# \#i18n **URL:** https://discuss.openedx.org/tag/i18n/20.md [Latest](https://discuss.openedx.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.openedx.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.openedx.org/tags.md) --- ## [Set Polish language](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/set-polish-language/18547)
**Author:** [@TomaszCh](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/TomaszCh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/set-polish-language/18547 "2026-03-06T15:43:10Z")
I’ve launched the latest version of Tutor locally. I set the language to Polish during the installation (and later manually via the CLI), and I also changed the language preferences through the GUI. Unfortunately, none … --- ## [How to customize i18n (translation)](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-customize-i18n-translation/17356)
**Author:** [@pauldic](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/pauldic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-customize-i18n-translation/17356 "2025-10-29T12:03:06Z")
I did fork the openedx-translations repository according to the tutor documentation, created a branch “teak.2-custom” on my forked repository and made my desired changes on the existing English verbiage, commit and pushe… --- ## [Infinite recursion bug related to XBlock translations](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/infinite-recursion-bug-related-to-xblock-translations/17321)
**Author:** [@oscherler](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/oscherler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/infinite-recursion-bug-related-to-xblock-translations/17321 "2025-10-24T08:06:20Z")
Hello everyone. We’re encountering problems with translations. Sometimes, the LMS gets to a point where it’s going into infinite recursion on translation.fallback when translating a message, which causes a 500 error page… --- ## [How can I add Kazakh translations?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-can-i-add-kazakh-translations/17153)
**Author:** [@abylaikhan.suev.02](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/abylaikhan.suev.02)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-can-i-add-kazakh-translations/17153 "2025-09-19T14:28:30Z")
Hello. How can I add Kazakh translations? On the official site explore.transifex.com/open-edx/openedx-translations/ I see that the translations are completed, but on https://github.com/openedx/openedx-translations they a… --- ## [How to use unreviewed translations in Openedx Sumac](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-use-unreviewed-translations-in-openedx-sumac/15261)
**Author:** [@piglesias](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/piglesias)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-use-unreviewed-translations-in-openedx-sumac/15261 "2025-05-22T11:03:36Z")
Hi everyone! I’m new here and newbie with OpenedX, and I’m using the Sumac with Tutor. During the docker image creation the Atlas tool pulls the translation files from openedx/openedx-translations repo and the branch a… --- ## [How to change the text message in English?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-change-the-text-message-in-english/15441)
**Author:** [@Yogesh](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Yogesh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-change-the-text-message-in-english/15441 "2025-04-15T13:51:41Z")
I want to update a text message that appears in Learning MFE and is sent from the Django backend. I want to change this message in English and update the corresponding translations as well. I have updated the relev… --- ## [Open edX Indigo - Greek Translations (.po and .json) Not Applied in LMS & MFE (Tutor 19.0.2)](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/open-edx-indigo-greek-translations-po-and-json-not-applied-in-lms-mfe-tutor-19-0-2/15125)
**Author:** [@anastasiouxrhstos](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/anastasiouxrhstos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/open-edx-indigo-greek-translations-po-and-json-not-applied-in-lms-mfe-tutor-19-0-2/15125 "2025-03-24T12:59:42Z")
Hello everyone, We are working on enabling Greek translations (el) in Open edX Indigo using Tutor 19.0.2, with LMS 4.2.19, and MFE 19.0.0-indigo, but we’ve encountered an issue where translations are not being applied c… --- ## [LANGUAGE\_CODE not reflecting in theme](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/language-code-not-reflecting-in-theme/14968)
**Author:** [@Yago](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Yago)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/language-code-not-reflecting-in-theme/14968 "2025-03-05T14:53:46Z")
Hello I have an issue with language translations. I have defined ‘es-es’ as the LANGUAGE\_CODE in tutor’s config.yml file, but the translations on Django’s settings do not affect to the themes (see screenshot below). I … --- ## [How to add custom translations in mfe using plugin?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-custom-translations-in-mfe-using-plugin/13727)
**Author:** [@Yogesh](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Yogesh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-custom-translations-in-mfe-using-plugin/13727 "2024-08-23T23:30:59Z")
Hello, everyone. I am trying to add custom translations for authn mfe. I am familiar with the approach to add the translation file in env/plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/authn directory and then tutor images build mfe. I a… --- ## [Issue with Translation in Open edX Quince](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/issue-with-translation-in-open-edx-quince/13050)
**Author:** [@Yaniv\_Gershon](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Yaniv_Gershon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/issue-with-translation-in-open-edx-quince/13050 "2024-06-10T05:34:51Z")
Hi everyone, I recently launched an Open edX Quince instance using Tutor on an EC2 instance running Ubuntu and selected Hebrew as the site language. However, I have encountered some issues: the LMS is only partially tra… --- ## [Custom translations not working for authn mfe app](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/custom-translations-not-working-for-authn-mfe-app/12598)
**Author:** [@minde](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/minde)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/custom-translations-not-working-for-authn-mfe-app/12598 "2024-04-14T08:08:07Z")
Hi everyone, I tried following the guide of placing a custom translation file under env/plugins/mfe/build/mfe/i18n/authn/es.json The openedx locale is set to es. the main page shows up in spanish, when I click register… --- ## [Translating Strings from DB Fields](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/translating-strings-from-db-fields/11143)
**Author:** [@Hilary](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Hilary)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/translating-strings-from-db-fields/11143 "2023-09-13T15:37:14Z")
We are working on a code change in edx-platform and would ideally like to store certain data points in a MySQL DB table. The code would then loop through the data (based on specific filters) and display specific field va… --- ## [OEP-58: Translations Management](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/oep-58-translations-management/8674)
**Author:** [@cmuniz](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/cmuniz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/oep-58-translations-management/8674 "2022-11-28T16:31:24Z")
We (@sarina, @feanil, and I) are excited to propose OEP-58: Translations Management! Review begins today (2022/11/07) and goes until 2022/11/21. @nedbat has volunteered be our arbiter. We’d love a review from various c… --- ## [Preventing future English related Translation Issues](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/preventing-future-english-related-translation-issues/7294)
**Author:** [@cmuniz](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/cmuniz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/preventing-future-english-related-translation-issues/7294 "2022-05-20T13:17:23Z")
Hello Everyone! A couple weeks back @sambapete noticed an odd bug in the edx-platform Transifex Project and brought it to my attention. I’m summarizing it here for reference. Five strings in analytics-dashboard and one… --- ## [ADR for Translating Documentation](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/adr-for-translating-documentation/6959)
**Author:** [@cmuniz](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/cmuniz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/adr-for-translating-documentation/6959 "2022-04-15T13:25:40Z")
Documentation Translation ADR PR: This ADR proposes the process by which documentation within edx-documentation will be translated, integrated, and presented. Documentation affects everyone, and consistently and effici… --- ## [Free Text Response xblock not translated](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/free-text-response-xblock-not-translated/2993)
**Author:** [@Yago](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Yago)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/free-text-response-xblock-not-translated/2993 "2021-01-23T17:37:28Z")
Hi there I’ve enabled Free Text Response Xblock following the instructions in openedx documentation. Xblock works fine, but does not show translation propertly (see images below) Thanks for any help Regards --- ## [How to add a custom font in Open edX?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-font-in-open-edx/4095)
**Author:** [@Zubair](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Zubair)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-a-custom-font-in-open-edx/4095 "2021-01-22T19:32:04Z")
I want to add a custom font inside open edX, how can I achieve this? The font that I want to add isn’t available on google fonts. --- ## [\<%- gettext "" %\> Don't work](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/gettext-dont-work/2813)
**Author:** [@Chack](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Chack)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/gettext-dont-work/2813 "2020-10-21T07:37:47Z")
\<%- gettext(“Support education research by providing additional information”) %\> I created custom string in /edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform/conf/locale/fr/LC\_MESSAGES/djangojs.po for translate this string, but it don’t w… --- ## [Add a new language to Transifex](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/add-a-new-language-to-transifex/3285)
**Author:** [@Juanan](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Juanan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/add-a-new-language-to-transifex/3285 "2020-09-23T15:28:13Z")
Hi, one of my colleagues asked some months ago to add the eu\_ES language to https://www.transifex.com/open-edx/open-edx-releases/languages/ but he hasn’t received any answer yet. I can see that there are two requests (e… --- ## [How to add a new language to Transifex's Open edX release?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-language-to-transifexs-open-edx-release/3270)
**Author:** [@Juanan](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Juanan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-add-a-new-language-to-transifexs-open-edx-release/3270 "2020-09-21T10:48:27Z")
Hi, this question is related to my previous one, but more oriented to practical issues, instead of why-like issues. How to add a new language to a Transifex folder/project? Specifically, I’d like to add the Basque lang… --- ## [Clarification about translation process in Transifex](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/clarification-about-translation-process-in-transifex/3265)
**Author:** [@Juanan](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Juanan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/clarification-about-translation-process-in-transifex/3265 "2020-09-20T15:44:49Z")
Hi, Using Juniper here. I’m aware about the translation process in Transifex. But after reading the related guide I still have a doubt about the process. Specifically, I can see two different set of translation files, o… --- ## [Best way to bulk submit translations](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/best-way-to-bulk-submit-translations/705)
**Author:** [@xitij2000](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/xitij2000)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/best-way-to-bulk-submit-translations/705 "2020-04-06T11:43:57Z")
We are currently working with a client that has a lot of custom translations in their fork. Some of these are for strings that are not in the regular upstream version, but there are also a lot of translated strings that … --- ## [Localization not work for js files](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/localization-not-work-for-js-files/1671)
**Author:** [@teruun](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/teruun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/localization-not-work-for-js-files/1671 "2020-03-30T09:11:10Z")
Hi, some of the localization is not working in a fresh devstack install. I tried commands paver i18n\_fastgenerate python manage.py lms compilejsi18n --settings=devstack\_docker seems like everything works fine, but… --- ## [I18n\_fastgenerate error reading unicode file name](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/i18n-fastgenerate-error-reading-unicode-file-name/981)
**Author:** [@juangarias](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/juangarias)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/i18n-fastgenerate-error-reading-unicode-file-name/981 "2019-12-09T19:18:16Z")
Hi, I’m trying to modify some translations and when I run: paver i18n\_fastgenerate I get this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/openedx/venv/bin/i18n\_tool", line 11, in \ sys.exit(main()) … --- ## [Official Internationalization and localization guide doesn't work anymore](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/official-internationalization-and-localization-guide-doesnt-work-anymore/876)
**Author:** [@Juanan](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Juanan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/official-internationalization-and-localization-guide-doesnt-work-anymore/876 "2019-11-22T16:09:53Z")
Hi, I have installed a native Ironwood instance of edX. The installation process was flawless but now, I’m trying to install additional languages following the official i18n and l10n guide (https://github.com/edx/edx-pl… --- ## [How to adjust bulk message's language?](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-adjust-bulk-messages-language/795)
**Author:** [@mahyard](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/mahyard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-to-adjust-bulk-messages-language/795 "2019-11-04T14:14:18Z")
hello everyone, Today I found that language box in course settings is set to be displayed only if MKTG is disable. I don’t know why that would be so! could you explain if you know? Main problem: Although my instance … --- ## [DemoX en Español](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/demox-en-espanol/285)
**Author:** [@bpedx](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/bpedx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/demox-en-espanol/285 "2019-09-13T13:13:13Z")
Hi all, I’m interested in finding a version of DemoX in Spanish. If you have created one (or seen one) before, I’d be interested in chatting. Thanks! Ben --- ## [Translate the default XBlock data](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/translate-the-default-xblock-data/213)
**Author:** [@omar](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/omar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/translate-the-default-xblock-data/213 "2019-08-10T19:48:42Z")
There’s a problem in the Open edX tooling in which that the XBlocks fields are always initialized with the default data before the i18n tooling is activated. This is bad for non-English course authors, especially that w… --- ## [Problem after changing platform name into Arabic](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-after-changing-platform-name-into-arabic/104)
**Author:** [@ahmed](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/ahmed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/problem-after-changing-platform-name-into-arabic/104 "2019-07-29T11:10:59Z")
Hi After I changes the platform name into Arabic word and restated the lms, the edx goes down with “Uh oh, we are having some server issues…” message I changed the “PLATFORM\_NAME”: in lms.env.json, cms.env.json and com…