Translate Your Account Blocks: Show Each Customer Their Own Language

Selling in more than one language? You can translate any block’s text so customers automatically see it in their own language — no duplicate blocks, no extra setup on the account page.

Before you start

• Your store needs the language published. In your Shopify admin, go to Settings → Languages, add the language (e.g. French), and click Publish. Customers can only browse in published languages.
• Translations are available on the Starter plan and up.

Step 1: Open the Languages tab Open any block in Account Blocks and click the Languages tab (next to Placement). If the block has no translations yet, you’ll see a + Add translation button.

Step 2: Pick a language Click + Add translation and choose a language from the list. The list shows the languages your store has published.

Step 3: Translate the text You’ll see just the block’s text fields — title, body, button labels. Nothing else, because only text changes per language. Colors, layout, and settings stay the same everywhere. Type your translations. Two things to know: You don’t have to translate everything. Any field you leave unchanged automatically shows your default content instead. Your default content stays where it was — edit it any time in the Settings tab, and every language picks up those changes for untranslated fields.

Step 4: Save and publish Click Save, then Publish if the block isn’t live yet. Done. What your customers see A customer browsing in French sees the French version. A customer browsing in German (or any language you haven’t translated) sees your default content. This happens automatically — customers never see a language picker or a broken mix.

Tip: A customer’s language comes from their browser and account settings, not their location. To test, switch your browser’s preferred language — using a VPN won’t change it.

Managing your translations Each translated language shows as a pill at the top of the Languages tab:

• Click a pill to edit that language.
• Click the × on a pill to remove that translation. (It’s only permanent after you save.)