JSON Translation QA Checklist for Release Week

Pre-release checks

• Confirm every translated file still parses as valid JSON.
• Verify placeholders, variable tokens, and formatting markers survived intact.
• Spot-check protected words such as brand names, SKU labels, and technical terms.
• Review empty states, error states, checkout, and authentication screens in the target locale.
• Check for truncation on mobile widths, not just desktop.

Post-merge checks

• Run one smoke test in the live build artifact, not only in local development.
• Keep a short list of strings that were manually corrected so future batches reuse better wording.
• Capture recurring translation issues and add them to the protected-word or review workflow.

Originally published on the JSON Translate blog.