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  4. Multi-Language Sites
  5. Managing Your Translation Content
  6. Multi-Language Support for Commerce Categories

Multi-Language Support for Commerce Categories

After you’ve enabled the Multi-Language feature and picked your preferred languages, you can start adding new translations and editing existing translations.

Multi-Language support for your domains lets you add your own translations for several languages. You can do this by adding the translation directly to the commerce category record in NetSuite or by creating a category in Site Management Tools. Each website supports multiple domains. This lets you create language-specific domains and host multiple languages on one site. After you enable and set up the feature, you can add, edit, or delete custom translations on the category record for any language NetSuite supports.

If a category doesn’t have any translations, the base language shows by default. For SEO metadata, this behavior isn't applied so there’s no negative impact on SEO. You’ll need to provide any SEO translation data for the commerce category.

For commerce categories, you can add translations for the following fields:

To learn more, explore these topics:

Creating Category Translations Using NetSuite

You can create a new commerce category and enter a new translation using the NetSuite Administrator role. Any category and translation you create will be available to manage in Site Management Tools (SMT). Any changes you make to the commerce category and translations in SMT show up in the category record.

To create category translations using NetSuite:

  1. Go to Commerce > Content Management > Commerce Categories > New.

  2. Select the System Information subtab.

  3. Click the Locale list and select your preferred language. Only languages that have been previously set up are listed.

  4. Enter your translations in the fields on the line of the selected language.

  5. Click Add for each translation you add to the commerce category record.

  6. Click Save to finish.

Editing Category Translations Using NetSuite

This procedure lets you update your commerce category translations without using the CSV Import function. Use your NetSuite account if you only need to make a few changes.

To edit category translations using NetSuite:

  1. Go to Commerce > Content Management > Commerce Categories.

  2. Click Edit on the category record you want to update.

  3. Select the System Information subtab.

  4. Click the Locale list and select the preferred language.

  5. Make any required changes.

  6. Click Save to finish.

Deleting Category Translations Using NetSuite

You can delete translations directly from the commerce category record.

Important:

You can't recover deleted translations.

To delete category translations using NetSuite:

  1. Go to Commerce > Content Management > Commerce Categories.

  2. Click Edit on the category record you want to delete.

  3. Select the System Information subtab.

  4. Select the Translations subtab.

  5. Click Remove.

  6. Click Save to finish.

Creating Category Translations Using Site Management Tools

Before you can create a new translation using Site Management Tools (SMT), you'll need to create a new commerce category. For details, see Set Up Commerce Categories.

To create category translations using SMT:

  1. Log in to SMT. For details, see Log In.

  2. Click Overview Mode.

  3. Select the Categories tab.

  4. Click New Category.

  5. From the Category Settings panel, enter the category name in the Name field.

    Note:

    You won’t be able to enter translations until you’ve entered a name for the content in your default language.

  6. Select the language you want to create a translation for from the language dropdown list.

  7. Enter your translations.

  8. Click Save to finish.

Editing Category Translations Using Site Management Tools

Use SMT to edit an existing translation if you need to make quick changes or fix a single translation. For bigger updates, you’ll usually need to use CSV or bulk imports.

To edit category translations using SMT:

  1. Log in to SMT. For details, see Log In.

  2. Click Overview Mode.

  3. Select the Categories tab.

  4. Click the ellipsis beside the category for which you want to edit a translation.

  5. Click Edit Settings.

  6. From the Category Settings panel, select the language you want to update from the language dropdown list.

  7. Make any required changes.

  8. Click Save to finish.

Deleting Category Translations Using Site Management Tools

Use SMT to delete a translation when you no longer need it.

Important:

You can't recover deleted translations.

To delete category translations using SMT:

  1. Log in to SMT. For details, see Log In.

  2. Click Overview Mode.

  3. Select the Categories tab.

  4. Click the ellipsis beside the category you want to delete a translation from.

  5. Click Edit Settings.

  6. From the Category Settings panel, select the language from the language dropdown list.

  7. Clear the Enable this Translation instead of values in English (U.S.) box.

  8. Click Save to finish.

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