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Review and Lock Translations

Edit proposed translations in context, accept reviewed text, and lock sections that should stay stable across later runs.

1 min readUpdated Mar 21, 2026

Inverb is designed so review happens close to the content, not in a separate spreadsheet workflow.

Review in context

On an entry page, compare the source text with the proposed translation and the current translated state. This is the moment to fix tone, terminology, or structure before anything is pushed back to Contentful.

Accept reviewed changes

When a proposed section is ready, accept it so that reviewed text becomes the version you intend to ship.

Lock important sections

Lock a section when you want that reviewed text to stay stable.

Typical reasons to lock:

  • brand-critical headlines
  • legal or compliance wording
  • manually tuned CTA copy
  • glossary-sensitive text that has already been approved

Why locking matters

Later translation runs can produce different outputs. A lock is how you keep already-approved content from drifting unless someone explicitly decides to change it.

Glossary and warnings during review

If glossary terms are configured, they can help reviewers check whether important terminology is being carried through correctly.

The review screen can also surface warnings when output looks structurally suspicious, for example when translated text appears where the source was empty. Treat those warnings as a signal to inspect the run before accepting it.