# Languages

> Use AndOr in 22 admin languages, show storefront widgets in your store's languages, and translate shopper messages.

Source: https://backtrackhq.com/docs/get-started/languages/

AndOr speaks your language in two places: the app in your Shopify admin,
and the widgets and messages your shoppers see. Each has its own
setting.

**Why it matters:** your staff work faster in their own language. Your
shoppers trust a store, and a checkout, that speaks theirs.

## App language (admin)

The app is available in 22 languages:

| Language | Shown in the app as |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | Français |
| German | Deutsch |
| Spanish | Español |
| Italian | Italiano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Português (Portugal) |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Português (Brasil) |
| Dutch | Nederlands |
| Swedish | Svenska |
| Danish | Dansk |
| Finnish | Suomi |
| Norwegian | Norsk |
| Polish | Polski |
| Czech | Čeština |
| Japanese | 日本語 |
| Simplified Chinese | 简体中文 |
| Traditional Chinese | 繁體中文 |
| Korean | 한국어 |
| Turkish | Türkçe |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt |
| Thai | ไทย |
| Greek | Ελληνικά |

### Change the app language

Open **Settings** from the app menu. Under **App language**, pick a
**Language** and click **Save**. **Automatic** is the default. On
automatic, each staff member sees their own Shopify account language.
Choosing a language applies it to everyone in this store.

(Screenshot: The App language section on the Settings page)

> **Tip:** When you pick a language, the page changes at once as a
> preview. Click **Save** to keep it.

## Storefront widgets

Storefront widgets show their built-in text in 22 languages. They
follow your store's language: a shopper browsing your French store sees
French text. There is nothing to turn on.

To change the words shoppers read, open the **Storefront text** page.
Pick a **Storefront language** at the top, then edit the text for that
language. An empty field uses the app's built-in text. See
[Storefront text](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/widgets/storefront-text/).

> **Note:** Block settings in the Shopify theme editor are in English
> only. This is only the text you see while setting up blocks. Shoppers
> still see their own language.

## Rule messages at checkout

Rules can show text to shoppers, for example a validation error or a
renamed payment method. You can translate that text for each language
published on your store.

1. **Open a rule and click Translate next to a shopper-facing field.**

   The translation rows open under the field. In rename tables they
   open in a window. Once a field has translations, hover the button to
   see how many languages are done.

   (Screenshot: A message field with the Translate button under it)

2. **Click Add translation, pick a Language and type the Translated
   text, then save the rule.**

   Each row is one language. The bin button removes a row. Shoppers
   see the text for their language. Blank languages use the default
   text. In the window, click **Done** first, then save the rule.

   (Screenshot: The Translate window for a rule message)

See [Translate shopper messages](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/building-rules/translate-messages/)
for every part of the rows.

> **Note:** An automatic discount's name can't be translated.

**Settings** also lists your **Storefront languages**, the languages
published on your store. You manage those in Shopify settings. If a
language you just published is missing on a rule, open **Settings**
again, then reload the rule.