Multi-locale management

Summary

Multi-locale management

This section provides information on managing multiple locales using the Akeneo App for Shopify.

 

What is Multi-locale?

Multi-locale enables you to synchronize your PIM catalog translations with your Shopify stores.

You can synchronize up to 10 secondary locales in addition to the main one.

 

 

Prerequisites

To ensure the proper functioning of the multi-locale, the following requirements must be met:

  1. PIM locale is enabled: You need to enable the locale on your Akeneo PIM. You can read the documentation on how to enable an Akeneo PIM locale here.
  2. Shopify language is activated: You need to activate the language on your Shopify store. Language can be published or unpublished. You can read the documentation on how to activate a language on Shopify here.

 

Add a new locale

Follow these steps to map a new locale:

  1. In your Akeneo App for Shopify, navigate to the Configuration page.
  2. In the Store configuration section, click on Edit secondary locales.
  3. In the Shopify languages column, select the Shopify language into which you want to synchronize your translations.
  4. In the PIM locale column, select the PIM locale from which you want to synchronize your translations.
  5. Save your selection.

 

List of compatible fields with multi-locale

Compatible fields
NATIVE FIELDS
Title
Description
Page title
Meta description
URL handle
METAFIELDS
Identifier
Simple select
Multi-select
Text
Text area
VARIATION AXES & PRODUCT OPTIONS
Simple select
Reference entity single link