Translate Magento Navigation Menus in 2 Easy Methods

Truly international eCommerce websites can be created using Magento. It provides three different views for a single view. So a store manager can display the same content in three languages to its customers. After creating multiple store view, you can also translate in more languages as well.

But instead of translating the whole Magento website, in this blog post we will be discussing the steps to translate Magento navigation menus only.

For translating the menu items in Magento, there are two different methods. You can implement any of the methods as per your convenience. The two methods to translate Magento navigation menus are:

1. Translate Magento Navigation Menus Using System Configuration
2. Translate Magento Navigation Menus Manually

Translate Magento Navigation Menus Using System Configuration

Follow the steps below to translate Magento navigation menus using the system configuration.

• Sign in into the Admin Panel
• Select System > Configuration
• Select Store View to be translated in the Current Configuration Scope Menu.
• Click ‘General’ tab in the left Configuration panel
• Click to expand ‘Locale Options’ section
• Select the language in the ‘Locale’ list
• Click ‘Save Config’ button to save the changes made

If you find this method to be difficult or you are unable to translate the menu items, then use the manual method.

Translate Magento Navigation Menus Manually

Follow the steps below to translate Magento navigation menus manually.

• Sign in into the Admin Panel
• Select design > Theme Text Editor
• Click ‘Launch’ button to view an editable view of Home page
• Select appropriate language in the ‘Language’ menu at the top of the page
• On hovering cursor over the titles, a book icon will appear. Click on it.
• Use ‘Script’ box to change title in the search engine bar
• Click the ‘Tick’ icon after entering your new title
• Click ‘Save’ button at the top of the page to save any changes made

If even this method fails, then request a quote with us. Our Magento team will detect the possible error in the process and help you translate navigation menus in your Magento store.