Article translation status indicator
  • 13 Sep 2023
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The article's translation status indicator is above the text formatting toolbar in a project workspace containing multiple languages in both Markdown, WYSIWYG, and Block editor.

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The articles that require translation (with "Needs translation" status) are indicated using the "🌐" (globe icon) on the left side navigation pane.

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Article translation status indicators

Here is a clear representation of the translation status and what it indicates.

StatusIndication
Need translationThe article is not yet translated or requires additional translation
TranslatedThe article has either been machine or manually translated to the destination language.
Note

The "translation status indicator" is unavailable on the default language articles.


"Need translation" status

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In the first instance, the Need translation status appears as a default status in all other language articles. The article can be either an existing article created from the base version or any new one.

The options that appear when you click on this status are

  • Mark as translated
  • Machine translate

"Translated" status

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The Translated status indicates that the article has already been translated using machine translation or marked as translated by the team account.

The options that appear when you click on this status are

  • Set needs translation

Machine translate

To perform machine translation:

  • Click Need translationMachine translate, and a Translate confirmation prompt appears
  • Type in 'yes' and click Yes

For more information, read Machine translation help article.


Filtering "Needs translation" or "Translated" articles in the "All articles" module

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  1. From the Knowledge base portal in a non-default language, navigate to "Documentation > All articles"
  2. The list of articles is available
  3. Click on the "Filter" option at the top
  4. Select the intended filter (Needs translation or Translated)
  5. You can perform bulk actions such as
    • Changing the translation status
    • Machine translate

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