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Translating Drupal

Posted February 7, 2023 | Updated May 12, 2025

Site translations and features for multilingual sites.

Interface Translations

Drupal has been translated into many languages. You can change the UI language and download translation files.

Content Translations

Drupal content can be translated and served to different users.

Modules

Layout Builder Symmetric Translations

Layout Builder Asymmetric Translation

Translation Management Tool

Translation template extractor

Issues

  • [META] Make Layout Builder layouts translatable
  • [meta] Make multilingual views work
  • [Plan] Comment module major multilingual issues
  • Add layout builder (inline) block support
  • Nontranslatable custom block fields are not synchronized between translations
  • Allow synced Layout override Translations: translating labels and inline blocks
  • Allow Independent Layout Override Translations
  • Layout builder doesn't redirect properly to the translation
  • Symmetric translations and content moderation
  • Continuous jobs to monitor for content updates
  • Integration with paragraphs asymmetric translation
  • Layout builder fields not checked for translation enabled
  • Auto accept finished translations leaves Job In Progress
  • Infinite loop for entity reference fields translation
  • Computed fields and not translatable fields from paragraphs are being translated
Tags
#Internationalization
Resources
Translation API Overview
https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/api/translation-api/overview

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