In addition to translating your page content, you might also need to translate the Document details to ensure this information is available in every required language. This is especially important if you plan to publish to Scroll Sites or export your content using Scroll Exporters, as it ensures that visible metadata remain in a consistent language for your users.
The Document details you can translate include:
-
Document title
-
Document summary
For Scroll Sites, this refers to the title and description on your documentation’s landing page. This same information is also displayed on a tile within the global portal page if your site has multiple content sources.
The translated metadata will be automatically picked up by Scroll Sites and shown when the respective language is selected in the site.
For Scroll Exporters, this applies when you use the Document Title and Document Summary placeholders to export the translated details.
In this article, you’ll learn how to translate your Document details.
How to Translate Document Title and Summary
To translate the Document details, follow these steps:
-
From the Document Manager click Settings.
-
Select the Translations tab.
-
Check the box "Translate Document's title and metadata."
-
Click on the General tab within the Document Settings.
-
You will now see a language dropdown. Select the language you wish to translate into.
-
Translate the document title and summary as needed, then click Save.
When you switch the language picker, you will see the content update to reflect your selected language.
If no translation is provided for a document's title and summary, it will fallback to the title and description of the authoring language.