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How to Show Translated SharePoint News for a Specific Language
Question details
The user needs to configure a SharePoint News web part so that it correctly displays translated articles for a language-specific site or audience.
- Product
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Setting up a multilingual SharePoint site where a News web part is supposed to show localized news to specific users, such as French news for a Canada site.
- Observed behavior
- The News web part incorrectly displays default-language articles instead of pulling the properly translated news from the language-specific pages.
Ensure that the multilingual feature is enabled on your SharePoint communication site and that you have at least Edit permissions to publish news translations and modify web part properties.
Publish Translations and Configure Web Part Filters
Ensure that translated news pages are properly associated with the original page, fully published, and that the News web part is filtered correctly.
For SharePoint to display localized news automatically, the translated pages must be linked as official translations rather than standalone pages. Additionally, they must be published, not just saved as drafts.
Click the gear icon for Settings, go to 'Site information', then 'View all site settings'. Under Site Administration, click 'Language settings' and verify that your target language (e.g., French) is added and assigned a translator.
Navigate to your default language news post. Click 'Translation' in the top bar, find the target language, and select 'View'. Ensure the translated content is fully updated and click 'Post news' or 'Publish' so it is visible to users.
Go to the page containing the News web part and click 'Edit' at the top right. Select the News web part and click the pencil icon (Edit web part). Ensure the news source is set to the correct site (e.g., 'This site' or specifically the Canada News site).
If you want to strictly control who sees which news, toggle on 'Enable audience targeting' in the web part properties. Then, on the page properties of the translated news post, specify the exact Microsoft 365 group for that specific language audience.
Draft and Translate Your News Content with WPS Office
While SharePoint handles the web part configuration and site publishing, WPS Office is an excellent, lightweight alternative for drafting, formatting, and translating your corporate news documents seamlessly before publishing them online.
- 1. Download and install WPS Office: Get WPS Office for free from the official website and install it on your device.
- 2. Draft news articles: Open WPS Writer to create and format your corporate news posts in a familiar document interface.
- 3. Use built-in translation: Navigate to the Review tab to utilize integrated translation tools, preparing your multilingual content perfectly before pasting it into SharePoint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my SharePoint News web part still showing English instead of the translated language?
This usually occurs if the translated page is still saved as a draft and hasn't been published. It can also happen if the user viewing the page does not have their personal Microsoft 365 profile language set to the target language.
How do I create a translation for an existing SharePoint news post?
Open the published news post in the default language, click 'Translation' in the top command bar, select 'Create for all languages' or pick a specific language, and then open the newly generated draft to add your translated text before publishing.
Do I need a separate News web part for every language I support?
No. When you use the native multilingual feature in SharePoint, a single News web part will automatically detect the viewer's preferred language and display the corresponding translated version of the news post if it is published.
