How to use "Advanced Filter" to find text to translate •

The Advanced Filter feature in the Hextom AI Translate & Currency app lets you translate or exclude specific fields in a targeted way. This is especially useful when you only want to translate certain fields (like product titles) or avoid translating specific content (like metafields).

Note: The Advanced Filter is available for AI translation, export, and autopilot tasks, and requires an active paid plan.

Accessing the Advanced Filter

Go to the Translation page, select a target language, and click Load to Translate. Find the category you want to translate, click AI, and select Configure AI Translation in the option that will show.
Then you can set up your translation filter

→ Target Language

→ Translation Status: Outdated and Not Translated, Not Translated, All

→ Translated by: All, AI translated, Manual, Other
From there, click Select Category button or the box under Categories.
Then, a popup that lists all the categories and sub-categories should show, in which you can select any of them that you would like to cover in the task. After selecting, click Apply Filter and Load Text button as shown in the image below.
Now, you should see the texts/items that matches the filters used. Click Start AI translation button for the language to create the task or click Start AI Translation for All languages.

Usage of the Advanced Filter

The Advanced Filter is very flexible. You can include or exclude multiple categories and sub-categories in a single task—like building with LEGO blocks. Here are some common use cases:

Translate a specific sub-category: you can translate specific fields within a category, such as product titles, product descriptions (body HTML), or blog meta titles.
Translate multiple categories and sub-categories: you can translate several content types in one task. For example, translate collection titles and descriptions, plus product titles and descriptions, all at the same time.
Exclude a specific category or sub-category: you can choose to translate everything except certain content, such as excluding product metafields.
Exclude multiple categories or sub-categories: you can also exclude several items at once. For example, translate all content except collection URL handles, collection metafields, product URL handles, and product metafields.

This example demonstrates how to translate only one specific sub-category, such as Product Title.

Click the Select Category button or the box under Categories.
Choose the category you want to translate. For example, to translate only product titles, select Product Title, then click Apply Filter and Load Text.
Matching texts for the filter used are displayed. Click Start AI Translation to run the task for the selected language or click Start AI Translation for All languages. Then only the selected sub-category (product titles) will be translated.

This example demonstrates how to translate multiple categories and sub-categories in a single translation task.

Click the Select Category button or the box under Categories.
Select the categories you want to translate. For example, to translate all collection and product content, check Collection and Product in the popup. All sub-categories under these categories will be selected automatically. Click Apply Filter and Load Text.
The selected categories will display matching texts. Click Start AI Translation to run the task for the language or click Start AI Translation for All languages. This task will translate content from both the Collection and Product categories.

This example demonstrates how to exclude one specific sub-category from translation.

Click the Select Category button or the box under Categories.
To translate everything except product metafields, click Select All in the popup.

Then uncheck Product Metafields, and click Apply Filter and Load Text.
Matching texts for the selected categories will appear. Click Start AI Translation to run the task for the language or click Start AI Translation for All languages. This task will translate all content except Product Metafields.

This example demonstrates how to exclude multiple categories and sub-categories in one translation task.

Click the Select Category button or the box under Categories.

To translate everything except collection metafields, collection URL handles, product metafields, and product URL handles, click Select All in the popup.

Then uncheck:
• Collection Metafields
• Collection URL Handle
• Product Metafields
• Product URL Handle Click Apply Filter and Load Text.
Matching texts will display according to the selected categories. Click Start AI Translation to run the task for the language or click Start AI Translation for All languages.

This task will translate all content except Collection URL Handle, Product Metafields, and Product URL Handle.

If you have any concerns or feedback with the feature, please let us know at help@hextom.com