# The contents of the (german) free text fields are automatically passed on to the (english) version **URL:** \ **Category:** Programmierung\ **Tags:** general, administration, programming\ **Created:** [21. Dezember 2021 um 09:22 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045 "2021-12-21T09:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZOth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a9a28c/32.png) [@ZOth](https://forum.shopware.com/u/ZOth)\ **Post date:** [21. Dezember 2021 um 09:22 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/1 "2021-12-21T09:22:13Z")
Hello There !, I was wondering how i can prevent shopware from passing the values of the german „Free Text Fields“ to the english version of the shop. e.g. if I go to Items/Overview choose an item and go to its Free text fields and type in „attr1: Infotext für Deutche Kunden“ , Then maybe i dont want any english customers to have any text, shopware still takes the „attr1“ value and shows it in the english version of the website. How can I deactivate this ?. Thanks for your time. 🙂 with regards Zy Othman ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Shop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Max\_Shop](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Max_Shop)\ **Post date:** [21. Dezember 2021 um 10:12 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/2 "2021-12-21T10:12:54Z")
It is not about German, it is about the chosen system language. If there are no values for the alternative language, it will fall back to the system language. I guess – not sure – you cannot. At least not in the backend. Enter a blank value, if you do not want any text to be shown. ---
**Author:** ![ZOth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a9a28c/32.png) [@ZOth](https://forum.shopware.com/u/ZOth)\ **Post date:** [21. Dezember 2021 um 11:25 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/3 "2021-12-21T11:25:39Z")
by a blank value do you mean „whitespace“ ? i tried it but shopware doesnt accept it, it will delete the blank value and put back the value of the system language attribute. ---
**Author:** ![phil](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.shopware.com/phil/32/13661_2.png) [@phil](https://forum.shopware.com/u/phil)\ **Post date:** [22. Dezember 2021 um 22:13 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/4 "2021-12-22T22:13:47Z")
Try ` `, this is the HTML encoding for a (non-breakable) whitepace. Cheers, Phil ---
**Author:** ![ZOth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a9a28c/32.png) [@ZOth](https://forum.shopware.com/u/ZOth)\ **Post date:** [23. Dezember 2021 um 11:53 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/5 "2021-12-23T11:53:51Z")
Thanks @phil i tried that yesterday as it works like html and it does work, but shop ownsers dont appreciate that 😃 so i had to make it easier and find exactly where the translation is set, so i found the query in Shopware/Bundle/StorefrontBundle/Gateway/DBAL. in FieldHelper.php Now i wonder how i can overwrite that query without destroying other stuff 😃 but getting closer to my goal, if you have any suggestions i would be happy to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Shop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Max\_Shop](https://forum.shopware.com/u/Max_Shop)\ **Post date:** [23. Dezember 2021 um 12:41 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/the-contents-of-the-german-free-text-fields-are-automatically-passed-on-to-the-english-version/92045/6 "2021-12-23T12:41:44Z")
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