Language Translation Issues | Translate and Adapt App Issues

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

A developer is experiencing translation problems with Shopify’s Translate and Adapt app on a client store, specifically with two features:

Predictive Search Issues:

  • Main search functionality works correctly
  • Autocomplete/suggestion dropdown fails when typing translated product names
  • Products have proper translated names, and exact translated terms are being entered

Filter Display Problems:

  • Certain product types don’t appear in filters for some languages
  • Issue is inconsistent across different language versions

Technical Context:
Both affected features rely on Shopify’s native Search & Discovery app for filtering and search functionality. The issue appears to be an integration problem between the translation app and the search/filtering system, preventing translated content from populating properly in these dynamic elements.

No solutions or responses have been provided yet.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I’m using Translate and Adapt App for my translations in my client store. But its not properly working for certain functionalities, such as:

  1. Predictive Search : Even though main search is working, the suggestions drop-down when we type-in something isn’t working. All products have the translated names and I am typing (copy-pasting) the translated name in the search box.

  2. Filter-types : For some languages, some of the product types aren’t just showing up.

For filtering and search, I’m using Shopify’s native app Search & Discovery.

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This – https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/storefront-search/search-and-discovery-filters#filter-translations may have some answers.

As for predictive search – make sure there is no some obscure JS error preventing output.
Also check https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/storefront-search/predictive-search under “Language compatibility”