If you sell in more than one language, Shuttle can copy your Shopify product translations onto your Etsy listings. Etsy shoppers who browse in another language then see the title and description you wrote for them. You pick the languages once, and Shuttle adds them when it transfers or updates a product.
Choose which translations go to Etsy
You choose the languages to transfer on the Product Translations card in your Shopify → Etsy settings.
Go to Settings > Products > Shopify → Etsy.
Scroll to the Product Translations card.
Under Supported languages, tick each language you want Shuttle to transfer.
Click Save.
Which languages appear on the Product Translations card?
The Product Translations card only lists languages that are set up in both your Shopify store and your Etsy shop. A language that is in only one of the two shops is not listed.
Your Etsy shop's own language never appears on the card. Your listings are already written in that language, so there is nothing to translate into it.
Shuttle reads the languages in both shops when it loads, and keeps that list while it stays open. So if you add a language to either shop while Shuttle is open, refresh the page in your browser, then go to Settings > Products > Shopify → Etsy to see the new language.
What does Shuttle translate?
Shuttle only translates the product title and the description. For each language you tick, it takes the title and description from that language's translation in Shopify.
A language is only added to a listing when the Shopify product has both a translated title and a translated description in that language. If either one is missing, Shuttle skips that language for that product.
If you tick your Shopify store's main language, Shuttle uses the product's main title and description as that language's translation.
When are translations added to Etsy listings?
Shuttle adds the languages you ticked on the Product Translations card in two cases:
New products: translations are added when the product is transferred to Etsy.
Existing products: translations are added when you update the product with Translations selected in the update options.
Does Shuttle overwrite translations already on Etsy?
No. Shuttle never overwrites a translation that is already on Etsy, even when you update a product with Translations selected. To change a translation that is already on Etsy, open the listing in Etsy and edit it there.
"Shuttle was unable to find any published languages shared between your Shopify and Etsy shops."
You see this warning on the Product Translations card when your Shopify store and your Etsy shop have no language in common, apart from your Etsy shop's own language. Without a shared language, Shuttle has nothing to offer for translation.
To fix it:
Add the language you want to your Shopify store, and add the same language to your Etsy shop.
Refresh the page in your browser, so Shuttle reads the languages in both shops again.
Go to Settings > Products > Shopify → Etsy. The language now shows under Supported languages on the Product Translations card.