EE in multi language (not entries)?
Development and Programming
Hi there, I saw this solution for entries/weblog in multiple languages….for the content itself.
- What would be approach to making EE run in another language?
- Is it as simple as creating a new “language\my_lang” folder and then copies of all the lang.xxxx.php files? …perhaps there is a module for handling this? Many thanks!
There is a translate utility in the control panel CP Home › Admin › Utilities › Translation Utility
Hi Sean, Thank you, I never noticed it was there. Ideally I would want ‘easy deployment’…it there an easy way to revert this? In other words, does this utility overwrite the lang.files or stores the values in db? Thanks again!
Not sure about that, perhaps contact official staff to get that answer.
Is it as simple as creating a new “language\my_lang” folder and then copies of all the lang.xxxx.php files?
Yes, that’s the basic approach. The translation utility can help you creating these language files, but you could also just translate select strings from the original English one.
About the Translation Utility. I’m using it to translate EE into Spanish (when complete, I’ll submit the files), but what should I do about EE updates? I mean, how can I know if certain strings or language files have changed/updated so I can apply the changes on the other language?
Is it as simple as creating a new “language\my_lang” folder and then copies of all the lang.xxxx.php files?Yes, that’s the basic approach. The translation utility can help you creating these language files, but you could also just translate select strings from the original English one.
Thank you for jumping in, good to know before messing with the files!
About the Translation Utility. I’m using it to translate EE into Spanish (when complete, I’ll submit the files), but what should I do about EE updates? I mean, how can I know if certain strings or language files have changed/updated so I can apply the changes on the other language?
What I usually do is keep the language files from the previous version and compare them (running a simple diff or using specialized software). There are feature requests to highlight the strings that do change from version to version, to make it easier to keep language packs up to date. You might want to add to that.
About the Translation Utility. I’m using it to translate EE into Spanish (when complete, I’ll submit the files), but what should I do about EE updates? I mean, how can I know if certain strings or language files have changed/updated so I can apply the changes on the other language?What I usually do is keep the language files from the previous version and compare them (running a simple diff or using specialized software). There are feature requests to highlight the strings that do change from version to version, to make it easier to keep language packs up to date. You might want to add to that.
Thank you.
I have no experience in such software, so I’ll go for the feature request. 😊