Contentful localization with Crowdin

Translate your Contentful content with ease. Setup integration once, define your Contentful localization workflow and spend less time managing translations.

Contentful offers a headless content management system that helps organizations deliver content across channels.

Contentful localization features at a glance

• Content translation.
• Manual content synchronization before and after translation.
• WYSIWYG file preview for translators.
• Quick sync and translation of even minor content updates, like a new sentence or a changed word.

Contentful translation connector overview

Setting up the Contentful translation connector

After installing the application, you will find it in your project Integrations section.

Follow the instructions on the screen to connect your Contentful account.

Manual synchronization

Follow these steps to import content for translation and setup Contentful localization:

1. Open the Contentful integration.
2. In the Contentful section (right panel), select the files that should be translated.
3. Click Sync.

To export translations to Contentful, follow these steps:

1. Open the Contentful integration.
2. In the left section, select the files that will be synced to Contentful.
3. Click Sync to Contentful.

Auto synchronization of Conentfiul translations

Configure the auto synchronization in Settings:

• You can import existing translations.
• Enable auto-sync for selected entry types from Contentful to Crowdin.
• Select the webhook action type that triggers the file export and the status of the files after the translation update.
• Enable auto-sync translations for selected entry types from Crowdin to Contentful.

Native Translation in Contentful App

Crowdin's native Contentful app allows you to monitor translation progress in real time, supporting Contentful multi-language and i18n requirements directly within your editor as you edit Contentful entries". It will also provide a direct link to quickly order translations for your entries via Crowdin.