I want to translate my Magento store frontend to another language but I don’t want to mess with the admin area translations. The backend needs to stay in English because that’s what I’m used to.
Is there some simple method to do this? Maybe using CSV files or something similar? I heard this was discussed before but couldn’t find a clear solution. Has anyone figured out how to translate just the customer-facing parts while keeping the admin panel unchanged?
Doing a full translation seems like overkill and would probably confuse me when managing the store.
u can totally do that! just create separate store views for each language in the settings. it lets u keep the backend in english while shifting the frontend to whatever u need. check out the stores config settings to set it up right!
hey Sam, it’s not too hard! you can just set up a new store view for the language you want - no need to change the admin area. what language are you thinking of? there might be specific packs already out there that could help you out.
I just dealt with this exact situation for a client’s store. Magento keeps frontend and backend translations completely separate - that’s the key thing to understand. Setting up a new store view with a different locale only changes what customers see. Your admin panel stays linked to your user account’s locale setting, so you can keep it in English no matter how many frontend languages you add. You’ll need the right language pack for whatever language you’re targeting, and CSV files work great for custom translations. Translation files are stored separately for admin and frontend, so there’s zero risk of accidentally translating your backend when you’re working on storefront stuff.