An invitation grows with you: the time shifts, a section is added, a sentence suddenly sounds lovelier another way. So that your international guests always read the same version as everybody else, the editor shows you exactly what still needs catching up. And if you do not like a phrase, you simply write it yourself.
How you see that something is missing
Open the editor and click Stil & Schriften → Sprachen (style and fonts, languages). Under every language a short line tells you how things stand:
„Noch nicht übersetzt" (not translated yet): nothing has happened in this language so far.
„2 Abschnitte geändert · 1 neu" (2 sections changed, 1 new): you touched German texts or added sections, and the translation is behind.
„Alles übersetzt" (everything translated): this language is right up to date. Lovely.
Next to it you read „Zuletzt übersetzt: vor 2 Tagen" (last translated 2 days ago) and, if you have made changes by hand, „3 Texte von dir bearbeitet" (3 texts edited by you).
The button then tells you how much work is waiting: „Erneut übersetzen (3)" (translate again). One click brings exactly those three sections up to date and leaves everything unchanged as it is. That saves time and allowance.
Good to know: a changed German text keeps showing in German on the translated page until you have translated again. So your guests never read an out-of-date time, at most a German one.
The translation view: German on the left, your language on the right
For everything finer there is a view of its own. You reach it through the three dots in the language row and the entry „Texte prüfen" (review texts). Unlike the editor itself, it also works on a phone.
At the top the language tabs let you choose what you are working on. A language that is not being published right now carries the note nicht aktiv (not active), so you do not polish texts nobody will get to see.
Below that, every line appears twice: your German text on the left, the translation on the right. Simply write into the right-hand field. We save immediately, and you briefly read „Speichert …" (saving) and then „Gespeichert" (saved).
Every line carries a small label: Neu (new), Original geändert (source changed), Von dir bearbeitet (edited by you) or Übersetzt (translated). On a changed line you also read: „Du hast den deutschen Text geändert. Bis du diese Zeile aktualisierst, lesen deine Gäste hier Deutsch." (You changed the German text. Until you update this line, your guests read German here.)
Getting through it faster
Filters: Alle (all), Offen (open) and Übersetzt (translated), each with its count. Offen is the quickest way through the work.
Search: the field „Nach Text suchen" (search for text) finds a line by its wording, German or translated.
Section navigation: along the side, or as a dropdown on a phone, you jump straight to a section. The number beside it shows how much is still open there.
Whole blocks: „Abschnitt übersetzen" (translate this section) takes on one section, „Alles Veraltete übersetzen" (translate everything out of date) takes on all of the backlog.
Single lines: „Neu übersetzen" (translate again) refreshes one line, „Übersetzung entfernen" (remove translation) clears it.
Your own corrections stay
This is the most important part if you like phrasing things yourself: a text you edited by hand is not overwritten by a new translation run. And if you choose „Komplett neu übersetzen" (translate everything from scratch) from the three dots, we even ask you first and tell you how many of your own texts will be kept.
If you would rather let go of your own wording after all, use „Neu übersetzen" on that line. The automatic version then takes over again.
The question before publishing
If you click „Veröffentlichen" (publish) while something is still missing, we stop you once. The message is „Ein paar Texte sind noch nicht übersetzt" (a few texts are not translated yet) and it names every affected language separately, for example „Französisch: 3 Abschnitte geändert." (French: 3 sections changed). It adds: „Diese Stellen lesen deine Gäste vorerst auf Deutsch. Du kannst sie in Ruhe nachtragen und danach einfach noch einmal veröffentlichen." (Your guests will read those parts in German for now. You can add them in your own time and simply publish again.)
So you have a choice: cancel and catch up, or „Trotzdem veröffentlichen" (publish anyway). Either is perfectly fine. This question appears in both places where you can go live, in the editor and under Dashboard → Webseite (your website).
When something does not work
„Das Tageslimit für Übersetzungen ist erreicht. Morgen geht es weiter."
That is it for today, and tomorrow you can carry on. The limit protects you from a stuck click quietly triggering a lot of runs.
„Deine Seite ist für einen Lauf zu lang."
Your texts are very extensive taken together. Shorten something, or work through the translation view section by section with „Abschnitt übersetzen".
„Die Übersetzung ist gerade nicht erreichbar."
A brief hiccup on our side, not on yours. Wait a moment and click again.
The translate button says „Bitte kurz warten".
There are 30 seconds between two runs of the same language. The number in the button counts down.
Frequently asked questions
Does my translated page look new the moment I have translated?
No. Translating and publishing are two steps. Only „Veröffentlichen" lets your guests see the new version.
I only changed one German word. Do I have to translate everything again?
No. The button „Erneut übersetzen" only takes on the sections that changed or are still missing. Everything else is left alone.
Are my emails to guests translated too?
No. What gets translated is the content of your sections. Invitation emails and the sharing preview stay in German.
Can I have several languages translated at the same time?
One run always takes on one language. You can start them one straight after another though, no waiting needed.