Poll: Do you use the localized version of ProZ.com in your profile?
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Jul 2, 2025

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 14:52
Miembro 2007
inglés al portugués
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No Jul 2, 2025

I prefer the English version...

Himanshu Thakur
Philip Lees
Angie Garbarino
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Novian Cahyadi (X)
Novian Cahyadi (X)  Identity Verified

Local time: 20:52
Yes, recently. Jul 2, 2025

I recently set Indonesian as the display language for all my devices and the websites I visit. If they have a localized version, I'll use it unless it's absolutely unreadable.

Himanshu Thakur
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Dinamarca
Local time: 15:52
Miembro 2003
danés al inglés
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The site is not localized into Danish Jul 2, 2025

Apparently Danish speakers don´t see the need to translate the site into Danish, so we use the English version, which is in my native language anyway.
It reaches a far wider audience.

It has been a couple of years since we last used the Danish forum!


 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 15:52
inglés al alemán
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perhaps yes? Jul 2, 2025

I don't know what is exactly meant with "localized version", but I have custom copy for EN, DE and IT.
This feature is a bit hidden though, you'll find it somewhere when writing the copy for your bio here - see the feature to add a tab for languages (put your profile number at the end of the
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I don't know what is exactly meant with "localized version", but I have custom copy for EN, DE and IT.
This feature is a bit hidden though, you'll find it somewhere when writing the copy for your bio here - see the feature to add a tab for languages (put your profile number at the end of the url): https://www.proz.com/settings/freelancer/marketing_promotion/about-me?eid_s=



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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 07:52
Miembro Oct 2026
inglés al español
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Yes, I do! Jul 2, 2025

If I am correct, in the profile description, you can translate it in many languages. I did it for my pairs of languages, English and Spanish. I certainly like it!

On the other hand, I have seen the proz.com site localized into Spanish, which is very helpful mainly for those who are starting to use this platform. Nowadays, I feel comfortable to use the proz.com site localized in both the English and Spanish languages.

Excellent localization features!!!


 
Novian Cahyadi (X)
Novian Cahyadi (X)  Identity Verified

Local time: 20:52
@Zea Jul 2, 2025

I thought we were talking about the display language? I agree that the “in your profile” part might cause some confusion, though. Visitors don't even need to register a profile to access the localized version, so that doesn't really make sense.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 15:52
inglés al alemán
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"in your profile" Jul 2, 2025

Novian Cahyadi wrote:

I thought we were talking about the display language? I agree that the “in your profile” part might cause some confusion, though. Visitors don't even need to register a profile to access the localized version, so that doesn't really make sense.


That's why I'm not sure I understand the question. Anyway, since you can't use "the localised version of ProZ.com" on single pages like your profile page, I can only think the feature for localised bio content is meant.


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Novian Cahyadi (X)
Novian Cahyadi (X)  Identity Verified

Local time: 20:52
Problem Jul 2, 2025

Zea_Mays wrote:
Anyway, since you can't use “the localised version of ProZ.com” on single pages like your profile page, I can only think the feature for localised bio content is meant.


My problem with that interpretation is the poll question could've been worded as “do you localize your ProZ.com profile?” Formulating it like so would better describe that we're supposed to be talking about the bio content.

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Angie Garbarino
Angie Garbarino  Identity Verified
Local time: 15:52
Miembro 2003
inglés al italiano
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No Jul 3, 2025

English version is better

Maria Laura Curzi
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Italia
Local time: 15:52
inglés al alemán
+ ...
still Jul 3, 2025

Novian Cahyadi wrote:

Zea_Mays wrote:

Anyway, since you can't use “the localised version of ProZ.com” on single pages like your profile page, I can only think the feature for localised bio content is meant.


My problem with that interpretation is the poll question could've been worded as “do you localize your ProZ.com profile?” Formulating it like so would better describe that we're supposed to be talking about the bio content.


Yet, the only option to "use a localized version" of ProZ in your profile is to add localised versions of your bio using the tabs feature. https://www.proz.com/settings/freelancer/marketing_promotion/about-me?eid_s=
Otherwise they'd have asked if you use a localised version of ProZ (in general).


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Novian Cahyadi (X)
Novian Cahyadi (X)  Identity Verified

Local time: 20:52
Options Jul 3, 2025

Zea_Mays wrote:
Yet, the only option to "use a localized version" of ProZ in your profile is to add localised versions of your bio using the tabs feature. https://www.proz.com/settings/freelancer/marketing_promotion/about-me?eid_s=
Otherwise they'd have asked if you use a localised version of ProZ (in general).


See the poll options. They'd make more sense if the pollster was talking about the site's display language.

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Maria Laura Curzi
 
Florbela Marques
Florbela Marques  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 14:52
inglés al portugués
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No localized version in Portuguese, Portugal Jul 3, 2025

Unfortunately, there is no localized version for Portugal. I have repeatedly asked the Proz team to localize the website with no avail so far. Most importantly, the terminology section makes no distinction between the Portuguese variants making it less effective and accurate when it comes to giving correct and useful suggestions. Hope more pt_PT translators and editors join my request!

 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 14:52
Miembro 2007
inglés al portugués
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Localized version in my profile? Jul 3, 2025

Apparently, I misunderstood the question, as I was unaware of this feature. Anyway, with the widespread use of English, even some of my French-speaking clients have been writing in English for some time...

 


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