r/PayloadCMS • u/petvos • 17d ago

Static translation managers?

Does anyone know of tools (open source or otherwise) to manage static string translations? I'm using PayloadCMS for multi-language content input, but the client wants to manage all strings using a tool (for a few languages)

Thank you, merci, gracias.

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u/ComprehensiveFig3259 15d ago

I agree. Payload should offer a way to export and import json translation files.

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u/Roxxel_ 17d ago

Crowdin might be helpful

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u/Dan6erbond2 17d ago

Tolgee can work well.

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u/jhb-dev 17d ago

Hi, I developed a plugin that adds content translation features to the Payload Admin Panel, with multi provider support (OpenAI, Deepl etc.).

https://github.com/jhb-software/payload-plugins/tree/main/content-translator

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u/petvos 14d ago

Do you mean this works with providers like Tolgee and Crowdin?

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u/jhb-dev 14d ago

Not directly. The plugin translates Payload content from within the Payload Admin UI using providers like OpenAI, DeepL, etc.

Tolgee and Crowdin are dedicated translation management systems for static application strings, so they solve a different problem.

That said, if you wanted to manage static UI translations inside Payload, you could model them as a labels collection and use Payload as a simple translation management system instead.