# Translating custom fields

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 23, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674 "2021-03-23T09:59:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![enricosigurta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/enricosigurta/32/3676_2.png) [@enricosigurta](https://forum.mautic.org/u/enricosigurta)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674/1 "2021-03-23T09:59:52Z")

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Hi, how do I translate my own custom fields? My backend is accessed by people who only speak Italian and people who only speak French. Is there a way to make it so that the custom fields I create appear in the language of the reader? ( of course, I will put the translations myself)

Also, is there a way to change a translated sentence only for my local Mautic (and not change it from Transifex)? Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674/2 "2021-03-23T11:25:48Z")

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Hi, you can overwrite the preset name by custom fields.

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**Author:** ![enricosigurta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/enricosigurta/32/3676_2.png) [@enricosigurta](https://forum.mautic.org/u/enricosigurta)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674/3 "2021-03-24T09:05:43Z")

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Thank you @joeyk 🙂  
I tried as you said but I think this is not the solution I’m searching for.

I tried to translate the “initial request” field I created in Italian (from my account set in Italian). Then I switched to French, entered the translation in the custom field, saved and switched back into Italian. At that point the field was in French (so the original translation was lost).

Am I missing something? Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674/4 "2021-03-24T16:00:07Z")

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Custom fields are not multi lingual this way as far as i know. We for example created different language version install based on location.

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**Author:** ![enricosigurta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/enricosigurta/32/3676_2.png) [@enricosigurta](https://forum.mautic.org/u/enricosigurta)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/translating-custom-fields/18674/5 "2021-03-26T11:10:38Z")

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Ah ok, perfect. Thank you very much @joeyk 🙂