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[rockrevelations Friend rockrevelationsJoin date: October 2013Posts: 8Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#198603

Hi Guys

First of all great template and thanks for reading this. I have watched JA guide to installing langues (the guy was very fast) but i have installed Arabic language pack on my site and added a new content language arabic and used the correct tags i think.

The module (language switcher shows the pre-text) but no flags. Do i need to duplicate all the menu items but this time change the title to the Arabic translation and make sure the language is arabic in the menu item settings? I have read some guides but i am getting a bit confused if i am missing some steps.

Can someone help me please?

Thanks

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#538223

Hi

I created a new menu >> Arabic , assigned to it the Home menu item , actually it is unpublished , publishing it you can see the multilanguage module showing the /ar option to your website,

So you can continue to make new arabic menu items and assign them to the correct ( Ar) pages of your menu

[rockrevelations Friend rockrevelationsJoin date: October 2013Posts: 8Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#538228

Hi Pavit

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction and for your time in looking at my website. So for future reference, when a new language is required, a new menu is also required with the new items within.

Regarding the actual translation, would i have to write the arabic articles myself or will the langauge pack translate it? The arabic menu you have created does not show up on the arabic /ar and the articles are in english. Do i have to duplicate modules – for example the masshead for contact us page, do i have to create another one but select arabic language?

Sorry to be confusing, i have never dealt with language packs.

Kind Regards and many thanks for your help

[Radonja Djurisic Friend Radonja DjurisicJoin date: September 2014Posts: 316Downloads:180Uploads:113 Thanks: 66 Thanked: 72 times in 15 posts]

#538229

Hi rockrevelations

for any new language u need new menu module, also new style in template
and u need to assign language to module

Yes u need to write articles to Arabic.. language pack will not translate it!

for masshead u need also to duplicate module and assign language to them

dont forget to create same categories for both languages…

also in articles u did …assign language

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[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#538230

Hi rockrevelations

<blockquote>would i have to write the arabic articles myself or will the langauge pack translate it? </blockquote>

Yes you need to create content in Arabic language

<blockquote>The arabic menu you have created does not show up on the arabic /ar and the articles are in english.</blockquote>

The Home item in the Arabic menu is unpublished – you need to publish it and assign to it for example an Article written in Arabic.

<blockquote>for example the masshead for contact us page, do i have to create another one but select arabic language?</blockquote>

Yes you should create a new module and assign it to the Arabic menu item page from backend – page assignment.

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[rockrevelations Friend rockrevelationsJoin date: October 2013Posts: 8Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#538232

Thank you Tolja and Pavit for your clear support and guide. The above is perfect for me. Now i know what the next steps are i will be able to begin the work. Thank you all.

Kind Regards

[rockrevelations Friend rockrevelationsJoin date: October 2013Posts: 8Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#539035

Hi Guys,

Thank you for the lesson above.

Just a quick message, in order to have the articles and everything in Arabic, i would need to ensure that my database is utf-8? so it can display/save articles in foreign characters as currently when i save anything the title goes (“?????”)

I will back up my database, is it an straight forward job to convert it to UTF-8 within myPHPadmin?

[pavit Moderator pavitJoin date: September 2007Posts: 15749Downloads:199Uploads:2274 Thanks: 417 Thanked: 4028 times in 3778 posts]

#539062

Hi

<blockquote>in order to have the articles and everything in Arabic, i would need to ensure that my database is utf-8? </blockquote>

Yes would be better .

<blockquote> is it an straight forward job to convert it to UTF-8 within myPHPadmin?</blockquote>

Not so difficult, you can change collation type from general settings in your phpmyadmin control panel

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[rockrevelations Friend rockrevelationsJoin date: October 2013Posts: 8Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 4]

#539080

Hi Pavit

Thank you for your quick response. It is nice to receive the assurance from the members on this forum. I will back up my database first and then carry out the needed collation type.

Many Thanks, Kind Regards

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