DatoCMS localization with Crowdin

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

DatoCMS is a cloud-based headless CMS designed to work with static websites, mobile apps and server-side applications of any kind.

Features at a glance

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

DatoCMS translation connector overview

Setting up the DatoCMS connector

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

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

Manual synchronization

To import content for translation from DatoCMS, follow these steps:

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

To export translations to DatoCMS, follow these steps:

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

Auto content synchronization

To automatically import content for translation from DatoCMS choose files and click Scheduled sync in the right panel in the DatoCMS integration. The file you chose will be pushed once at a scheduled time (by default, it is done once a day). The same button is used to export translated files from Crowdin to DatoCMS (in the left panel). You may disable this by clicking Disable Sync.

Subscription

The free trial is 14 or 30 days depending on the subscription plan.