How to Use Update Lists?

The Webayt Lists to Update field in the CMS is used to specify which language lists will receive translation updates after content or module updates.

This feature allows you to update only the list contents in the languages you select, instead of retranslating them in all languages when you make changes to content.

This area is particularly important for multilingual websites, allowing for more controlled management of the content update process.

What are the purpose of Update Lists?

The "Lists to Update" section determines which languages' list data will be updated for translation purposes when the relevant content or module is saved.

Webayt In the CMS, the languages supported by the site are listed in this section. Languages are usually automatically selected. If you do not want your update to affect existing translations in some languages, you can deselect the relevant languages.

This ensures that translation updates are only performed for text content in selected languages. Existing translations in non-selected languages are preserved.

Where can this area be found?

The "Lists to Update" section is typically found on pages where content or module updates are performed.

For example, you might encounter it in the following areas:

• Information and Section Pages
• Category Pages
• Content Pages
• Template Management
• Module management areas
• Other content screens that require multilingual list updates

On pages containing this section, you can select which language lists to update before saving or updating.

Why are languages automatically selected?

Webayt The CMS automatically lists the supported site languages in this field and in most cases selects the languages by default.

The aim of this is to make it easier to reflect the content update across all active language lists. This way, users can update for all languages by default, without having to select each language individually.

However, in some cases, you may only want to update specific languages. In such cases, you can deselect the languages you don't want updated.

How to Choose a Language?

When you click the "Select List Language" button in the "Lists to Update" section, a list of languages supported on your site will appear.

Each language in this list has a checkbox next to it. For selected languages, the translation of the relevant list texts can be redone after the update process. For unselected languages, the existing translations are preserved.

For example, if you only want updates to be made to the Turkish, English, and German lists, you can deselect the other languages.

What happens in selected languages?

In lists for selected languages, if there are any changes to the translatable text fields in the relevant content, the translation will be redone.

This process applies especially to content titles, descriptions, button text, parameter texts, or similar text fields visible to the user.

In other words, the system reprocesses the relevant text content in its updated form for the selected languages and initiates the translation process if necessary.

What happens in non-selective languages?

Existing translations are preserved in lists of unselected languages. Text fields that are already translatable in these languages will not be re-translated.

This feature is useful when you want to manually maintain translations in certain languages or only update in specific languages.

For example, if you previously edited English content specifically and you don't want the update to change the English translation, you can deselect the English option.

This section is only relevant to the areas being translated.

The language selections in the "Lists to Update" section apply only to text fields that can be translated .

This is a very important distinction. Because some fields are not translated differently depending on the language; they must be common to all lists. The system continues to update these fields in all lists, regardless of language selection.

For example, content ID information, image links, some technical settings, sorting values, status information, or common fields that don't require translation can be kept in the same structure across all language lists.

How to Update Shared Fields That Don't Require Translation?

Common fields that don't require translation will continue to update across all lists, regardless of the selected language setting.

This is because these fields need to be the same across all languages. If these common fields were only updated in selected languages, technical data inconsistencies could arise between different language lists.

Therefore, the Webayt CMS handles text fields requiring translation separately from common fields that do not require translation.

Briefly:

• Selected languages: Text fields that can be translated are updated and retranslated if necessary.
• Non-selected languages: Existing translated texts are preserved.
• All lists: Common fields that do not require translation are continuously updated.

What does the information text mean?

The following information text is located below this section on the panel:

If there are any updates to the text in the lists for the selected languages, the translation will be redone. Existing translations will be preserved in the lists for languages that are not selected. Common fields that do not require translation will continue to be updated in all lists.

This explanation clarifies that language selection only applies to text translations. Therefore, deselecting a language does not mean that all list data in that language will never be updated.

In languages where the selection has been removed, only the existing translatable text will be preserved. Technical or common fields will be updated as required by the system.

When Should the Language Selection Be Changed?

It is generally recommended to keep all languages selected. This ensures that content updates are reflected in all language lists, keeping the multilingual structure up-to-date.

However, you can deselect some languages in the following cases:

• If you want to preserve an existing translation in a specific language
• If you only want to update content in specific languages
• If you do not want to change manually edited text in some languages
• If you want to reduce translation costs or the number of transactions
• If you think the update isn't necessary for all languages

Example Use Case Study

Let's say you made a minor change to the Turkish text of a content page and you want this change to be reflected only in the English and German translations.

In this case, you can leave only the relevant languages selected in the "Lists to Update" section, and deselect the other languages.

After saving or updating, the translatable text fields in the selected languages are reprocessed. Existing translated text in unselected languages is preserved.

What should be considered when performing updates?

When using the "Lists to Update" field, it's important to carefully select which languages' translations will be updated.

• Check which languages the update should be available in.
• If there are manually edited translations, consider deselecting the relevant languages.
• If updates are required for all languages, leave the selections as they are.
• Note that this applies only to text fields that are translatable.
• Please note that common fields that do not require translation will be updated across all lists.
• After the update, check the different language versions of the relevant page.

Summary

The "Lists to Update " field is used to specify which language lists will receive translation updates during content or module updates in the Webayt CMS.

For text fields that can be translated in selected languages, updates will be applied. Existing translated texts in unselected languages will be preserved. However, common fields that do not require translation will continue to be updated across all lists.