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How do I translate the words on my customer account pages?

Last Updated: Oct 26, 2012 02:11PM EDT

To translate the words on your Customer Account pages, you need to edit various templates in your Shopify Theme. The following visual guide will tell you what template to translate for each of your Customer Account pages.

Note: the screen captures shown in this guide may not look much like what you see on your own store front, because your Shopify Theme may apply its layout to your your Customer Account pages. However, the content will be the same. Also, as an additional hint, the URL for each of those screens will be given to you — so that you can make an even more educated guess as to what you are looking at.

Screen no 1: Customer Login

That screen is seen on two occasions:

  • When one clicks on the 'Log in' link. The URL then is /account/login.
  • When one checks out, and sign-in is required to check out. The URL then is /account/login/hash?checkout_url=http://url.to.shop/cart/checkout.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/login.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 2: Customer Login and Guest Login

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When one checks out, and sign-in is optional to check out. The URL then is /account/login/hash?checkout_url=http://url.to.shop/cart/checkout.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/login.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 3: Account Details and Order History

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When one clicks on the Account link. The URL then is /account.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/account.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 4: Order #XXXX

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When one clicks on an order link on the /account page. The URL then is /account/orders/hash.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/order.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 5: Manage Account Address

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When one clicks on the View Addresses link on the /account page. The URL then is /account/addresses.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/addresses.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 6: Activate Account

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When a shop-owner has clicked on 'Send Account Invite' on a /admin/customers/customer-id page. The invited customer receives an email that contains a link to this page. The URL of this page is /account/activate/hash.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/activate_account.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 7: Reset Password

That screen is seen on two occasions:

  • When one clicks on the 'Forgot your password?' link on the customer login page. The URL then is /account/login.
  • When one checks out, and one clicks on the 'Forgot your password?' link. The URL then is /account/login/hash?checkout_url=http://url.to.shop/cart/checkout.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/login.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

Screen no 8: Reset Account Password

That screen is seen on one occasion:

  • When one has reset his password. And email is then sent to the customer, which contains a link to this page. The URL of this page is /account/reset/hash.

The template to translate for this screen is customers/reset_password.liquid.

If that template does not show up under Templates on your Template Editor page, create it. After it's been created, translate it.

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