Taxonomy Localization

Note: Taxonomy Localization is a plan-based feature. Contact our support team to enable it for your organization. This feature is currently available for CMA use only. Publishing localized taxonomy names and terms to CDA is coming soon. You can begin preparing your localized structures now, but localized values will not appear in published content until publishing support is released.

Taxonomy Localization lets teams translate taxonomy names for different locales while keeping them connected through a unified default taxonomy reference. This feature supports multilingual content organization by enabling each market or language to display taxonomy terms in their local language, without duplicating the taxonomy hierarchy.

Note: You can localize the taxonomy name to provide language-specific labels for the taxonomy itself. To localize the terms within that taxonomy, edit individual terms from the same Taxonomy Details page.

This section outlines the major advantages of using Taxonomy Localization, from centralized control to improved auditability and operational efficiency.

• Localized experience: Deliver taxonomy names and terms in users’ preferred languages without altering the master structure.
• Centralized control: Manage all localized labels from a single master taxonomy for easier governance.
• Branch-aware term resolution: When localized taxonomies or terms are referenced within entries, the system follows each branch’s fallback hierarchy to ensure consistent term resolution across locales and environments.
• Operational efficiency: Streamline workflows and reduce duplication for distributed global teams.
• Audit visibility: Track every localization change, including who made it and when, for clear traceability.

Localizing a taxonomy in Contentstack allows you to define independent, language-specific labels that can be applied to your entries, without duplicating the taxonomy structure.

To localize a taxonomy, log in to your Contentstack account, and perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to your stack, go to Settings, and select Taxonomy.
2. Select the taxonomy you want to localize.
3. On the Taxonomy Details page, review the locale table.

   Note: The list of locales is automatically derived from all locales available across the branches in the stack. This ensures that any locale configured in any branch is reflected in the taxonomy localization view.

4. Click the vertical ellipsis next to the locale you want to localize, and select Edit.
5. In the Edit Taxonomy modal, enter the localized name for the selected locale.
6. Click Save.

Unlocalizing a taxonomy lets you remove language-specific labels and revert locales to fallback behavior, ensuring the taxonomy remains clean and centralized.

To unlocalize a taxonomy, log in to your Contentstack account, and perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to your stack, go to Settings, and select Taxonomy.
2. Select the taxonomy you want to unlocalize.
3. On the Taxonomy Details page, locate the locale to be unlocalized.
4. Click the vertical ellipsis next to the locale and select Edit.
5. In the modal, remove the localized value.
6. Click Save.

Taxonomy Localization empowers teams to manage multilingual content efficiently by centralizing taxonomy structures while supporting localized labels. Whether you're serving global markets or managing content across branches, this feature ensures flexibility without compromising consistency.

To localize or unlocalize taxonomies via API, refer to the Localize a Taxonomy and Unlocalize a Taxonomy API requests.