Profile Language

Profile Language determines the display language shown to a Member across their own view of the workspace, independent of the language other Members see. By default, this setting matches the Workspace language, but a Member can change it to a preferred language at any time from Profile Settings.

Role Permissions

1. Member: Sets an individual Profile Language from Profile Settings, which controls the display language for system prompts, menus, and other on-screen text across their own view of the workspace.
2. Workspace Administrator, Community Administrator: View Settings and other backend pages in their own Profile Language, in addition to the front-end display described in this article.

Setting the Profile Language

A Member sets a preferred display language from the Language field under Profile Information in Profile Settings.

Profile set to Spanish

Workspace Landing Page Display

Once a Member has set a Profile Language and logs in, the main tabs and headings on the Workspace Homepage display in that language.

The following elements reflect a Member's Profile Language on the Workspace Homepage:

1. Submit Idea field
2. Search Ideas
3. Active Campaigns
4. Archived Campaigns
5. Save button
6. Idea Submission form
7. Stage CTA block
8. In-app notification
9. Kudos counter
10. Leaderboard
11. Submit via email address

Idea Details Page Display

The following elements on the idea details page reflect a Member's Profile Language:

1. Header tabs
2. Subscribe button
3. Previous/next idea indicator
4. Campaign stats
5. Annotation details
6. Linked ideas
7. Comments, activity, and attachment tabs
8. Stages
9. Activity details

Administrator Visibility

A Workspace Administrator or Community Administrator views Settings and other backend pages in their own Profile Language, in addition to the front-end display described above.

Exceptions

1. Foreign Language Ideas: An idea submitted in a language different from a Member's Profile Language continues to display in the language it was submitted in; Profile Language does not translate idea content. Only if Translation is enabled for the community will the idea show in the Member's Profile Language, and a Show original link appears on the idea, allowing the originally submitted language version to be viewed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does changing a Profile Language affect how other Members view the workspace?

No. Profile Language is a personal setting. Changing it only affects the display language shown to the Member who set it, not the language other Members see.

What language does a Member's Profile Language default to?

By default, Profile Language is set to the same language as the Workspace language, until a Member changes it in Profile Settings.

Does Profile Language translate the text of submitted ideas?

No. Profile Language changes the display language of system prompts, menus, and other on-screen text. It does not translate the content of an idea submitted in a different language, unless Translation is separately enabled for the community.

Can an Administrator view Settings and other backend pages in their own Profile Language?

Yes. A Workspace Administrator or Community Administrator views Settings and other backend pages in their own Profile Language.