What will happen if I publish a new third-party theme?

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Topic summary

A user asks whether publishing a new third-party theme will invalidate previously created translations (both manual and automatic).

Staff Response:

  • All translations will be preserved except theme-specific translations
  • Theme translations are lost because different themes have unique IDs and structures
  • A workaround exists to port translations between themes
  • Staff member provides a link to documentation explaining how to transfer theme translations from one theme to another

Status: Question answered with solution provided

Summarized with AI on November 12. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Will the previously manually&automatically translated content be invalid?

Thanks

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Hi @Shawn512 you will keep all translations except theme translations. This is because different themes have different IDs and come in different shapes and sizes. However, here’s a pretty straightforwards workaround to port translations from one theme to another: https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-translate-adapt/translation-missing-after-theme-update/m-p/2016134#M628