Shopify Liquid errors · Translation missing
Fix “Translation missing: en.…” on your Shopify store
The theme asks for a piece of text by key, and that key is not in the theme's locale file for the current language. Common after a theme update, after adding a section copied from another theme, or when a new language was added to the store.
Translation missing: en.general.search.placeholder
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How to fix it in Shopify
- Note the key after the language code, for example general.search.placeholder.
- In Shopify admin open Online Store, then Themes, then the three-dot menu on the theme, then Edit default theme content. Search for the key. If it exists, fill in the text and save.
- If the key is not there, use Edit code instead, open Locales, then the file for that language (for English, en.default.json), and add the key with your text, nested the same way the dots suggest.
- Save and reload. Repeat for other languages if the error shows in them too.
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Get startedQuestions
- The key looks like plain English, such as en.Recipient email. Why?
- A section is passing a literal string through the translate filter instead of a key. Either add that exact string as a key in the locale file or edit the section to output the text directly.
- Why does it show in one language only?
- Each language has its own locale file. Add the key to the file for every language your store publishes.