Google Translate Button On Listings

[custom_cars_uk]

I'm trying to add a Google Translate button via HTML on my listings so overseas buyers can automatically translate the UK description into their chosen language - ebay saying its active content and automatically removes it - has anyone managed to get a translation button active?

[jonatjonatjonat]

Only some basic HTML is allowed within listing descriptions. Fairly sure what you are after won't be feasible.

On desktop at least - I'd imagine the customer could do this in browser anyway (I've just checked in the ebay app on iPhone and the user can translate via the iOS interface as well)

[4_bathrooms]

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@custom_cars_uk wrote:

I'm trying to add a Google Translate button via HTML on my listings so overseas buyers can automatically translate the UK description into their chosen language - ebay saying its active content and automatically removes it - has anyone managed to get a translation button active?

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You can't. Such a button would require including a JavaScript function that calls a script from the Google Translate API - neither JavaScript nor the external API call to Google is permitted.

To be honest I don't think it's necessary. Most browsers automatically offer to translate content that is not in the user's native language.   

[cobwebcottage]

I had a message from an overseas buyer the other day and noticed that it had been translated by Ebay . This must be quite new as I have always had to use google translate before.

Maybe it hasn't filtered through to listings yet.