Issue: A store with a French interface shows the sold‑out badge as “Dispo en pre commande.” The merchant wants the English version to display “Available for pre-order,” but can’t find where to translate this via Translate & Adapt or a translation app.
Guidance shared:
Clarification: The merchant already uses a pre‑order app and only needs the badge translated; default theme content changes only the default language.
Latest suggestion: Install “Product Labels & Badges.”
Status: No confirmation from the merchant; resolution unconfirmed.
My website is currently in French and the sold out badge says- ‘Dispo en pre commande’
I also have the English version and would like to translate this badge to - 'Available for pre-order’
I have tried Translate & Adapt and even a Translation App but cannot find anything
Hey @TBS2023 !
You should be able to find your theme translation options by going to your Shopify admin > Online Store > Themes > click the … button, choose Edit default theme content and searching for the line you need to translate.
However, keep in mind that changing your Sold Out badge text to “Available for pre-order” won’t make the product purchasable as a pre-order item. You can tick the “Continue selling when out of stock” option on your sold-out products to continue overselling them, however this will remove the Sold Out badge, so it won’t be clear that this product is a pre-order.
I’d recommend using a pre-order app like Early Bird to manage expectations for your customers, as it can show them clearly that the product is a pre-order, shows a custom badge on products for you (so you don’t need to edit your Sold Out translation), and gives you a lot more options around partial payments, discounts and scheduling pre-order campaigns.
It also has a simpler back-order function which will show some basic info on the product page about the item being a back-order purchase, as well as swapping the Add to Cart button text and showing a badge to make this clear. This can be easily applied to your entire catalog of sold out items too.
Let me know if you had any other questions about pre-orders! Hope this helps 
Thank you but i already have a pre order app installed-
I just need the badge to be translated-
Default theme content just changes the wording in the default language - but doesn’t translate.
Thanks
Hi @TBS2023 ,
You should install an app such as Product Labels & Badges and follow these steps:
Step 1: Create a label with the text: “Dispo en pre commande”
Step 2: Below the text content box, you will find the translate option. Toggle the button to activate it and select the languages you want to translate to.
Step 3: After translating the text, select the “Out stock” option in the Inventory status feature. This way, the labels will only be displayed on items that are out of stock.
