extra checks

Author: anaghav2023

packages/utils/src/translation-helpers.ts

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export function applyTranslation(
 
  if (blocks) {
  traverse(blocks).forEach(function (el) {
- if (el && el.id && el.component?.name === 'Symbol') {
+ if (el && el.id && el.component?.name === 'Symbol' && !el.meta?.excludeFromTranslation) {
  const symbolInputs = Object.entries(el.component?.options?.symbol?.data) || [];
  if (symbolInputs.length) {
  const transformedMeta = {};

plugins/smartling/src/plugin.tsx

@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ const initializeSmartlingPlugin = async () => {
  }
  const element = elements[0];
  const instructions = element.meta?.get('instructions');
- if (instructions) {
+ if (instructions !== undefined) {
  const newInstructions = await appState.dialogs.prompt({
  placeholderText: 'Enter new string instructions for translation',
  defaultValue: instructions,