Set up languages for widget translation (homepage and group pages)

You can manage the languages available on the homepage and group pages for the purpose of translating their configurable widgets. Standard, non-configurable sections of the homepage and group pages are displayed based on the user's platform language settings and do not require these steps.

In this article, you'll learn how to add and remove languages, as well as set the source and default languages for the configurable widgets. For instructions on translating the content within these specific widgets, please see the linked articles below:

• Translate a carousel
• Translate a gallery
• Translate a text widget
• Translate an HTML widget
• Translate a curated catalog

The available languages for widget translation are identical to the platform languages.

Add a new language to a page

Adding languages allows you to translate the configurable widgets for users who use those languages.

Without adding languages, standard sections of the page will appear in the user's platform language. Configurable sections (like carousels, galleries, and curated catalogs) will be shown in the language they were created in.

To add a new language to a homepage or group page:

• If you can't access the page layout configuration panel as described in the first step, replace step 1 with:
  • For the homepage: At the top right of your homepage, click Configure page layout.
  • For a group page: In the left sidebar, click on a group. Then, click   Configure page layout at the top right of the main section.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click Home page layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group, then click Configure page layout.
2. At the top of the Configure page layout panel on the right, click Languages.
3. Click Add / Remove languages.
4. Select the language you wish to add.
5. At the top left of the panel, click Back to languages.
6. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

Once your page has multiple languages, you can select:

• The source language: The language in which the configurable widgets on the page are created.
• The default language: The language in which the page is displayed when the learner's profile language is not available.

Set the source language for a page

The source language is the language in which the widgets on the page are created. To set the source language for a page:

• If you can't access the page layout configuration panel as described in the first step, replace step 1 with:
  • For the homepage: At the top right of your homepage, click Configure page layout.
  • For a group page: In the left sidebar, click on a group. Then, click   Configure page layout at the top right of the main section.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click Home page layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group, then click Configure page layout.
2. At the top of the Configure page layout panel on the right, click Languages.
3. Hover over a language and click More actions → Set as source language.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

Set the default language for a page

The default language is the language in which the widgets are displayed when the learner's profile language is not available. To set the default language for a page:

• If you can't access the page layout configuration panel as described in the first step, replace step 1 with:
  • For the homepage: At the top right of your homepage, click Configure page layout.
  • For a group page: In the left sidebar, click on a group. Then, click   Configure page layout at the top right of the main section.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click Home page layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group, then click Configure page layout.
2. At the top of the Configure page layout panel on the right, click Languages.
3. Hover over a language and click More actions → Set as default language.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

Delete a language from a page

To delete the default and source languages, you must first select a new default and a new source language. Then, you can:

• If you can't access the page layout configuration panel as described in the first step, replace step 1 with:
  • For the homepage: At the top right of your homepage, click Configure page layout.
  • For a group page: In the left sidebar, click on a group. Then, click   Configure page layout at the top right of the main section.

1. Access the page layout configuration panel:
   • For the homepage: In the left sidebar, click Home page layout.
   • For a group page: In the left sidebar, hover over a group, then click Configure page layout.
2. At the top of the Configure page layout panel on the right, click Languages.
3. To the right of the language you wish to delete, click More actions → Delete.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Apply.

The configurable widgets on the page won't display in the learner's profile language if that language is no longer available.