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Overview

The Sitecore Connector allows for seamless integration between your Sitecore CMS and LILT, enabling automated content translation workflows.

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Supported versions

This connector supports Sitecore Experience Platform 10.0. 

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Installation

The connector is installed as a standard Sitecore package, which you will receive from the LILT team. Ensure all dependencies are met before proceeding with the installation. To install the LILT plugin for Sitecore:

1. Navigate to the main Sitecore dashboard and select “Control Panel”.
2. Navigate to Administration -> Install a package
3. In the modal window that’s presented, select “Choose Package”
4. Then “Upload”.
5. Then select the relevant zip file to upload. If you have not yet received an installation package, contact your LILT representative for support.
6. Then press “Next”.
7. Choose the package you’ve just uploaded and press “Open”.
8. Then press “Next”.
9. Then press “Install”.
10. If Sitecore states that the item already exists, select “Overwrite”.
11. Then press “Apply”.
12. When the installation is complete, restart the Sitecore Client and close the window. When you reopen Sitecore and visit the dashboard, you’ll see a new option under “LILT” called “Translation”.

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How to mark fields as translatable

In Sitecore, translation is controlled at the field level, not automatically for the whole item. These field-level settings can be configured using the process below. Only Versioned fields should be used for translatable content.

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Shared vs. Unshared vs. Versioned fields

• Shared fields
  • Same value across all languages
  • Shared fields are not translatable
  • Examples: IDs, settings, toggles, system metadata
• Unshared fields
  • Same across languages, different per version
  • Unshared fields are usually not used for translation
• Versioned fields
  • Different per language and per version
  • Versioned fields are your translatable content
  • Examples: titles, body copy, CTAs, descriptions

When creating or editing a field in a Template:

1. Go to Template Builder
2. Select the field
3. In the Data section, check:
   • Shared → unchecked
   • Unversioned → unchecked
4. Result: the field is Versioned (and therefore translatable)

There’s no checkbox called “Translatable”. Sitecore treats fields as untranslatable by default unless they are configured as Versioned.

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How to access LILT translation inside Sitecore

After the plugin is installed, LILT translation is accessed from the LILT plugin area in Sitecore, primarily via the Jobs interface:

1. Open Sitecore and navigate to the LILT translation plugin.
2. Go to the Jobs tab.
3. Use the Jobs UI to create, submit, sync, and review translation work.

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Create a translation job

1. Click New Job to open the Job review page.
2. Provide a Job name and confirm the Job status (starts as Draft).
3. Choose Source language (defaults to the Sitecore site language).
4. Choose Target language(s). Options are restricted to languages already added in Sitecore.
5. Click Add a page to open a page-selection modal:
   1. Browse pages in a tree/menu.
   2. Select pages (or groups of pages) and confirm to add them to the job.
6. Review the job’s page list:
   1. Each entry shows title, version selector, author, created/updated date.
   2. Warnings appear if a page is already on another active job (Submitted / In progress).
7. Choose a Translation workflow (e.g., Instant or Verified).
8. Click Save to keep the job as a draft (returns to Jobs list).

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Submit to LILT for translation

When ready:

1. From the Jobs list (or job page), click Translate. This is only available when status is Draft.
2. The plugin exports content to LILT and, on success, updates the job status to Submitted.

Once submitted, the job becomes read-only in Sitecore.

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Track progress

1. Users click Sync Job(s) on the Jobs page (or inside the job) to refresh status.
2. Status progresses to In progress when translation begins in LILT.

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Receive translated content 

When the translation is complete, the plugin downloads translated files and updates the placeholder target-language page versions by:

1. Clearing placeholder text.
2. Inserting translated text while keeping the original formatting/layout intact.

The Sitecore job status then updates to Complete. After completion:

1. The job is no longer editable, but the UI is no longer “greyed out.”
2. Users can open the translated page versions, preview, and publish using normal Sitecore publishing flows.
3. Completed jobs can be deleted from the Jobs list. Deleting the job does not delete the created page versions.