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Handling Untranslated Articles in Zendesk Help Center

Discover what happens when a language is enabled but not all articles are translated in Zendesk Help Center.

What happens if a language is enabled but not all articles are translated?

If a language is enabled in your Help Center but not all articles are translated, users will see the default language version of the article. For example, if a user's browser language is set to French but an article is not translated into French, they will see the article in the default language, such as English. It's important to ensure that your content is displayed correctly to all users, even if not all articles are translated.


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