how to set up a multilanguage website in 10 steps & ideas, setups and tips
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DESCRIPTION
Joomla 2.5 has a built-in option to use Joomla for multilingual websites. It's an awesome functionality but it can be a hassle to set it up correctly.The languages are independent of each other, and to manage translations for all different languages, a 3rd party multilingual content manager can be used.Matthew Philogene & Peter Martin will show you how to set up a multilingual website with Joomla 2.5, and how you could use the 3rd party multilingual content manager Josetta.TRANSCRIPT
How to create a multilingual website with Joomla 2.5 in 10 steps?>>> Sheets will be made available Site > SEO Settings > Unicode Aliases: Yes28
5c. Screen: Create Articles
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Multi language in 10 steps1. Install Language Pack: Joomla system labels: Read more... 2. Define Content Languages 3. Enable & Configure System - Language Filter plugin 4. Create Root Category for every Language 5. Create Articles 6. Create Menus (every Language own Menu) 7. Create Menu Items & Menu Item Association 8. Create Menu Modules (every Language own Menu Module) 9. Create Language Switcher Module 10.Redirect old incoming links30
6. Create Menu In
Menus > Menu Manager create a Menu for every languageTitle: Dutch Menu, Menu Type: dutchmenu Title: English Menu, Menu Type: englishmenu Title: Afrikaans Menu, Menu Type: afrikaansmenu
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not change Main Menu!
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6. Screen: Create Menu
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6. Screen: Create Menu
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Multi language in 10 steps1. Install Language Pack: Joomla system labels: Read more... 2. Define Content Languages 3. Enable & Configure System - Language Filter plugin 4. Create Root Category for every Language 5. Create Articles 6. Create Menus (every Language own Menu) 7. Create Menu Items & Menu Item Association 8. Create Menu Modules (every Language own Menu Module) 9. Create Language Switcher Module 10.Redirect old incoming links34
7. Create Menu Item
In Menus > [language] menu > create some Menu Items: Menu Item Type: [choose Type] Menu Title (menu button) + Alias (title in URL) Menu Location: [select language menu"] Language: [ select content language] Under parameters: [select some [language] Article or [language] Category]
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7. Screen: Create Menu Item
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7b. Menu items Set
default Homepage in every language menuClick in Menus > Menu Manager [language] on default star to set language flag
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7b. Screen: Menu items
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7c. Menu items Use
Menu Item Associations to associate menu item with other language menu items
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7c. Screen: Menu items
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Multi language in 10 steps1. Install Language Pack: Joomla system labels: Read more... 2. Define Content Languages 3. Enable & Configure System - Language Filter plugin 4. Create Root Category for every Language 5. Create Articles 6. Create Menus (every Language own Menu) 7. Create Menu Items & Menu Item Association 8. Create Menu Modules (every Language own Menu Module) 9. Create Language Switcher Module 10.Redirect old incoming links41
8. Create Menu Module
In Extensions > Module Manager: create new Module of type "Menu"
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Title: Dutch Menu Language: Dutch (NL) Select Menu: Dutch Menu Title: English Menu Language: English (UK) Select Menu: English Menu Title: Afrikaans Menu Language: Afrikaans (AF) Select Menu: Afrikaans Menu
8. Screen: Create Menu Module
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8. Screen: Create Menu Module
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Multi language in 10 steps1. Install Language Pack: Joomla system labels: Read more... 2. Define Content Languages 3. Enable & Configure System - Language Filter plugin 4. Create Root Category for every Language 5. Create Articles 6. Create Menus (every Language own Menu) 7. Create Menu Items & Menu Item Association 8. Create Menu Modules (every Language own Menu Module) 9. Create Language Switcher Module 10.Redirect old incoming links45
9. Create Language Switcher Module
In Extensions > Module Manager: create new Module of type "Language Switcher"
Title: Language Switcher Position: position-7 Language: All Use Dropdown (on right): No
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9. Screen: Language Switcher Module
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Multi language in 10 steps1. Install Language Pack: Joomla system labels: Read more... 2. Define Content Languages 3. Enable & Configure System - Language Filter plugin 4. Create Root Category for every Language 5. Create Articles 6. Create Menus (every Language own Menu) 7. Create Menu Items & Menu Item Association 8. Create Menu Modules (every Language own Menu Module) 9. Create Language Switcher Module 10.Redirect old incoming links48
10. Redirect old incoming links Incoming
links for old content?
Old link: /stroopwafels/stroopwafels.html New link: /nl/stroopwafels
Redirect
a couple of old URLs:
A couple of URLs: Components > Redirect
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10. Redirect old incoming links
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10. Redirect old incoming links
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10b. Redirect old incoming links
Redirect a lot of old URLs: use .htaccess Redirect 301 /old/relative/URL http://new/absolute/URL Redirect 301 /stroopwafels/stroopwafels.html http://www.example.com/nl/stroopwafels Method to create 301 Redirects: Xmap Sitemap on old site to collect old URLs Browser View HTML Source Copy HTML Source to Excel / Open Office Calc Construct Redirect statements
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10b. Screen: Redirect old links
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10b. Screen: Redirect old links
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10b. Screen: Redirect old links
Column A: old relative URL Column B: new absolute URL Column C: formula: ="Redirect 301 "&A1&" "&B1
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10b. Screen: Redirect old links
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Bonus steps :-)
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Bonus steps :-) 11.
Tool for Language status check 12. Using 3rd Party Extensions 13. Language Overrides
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11. Tool for Language status check Extensions
> Module Manager > [Site/Administrator -> select Administrator]Multilanguage status Admin Module This
module shows status of multilanguage parameters.
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11. Tool for Language status check
Extensions > Language Manager > Content: Dutch (NL) unpublished Menus > Afrikaans Menu: No default Home
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12. Example 3rd Party Extension, XMap
Sitemap: Xmap
Install XMap, enable "Xmap - Content Plugin" Components > XMap > Create for all 3 menus a sitemap:
Title + Enable + choose Menu
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13. Language Overrides
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13. Language OverridesSince Joomla 2.5 Before 2.5: Core hack language files Extensions > Language Manager > Overrides
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13. Language Overrides New,
e.g. Read more
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13. Language Overrides Read
more Read much more
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13. Language Overrides Save
& Close:
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13. Language Overrides Result:
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Conclusion
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Points to consider
Maintenance time = regular maintenance time x number of languages Installed Languages = System Labels Content Languages = Language of:
Categories Articles Menu items Modules Menu associations No Article association
Switch Language A Language B:
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Tools for multilingual sites
Josetta Matthew Piloghene
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Questions?
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Questions? Sheets
will be available at www.db8.nl
Peter Martin e-mail: info at db8.nl website: www.db8.nl72
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