Talking Drupal #060 - Multi-language Websites

Topics

• General thoughts and experiences with multi-language websites
• Basics of translation
• Process of translation in Drupal
• Things to consider: Content (nodes), menu system, switching between languages, fixing strings (string override), layout
• Localization issues
• Common misconceptions
• Multilingual modules
• Other multilingual options

Module of the week

Simplify - https://www.drupal.org/project/simplify

Simplify allows particular fields to be hidden from the user interface. This helps to de-clutter forms and present a more user-friendly experience to content editors.

Modules

• https://www.drupal.org/project/i18n
• http://drupal.org/project/entity_translation
• http://drupal.org/project/variable
• http://drupal.org/project/webform_localization
• https://www.drupal.org/project/stringoverrides

Resources

Amazon investment in Aquia - http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/13/amazon-throws-money-into-drupal-hosting-company-acquia/

Modules that extend i18n: https://www.drupal.org/node/1305992

Lingotek - http://www.lingotek.com/drupal

Hosts

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental
• John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
• Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan