Alpha Translate

App review test guide

Alpha Translate helps merchants translate Shopify content, URLs, image alt text, theme text, and menus from inside the Shopify admin.

Recommended review path

Install the app on a development store through Shopify OAuth.
Open the embedded app in Shopify Admin.
Open Languages & currencies (or use Add a target language), select a language different from the store's primary language, and save settings. In the Shopify language status section, enable that language. It may remain unpublished while testing translations. Adding the theme selector is optional and is not needed to translate.
The managed translation service is ready without provider setup.
Complete the initial store scan before launching translations. A scan inventories content; it does not translate or publish it.
Open Translation and launch a small test job on one resource and one locale using Missing + outdated. Test Links / URLs separately if the selected plan includes that feature.
Open Activity & history to review progress, results, speed, and retry controls. If a request remains unconfirmed, read the current job state before submitting it again; do not assume that a loading message means the action failed.
Inspect the translated content on the storefront in the selected language, not only the job status. Automatic checks do not guarantee linguistic accuracy. Review names, numbers, meaning, and formatting.
Open Selector if you want to check the storefront language/currency selector extension. Enable its app embed in the theme editor and save. Currency availability depends on the store configuration.

Login and test access

Sign in to Shopify and install Alpha Translate on your review development store. There is no separate Alpha Translate login, provider account, password, or API key to enter. Paid features can be tested through Shopify's test billing on a development store; no real charge is created for a store confirmed by Shopify as a partner development store.

Billing

Paid plans use Shopify Billing. The free plan remains available for testing core screens without approving a paid charge.

Rejected translations

Translations rejected by safety checks are not published. Inspect job errors and Articles to repair for remaining work. Where automatic article retries are enabled, attempts are limited; unresolved content requires attention. A completed job is not a human quality review.

Data and privacy

Service credentials stay on Alpha Translate servers. Verified Shopify privacy notifications initiate scoped processing. Receiving a webhook is not proof that every copy has been deleted. Historical installation data can be removed only when its scope is verified; blocked requests remain open for review. Active database cleanup is separate from backup and support-record retention. See the privacy policy for the data involved, retained records, and contact details. Customer access and deletion requests are recorded for restricted operator review; acknowledging or closing a request is not a guarantee that data in other systems has been removed.

Support

Support email: [email protected]. Include the shop domain, job ID, target locale, and a short description of the issue.