Overview

Flits Wishlist supports multilingual storefronts by allowing you to add translations for all wishlist-related UI text.
 English is always the default language.

Translations will only appear on your storefront when the language is published in Shopify and translated inside Flits. Draft languages will not show on the storefront.

1. How to Add Languages in Flits Wishlist

  1. Open Flits Wishlist in Shopify Admin

  2. Go to Settings → Translation

  3. Click Add Language

  4. Select a language from the list

  5. Flits loads all translatable fields for that language

  6. Add or edit the translations

  7. Click Save

Important Notes:

  • Adding a language in Flits does not automatically activate it on the storefront

  • Customers will see translations only when that language is published in Shopify

  • Draft languages remain hidden even if translations exist

2. Draft vs. Published Languages (How They Behave)

Draft Languages

  • You can translate them in Flits

  • Helpful for preparing translations before going live

  • Not visible to customers on the storefront

  • Wishlist elements will still use English fallback

Published Languages

  • Must be added and published inside Shopify → Settings → Languages

  • Once published, Flits will display wishlist translations for that language

  • Customers can switch to this language on your storefront

  • Publishing a language inside Flits does NOT publish it for the Shopify store.
     You must publish it from Shopify’s Language settings.

3. How Language Detection Works

Flits follows Shopify’s active storefront language.

When a customer views your store in a specific language:

  1. Shopify determines the active language

  2. Flits checks if translation exists for that language

  3. If available and the language is published → Flits displays the translated text

  4. If translation is missing → Flits automatically falls back to English

  5. If language is in draft mode → Flits shows English, even if translations are entered

4. Fallback Behavior

If any translated field is missing or incomplete:

  • Flits displays English, the default language

  • This ensures no broken or untranslated strings appear on storefront

5. Shopify Language Requirement

To show wishlist translations, two conditions must be met:

✔ Add and translate the language in Flits

✔ Publish the same language in Shopify

Publishing language in Flits does not make it appear on the storefront unless Shopify also has that language published.

6. Troubleshooting Translation Visibility

If translations are not showing:

  • Check if the language is published in Shopify

  • Ensure translation is saved in Flits

  • Clear browser cache (Shift + Cmd/Ctrl + R)

  • Confirm theme does not override labels with Liquid text

  • Make sure language is not in draft mode in Shopify

For assistance or additional information on the Wishlist App, our team is available at support@getflits.com.