Not every piece of content on your website needs to be translated. Sometimes, you may want to keep certain sections—like legal notices or code snippets—in their original language. FluentC makes that easy with a simple feature called Short-Circuit Translation.
What Is Short-Circuit Translation?
Short-Circuit Translation is a tool that tells FluentC:
“Skip translating this part, but keep everything else working.”
It ensures that:
- The original language stays untouched for specific content
- Your links still point to the right language pages
- Your layout and design remain exactly the same
- Right-to-left language styling (like Arabic or Hebrew) still works where needed
When Would You Use It?
Here are some examples where skipping translation might be helpful:
- Legal Pages like Terms of Service or Privacy Policies that are only valid in one language
- Technical Content such as code examples, system instructions, or product specs
- Pages that are important not to translate
How to Do It (No Coding Needed!)
All you need to do is insert this line into your website content:
Copied!<!-- no-translate-fluentc -->
Once FluentC sees this tag, it will leave all the page that follows untouched—but still update your navigation links so users can browse in their selected language.
Here’s an Example
Copied!<!-- no-translate-fluentc --> <h1>Welcome to our site</h1> <p>This content will not be translated.</p> <a href="/about">About Us</a> <a href="/contact">Contact</a>
Even though the headline and paragraph won’t be translated, the links will still work in other languages—so someone browsing your site in French, for example, will still land on the French versions of the “About” and “Contact” pages.
Final Thought
Short-Circuit Translation is perfect when you need full control over what pages get translated and what don’t. With one simple line, you can keep important pages in their original form—without breaking your multilingual experience.
Want help setting it up? Contact us or check our knowledge center to get started.