LoftOS platforms can run in several languages at the same time. Which languages are active is configured under Admin → Platform Settings → Platform Languages. This page explains how content behaves across languages — and why an edit sometimes only appears in one of them.

👩🏻‍💻 Usage

How language versions work

Each active language holds its own copy of the editable content — page texts, module names, attribute labels, event descriptions and so on.

1. Content edits are not translated or propagated automatically. Saving a text in German does not change the English version of the same text.
2. Every language version must be updated manually and separately. Switch the platform to the target language, then repeat the edit.
3. Automated translation only applies to the initial draft (e.g. when a page is first created). Any later modification must be translated by hand.
4. Always check which language you are editing in before you save. The editor writes into the language that is currently active in the interface.

💡 Before publishing a change, switch through every active language and confirm the content reads correctly in each one.

🛠️ Troubleshooting

A text update only appears in one language

This is expected behaviour, not a bug.

1. Switch the platform to the language where the text is still outdated.
2. Repeat the edit there and save.
3. If a change appeared in an unexpected language, check which language the editor was set to when the change was saved — the edit landed in that language version.

❓ FAQs

• Does LoftOS translate my content automatically?

  Only the initial draft of some content types (e.g. Pages) can be machine-translated. All later edits must be made per language.

• How many languages can we activate?

  This depends on your package. On the free plan you can select one language alongside English; multiple languages are a premium feature.

• Why does the quality of a translation vary between languages?

  Machine translation quality differs per language pair. Always review machine-translated content before publishing.