Show authors in multiple languages
Author profiles created in Smart Agent Blog can be translated with Shopify's Translate & Adapt app. When a customer changes the storefront language, the author's name, job title, and biography can be shown in that language.
Where to edit each language
| Content | Where to edit it |
|---|---|
| Store default language | Settings → Authors in Smart Agent Blog |
| Other languages | Shopify Translate & Adapt |
| Photo, social links, and bio link | Smart Agent Blog; these values are shared across languages |
Do not create a separate author in Smart Agent Blog for every language. Keep one author profile and add its translations in Translate & Adapt.
Before you begin
- Create the source author under Settings → Authors in Smart Agent Blog.
- In Shopify admin, open Settings → Languages and confirm that the target language has been added.
- Install Shopify Translate & Adapt if it is not already installed.
Translate an author
- From Shopify admin, open Apps → Translate & Adapt.
- Select the language that you want to translate into.
- Open the Smart Agent Blog author content from the resource list.
- Select the author. If it is not visible, search for the author's name in the store's default language.
- Enter the translated name, job title, and biography in the fields shown.
- Select Save.
Only fields shown in Translate & Adapt can be translated. Fields without a translation input, such as the photo or social URLs, continue to use the shared value from Smart Agent Blog.
Treat automatic translation as a draft. Review names, proper nouns, and job titles before saving.
Check the storefront
- Open a blog article in the translated storefront language.
- Confirm that the author's name, job title, and biography use the translated content.
- Return to the default language and confirm that the source profile still appears.
When a field has no translation, Shopify displays the default-language content. If the entire author profile is missing, see Register an author.
After changing the default-language profile
Changing the author's name, job title, or biography in Smart Agent Blog can make an existing translation out of sync.
Open Translate & Adapt after changing the source content. Review any out-of-sync translation, update it if needed, and check the storefront again.
If a translation does not appear
- Confirm that the target language is published under Settings → Languages in Shopify admin.
- Confirm that you edited the correct language and author in Translate & Adapt.
- Wait a few minutes after saving, and then reload the storefront page.
- Confirm that the translated author is assigned to the article you are viewing.
- Confirm that the storefront is currently showing the target language.
For general Translate & Adapt instructions, see Shopify's guide to adding language translations.