## [Discourse Assign needs support for Unicode group names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-needs-support-for-unicode-group-names/396092)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-assign-needs-support-for-unicode-group-names/396092 "2026-02-16T11:35:37Z")
The issue of Discourse-Assign having poor support for non-English characters leading to a 500 Error seems to be a common topic, so here we will only discuss a problem that arises in a rather embarrassing combination of c… --- ## [The "Subcategory of..." setting under categories is translated incorrectly in Chinese](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-subcategory-of-setting-under-categories-is-translated-incorrectly-in-chinese/396158)
**Author:** [@Noble\_Fish](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noble_Fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-subcategory-of-setting-under-categories-is-translated-incorrectly-in-chinese/396158 "2026-02-16T09:08:39Z")
In the old version, this setting was named Parent category , used to specify the parent category of the current category. In the new version, this setting is named Subcategory of... , used to indicate which category the… --- ## [Incorrect zh-CN translation on meta homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-zh-cn-translation-on-meta-homepage/395817)
**Author:** [@typed-sigterm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/typed-sigterm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/incorrect-zh-cn-translation-on-meta-homepage/395817 "2026-02-12T09:45:22Z")
主机 means real computer host, not related to hosting at all. Our Hosting should be translated to 我们的托管服务, or more common on the Chinese internet 官方托管服务 (official hosting service) 官方托管 (official hosting) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/translation/16.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=translation)