<p>Yes, globals can be localised. Make sure you have ticked <strong>"This field is translatable"</strong> in the field settings for the ones in your global set, and you should be good to go.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-08-07T15:36:36.233Z
Thanks for the info Jamie. It turns out I'm a dolt. I had that field setting checked, but when I went back to look at the "Globals" section in the control panel, I didn't notice that for these, the locale switcher is at the top of the page next to the "Globals" title. I'd even already filled in spanish versions for these, but forgot I'd done it. I'm going to mark yours as the correct answer and paste a screenshot below.
Adam Snetman
CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-08-07T13:59:17.927Z
2014-08-07T13:59:17.927Z
Jamie Wade
<p>Per my comment on Jamie's answer above, I didn't notice that on the Globals section in the control panel, the locale switcher is up where the version switcher usually is on entries:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kW2vK.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>One of those UI-blindness moments.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-08-07T15:39:28.743Z
2014-08-07T15:39:28.743Z
Adam Snetman
<p>In the multi-lingual site I'm building, I've created an "SEO" global set where my client can enter keywords and a description to populate meta tags site-wide.</p>

<p>Problem: globals don't seem to be translatable.</p>

<p>So unless I'm missing something, I'll have to add additional dedicated fields to hold the Spanish version of this info.</p>

<p>Am I missing something? How would you approach this, if you'd do it differently?</p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

<localization><globals>
Can globals be localized?
# Can globals be localized?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-07)

In the multi-lingual site I'm building, I've created an "SEO" global set where my client can enter keywords and a description to populate meta tags site-wide.

Problem: globals don't seem to be translatable.

So unless I'm missing something, I'll have to add additional dedicated fields to hold the Spanish version of this info.

Am I missing something? How would you approach this, if you'd do it differently?

Thanks!

**Tags:** localization, globals

---

## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-07. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Yes, globals can be localised. Make sure you have ticked **"This field is translatable"** in the field settings for the ones in your global set, and you should be good to go.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the info Jamie. It turns out I'm a dolt. I had that field setting checked, but when I went back to look at the "Globals" section in the control panel, I didn't notice that for these, the locale switcher is at the top of the page next to the "Globals" title. I'd even already filled in spanish versions for these, but forgot I'd done it. I'm going to mark yours as the correct answer and paste a screenshot below.  

---

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-08-07. Score: 4

Per my comment on Jamie's answer above, I didn't notice that on the Globals section in the control panel, the locale switcher is up where the version switcher usually is on entries:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kW2vK.png)

One of those UI-blindness moments.


---

