---
label: 'Checking interface translation status'
related:
- core.translations
- locale.import
- locale.translate_strings
---
{% set language_text %}{% trans %}Languages{% endtrans %}{% endset %}
{% set translation_updates_text %}{% trans %}Available translation updates{% endtrans %}{% endset %}
{% set language_link = render_var(help_route_link(language_text, 'entity.configurable_language.collection')) %}
{% set translation_updates_link = render_var(help_route_link(translation_updates_text, 'locale.translate_status')) %}
<h2>{% trans %}Goal{% endtrans %}</h2>
<p>{% trans %}Check the current status of interface translations, and see if there are any updates available.{% endtrans %}</p>
<h2>{% trans %}Steps{% endtrans %}</h2>
<ol>
  <li>{% trans %}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Configuration</em> &gt; <em>Regional and language</em> &gt; {{ language_link }}.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}Look at the <em>Interface translation</em> column in the language table, to find the percentage of user interface text that has been translated for each language.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}In the <em>Manage</em> administrative menu, navigate to <em>Reports</em> &gt; <em>{{ translation_updates_link }}</em>. This report is only available if the core Update Status module is installed.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}Optionally, click <em>Check manually</em> to update the report.{% endtrans %}</li>
  <li>{% trans %}View the report to find out if any languages have translation updates that you can download.{% endtrans %}</li>
</ol>