Workvivo supports on-screen translation for the following user-generated content types: updates, shout-outs and comments.
If these are posted in a different language to the chosen web browser language or the mobile device language settings, users will have a 'See Translation' option below the post text.
Device(s): Desktop, Mobile app
Role(s): All users
The Technology
Workvivo uses the Amazon Text Translation service to support on-screen translations on our platform (web and mobile app). Amazon Translate uses advanced machine learning technologies to provide high-quality translation on demand.
The full list of languages for the Amazon service are available here. Please note that the Workvivo engineering team must complete an exercise when a new language appears in Amazon's list. The addition is not instantaneous so please let us know if a translation doesn't appear to be supported in Workvivo yet.
Viewing Translations for Updates or Shout-outs
In this example, the update message is in German and the Browser language is English.
- Type your update e.g. German
- When posted, the "See Translation" button appears underneath
- When you click this, the translation appears in the browser language e.g. English
Translation appears underneath:
How to set up your Language preferences on Chrome
Navigate to Settings in Chrome. Language settings is displayed under Advanced Settings
You can then re-order your language preferences using the 3 dots next to each language.
Make sure that the Language that you want to see in the UI is at the top of the list. e.g. If you want French, make sure that is at the top of the list. Once this is done, the platform will start to come to life in your preferred language.
If we do not support your number 1 preference we will display the next language in your list that we support.
Examples: