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title: Preview a language
slug: configured-commerce/docs/preview-a-language
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createdAt: 2026-08-13T10:46:21.000Z
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When translating a website, a site administrator may wish to preview language variants. Preview language variants using the website's in-context editor. To preview a language, the language must be assigned to the website and marked as **Live**.

To determine if the language is Live on the website:

1. Go to **Admin Console** > **Websites**.
2. Click **Edit** for the desired website.
3. Select the **Languages** fingertab.
4. The **Is Live** column displays **On** if the language is Live, and **Off** if the language is not.

Next, to preview the language on the website, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the website using **View Websites** in the Admin Console.
2. Click the **Show CMS** link in the upper left corner
3. Choose the language from the selector in the upper right corner of the CMS shell.

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