Shopify i18n Basics

Locale File Structure

Shopify themes use JSON files in the locales/ directory:

locales/
├── en.default.json          # English (default language)
├── en.default.schema.json   # English schema translations
├── fr.json                  # French translations
├── fr.schema.json           # French schema translations
├── de.json                  # German translations
└── de.schema.json           # German schema translations

File Types

1. Content Translations (en.default.json)