A safe practice file
The download contains three fictional product rows, not products from your shop. Its first row is an untranslated German title: Cedar insulated bottle, 750 ml. A second row already contains a German translation. A third row contains HTML and falls outside this pilot's supported text fields.
| Row | Input | Checker result |
|---|---|---|
| Product 1001 / title / de | Blank translation, plain product title | Eligible for the pilot's text workflow |
| Product 1002 / title / de | Existing translated text | Kept unchanged |
| Product 1003 / body_html / de | HTML description | Kept unchanged; outside pilot scope |
Eight columns to preserve
Type,Identification,Field,Locale,Market,Status,Default content,Translated content
The checker requires these unique headers. A general product export is a different file. The combination of Type, Identification, Field, Locale and Market identifies a translation row; duplicate keys are rejected. Keep the original identifiers instead of substituting a product title or spreadsheet row number.
Before your next import
- Export translations from Shopify Settings → Languages and keep an untouched backup.
- Check a small batch in LocaleBatch. The free checker handles 1–500 rows and a file under 700 KB.
- Review eligible rows. This pilot handles PRODUCT title, meta_title and meta_description text in its listed languages.
- Protect your brand names, model labels, placeholders and numeric claims. Keeping those strings does not prove that the translation is linguistically correct.
- Have a competent speaker review the text, then test a small import and inspect the storefront before scaling.
Does the free checker translate my store?
No. Your own CSV is checked locally; the delivery demonstration uses fixed example translations. Paid AI translation and store publishing are unavailable. The tool cannot prove that a Shopify import will succeed or that the translated copy is legally or commercially suitable.
Shopify's import instructions
Shopify supports translation export and import through CSV. Follow the current Shopify translation documentation when exporting, selecting import options and publishing languages. LocaleBatch is an independent checker and is not endorsed by Shopify.