language packs are not being consistently applied on the Edit pages

Issue Documented: 2025-06-09
Canvas

This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 7/16/25.

Description

When any language pack outside of english is used the Edit page of the Assignments, New Quizzes, Discussions, Announcements and Classic Quizzes are not fully translated to the language selected, some information are in English instead.

Expected Behavior

All elements of the Edit pages that are not user generated should be translated.

Workaround

No workaround exists at this time.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Set the course’s language to any language except english.

  2. Create an Assignment, New Quiz, Classic Quiz, Page, Discussion or Announcement and go to the Edit page of one.

  3. Notice that some of the text field names on the Edit page is in English.

Additional Info

FOO-5496

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