Make your documentation site truly multilingual with Lingotek Inside Confluence! 

With Lingotek Inside Confluence, bring the power of Lingotek’s Translation Network to your Confluence documentation site. Professionally translate and automatically rebuild your customer facing knowledge base with Lingotek technology.
 

How it Works

1. Sign Up for a free Trial of Confluence. 
2. Install the Lingotek + Confluence Chrome browser extension. 
3. Choose your translation settings.
   
    
   
   Then, using the extension, request professional translations for any Confluence page. 
   
    As translations are completed, each page is rebuilt behind the scenes and posted to Confluence. 

Getting Started

Once you have created a Lingotek project and workflow, you will be ready to set up your Confluence translation preferences. Click a topic to get started. 

• Adding the Lingotek extension
• Connecting Accounts
• Choosing Preferences
• Translating

Adding the Lingotek Extension 

First, add the Lingotek + Confluence Extension.

1. Open Google Chrome. Then click here, or follow the instructions below to add the extension.
   1. Click the menu icon (to the right of the address bar).
      
      
      
      
      
   2. Choose Settings > Extensions > Get more extensions.
   3. Search for Lingotek Inside Confluence, and then click Add to Chrome.

Connecting Accounts

Once you’ve installed the Lingotek Inside extension, you’ll be ready to connect Confluence and Lingotek’s translation management system.

1. Open Google Chrome, and open two tabs.
   1. In one tab, log into Lingotek.
   2. In the other tab, log into Confluence.
       
2. After logging in, click to open the Lingotek Inside icon.
   
    
   
   
3. In the dialog, click Connect. 
4. In the new window, choose Connect Lingotek Account. 
   
   
   
   If you do not already have an account, click Connect New Account to create a Lingotek trial account.
   
   
5. This will connect the two open accounts. 
    Tip: You may be required to Log in to Lingotek. If needed, re-enter your Lingotek/Confluence credentials.
    
6. The connector uses the information from your open Lingotek account.
   
   

Choose Settings

Once the accounts are connected, add the Confluence connector. 

1. In the open window, click the plus sign and select Confluence.
   
   
   
2. Next, enter your Confluence information. This includes the information for the Confluence space you wish to translate. (Tip: If you are logged into both accounts, Lingotek pulls in most of this for you).
   
   
   1. Username: Enter your Confluence username.
   2. Password: Enter your Confluence password.
   3. Confluence URL: Enter the URL for your confluence site (e.g. https://company.atlassian.net).
   4. Default Space Key: Enter the Space Key for the Confluence space you wish to translate (e.g. DOC).
   5. Default Language: Enter the source language for the original site (e.g. English).
3. Click Authenticate.

The Lingotek TMS is now connected to Confluence. After setting up the connector, a Confluence tab displays on the left.

Click Confluence and then set up your translation preferences on the tabs on the right.

Next: Choose Translation Settings