--- title: "Set up the Notify me button and popup in multiple languages" description: "Translate the 'Notify me' button and signup popup text into your store's other languages." url: https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/notify-me-in-multiple-languages/ product: "Back in Stock" section: "Languages" last_updated: 2026-09-28 --- # Set up the Notify me button and popup in multiple languages > Translate the 'Notify me' button and signup popup text into your store's other languages. Use this guide to translate the text on your **Notify me** button and signup popup, so customers browsing your store in another language see that text translated instead of your default-language wording. By the end, a customer browsing in a language you've translated sees the button, popup, and its messages in that language. ## Before you begin | Requirement | Detail | |---|---| | A paid STOQ plan | The **Multi-language support** toggle and the **Save changes** button in the translator are disabled on the free plan | | Languages added in Shopify | The language picker in STOQ is populated from your Shopify store's languages (Shopify admin > **Settings > Languages**); only languages you've added there appear | This guide covers the button and popup text only. For which language STOQ picks for a customer's alert (their browsing language vs. your store's default), see [Send alerts in multiple languages](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/back-in-stock-alert-language/). ## Set it up On a phone, this menu is collapsed. In the **Shopify mobile app**, tap the **STOQ** logo at the top of the screen to open it, then choose the section named below. There is no hamburger icon. See [Finding the STOQ menu](https://help.stoqapp.com/general/getting-started-with-stoq/#finding-the-stoq-menu). ### Turn on multi-language support 1. **Open Manage languages** 1. In the left menu bar of the STOQ app, click **Back in stock alerts**. 2. Click the **Settings** tab. 3. Open the **Delivery settings** sub-tab. 4. Find the **Languages** card, expand it, and click **Manage languages**. [Image: The Notify customers in their preferred language card on Delivery settings](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/lang.png) [Image: The Manage languages button in the expanded preferred language card](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/manage.png) 2. **Turn on Multi-language support** In the **Multi-language** section, turn on the **Multi-language support** toggle. This shows the **Notify me** button, the signup form, and alerts based on each customer's preferred language. The toggle is disabled on the free plan, with an **Unlock** link to upgrade. [Image: The Multi-language support setting showing Off with a Turn on button](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/multisup.png) 3. **Save** Save your changes to apply the setting. ### Translate the button and popup text Reach the translator two ways: from **Manage languages**, in the **Button & form** card, click **Edit translations**; or from the widget editor itself, click the language icon next to **Button position & style** (in the **Button** tab) or **Form content** (in the **Signup form** tab). Both open the same **Button & popup translations** page. 1. **Open the Button & popup translations page** 1. In the left menu bar of the STOQ app, click **Back in stock alerts**. 2. Click the **Settings** tab. 3. Open the **Delivery settings** sub-tab. 4. Expand the **Languages** card and click **Manage languages**. 5. In the **Multi-language** section, find the **Button & form** card and click **Edit translations**. [Image: The Button and form card with Edit translations in Manage languages](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/form.png) 2. **Select the language** In the **Language** dropdown, pick the language you want to translate. It's disabled if multi-language support is off. [Image: The Language dropdown on the Button and popup translations page](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/choose.png) If STOQ has a built-in translation for this language, a banner offers **Load default translations** to pre-fill every field, which you can then edit. If a translation for that language already exists, a **Reset all** button reloads those defaults over anything you've customized. 3. **Translate the button and form fields** Each field shows your current default-language text on the left and an editable translation field on the right. A field showing "no translation set, using default" falls back to the default-language text on the storefront until you fill it in. | Field | What it controls | |---|---| | **Button text** | Text on the **Notify me** button | | **Form header** | Heading at the top of the signup popup | | **Form description** | Description text below the header | | **Form button text** | The popup's submit button | | **Form terms message** | Terms text under the submit button; supports HTML | | **Form email field placeholder** and **Form email error message** | The email field's placeholder and validation error | | **Form phone number field placeholder** and **Form phone number error message** | The SMS field's placeholder and validation error | | **Form duplicate registration error message** | Shown if a customer tries to sign up twice for the same product | | **Form empty registration error message** | Shown if a customer submits without required info | | **Form successful registration message** | Shown after a customer signs up | | **Form email suggestion message** | Suggestion shown for a likely-mistyped email address | | **Resubscribe form description** | Text shown in the quick-resubscribe flow | Some fields only appear if you've turned on the matching feature elsewhere: **Form customer Name** and its error message need [customer names](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/notify-me-customer-name/) turned on, **Form mailing/subscriber list label** needs [mailing list opt-in](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/notify-me-mailing-list-optin/) turned on, and **Form quantity field label** needs quantity selection turned on in [the signup form](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/design-signup-form/). 4. **Translate the confirmation email (double opt-in only)** If [double opt-in](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/notify-me-double-opt-in/) is turned on, three extra fields appear: **Confirmation email subject**, **Confirmation email body** (supports HTML and liquid variables), and **Confirmation success message**. [Image: The double opt-in confirmation email translation fields](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/optin.png) 5. **Save changes** Click **Save changes**. This button is disabled on the free plan. [Image: The Save changes button on the Button and popup translations page](https://help.stoqapp.com/images/general/savetr.png) ## What customers will see A customer browsing your store in a language you've translated sees the **Notify me** button and popup in that language, including field placeholders, error messages, and the success message. Any field you leave untranslated falls back to your default-language text, so the storefront always has something to display. > **Note** > > Translating the alert email or SMS content itself is separate from this page. Use the **Notification templates** card next to **Button & form** in **Manage languages** for that. ## Check your setup 1. Open your storefront in a browser set to the language you translated, or use a Shopify preview with that language selected. 2. Open an out-of-stock product page and confirm the **Notify me** button and popup show your translated text. 3. Submit the form with an error (for example, leave a required field empty) and confirm the error message is translated too. ## Troubleshooting ### The Multi-language support toggle or Save changes button is disabled You're on the free plan. Upgrade to a paid plan to enable them. ### The Language dropdown is empty or missing a language STOQ only lists languages you've added in Shopify admin under **Settings > Languages**. Add the language there, then reload the translator. ### A field still shows your default-language text after saving That field is showing "no translation set, using default". Enter a translation for it, or click **Load default translations** if STOQ has a built-in translation for that language. ## FAQ ### Does this also translate the restock alert email or SMS? No. This page only covers the button and popup. Alert content is translated separately using the **Notification templates** card in **Manage languages**. ### What happens if I don't translate a field? It falls back to your default-language text, so the storefront always shows something rather than a blank field. ### Does turning on Multi-language support change what past signups see? No. It only affects what future visitors see on the storefront and which language future alerts use, based on the language they're browsing in. ### Can I set different translations per product? No. The button and popup translations set here apply to every product's **Notify me** button and signup form; there's no per-product override. ## Related guides - [Design the Notify me button](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/design-notify-me-button/): Set the button's default text, colors, and position. - [Design the signup form](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/design-signup-form/): Customize the popup's default content and layout. - [Send alerts in multiple languages](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/back-in-stock-alert-language/): Control which language STOQ uses for each customer's alert. - [Set up back in stock alerts](https://help.stoqapp.com/back-in-stock/set-up-back-in-stock-alerts/): The full setup walkthrough for Back in Stock alerts.