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[hjalte1983 Friend hjalte1983Join date: September 2012Posts: 328Downloads:7Uploads:105 Thanks: 101 Thanked: 9 times in 1 posts]

#200255

Hi, i’m stuck with a problem with the language switcher.
I downloaded a language package for Mijoshop and as far as i can see it works fine, both Danish and English.

But i would like to have the language switcher and was told the Joomla module could do that for me.

As you can see its right now in languageswitcherload position. but doesn’t show correctly.

I followed the Language Switcher Description guide with no luck.

Please take a look

Regards

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#544601

@hjalte1983;

Well you had 2 problems right there.. In order the language switcher to work properly you need not only to install the switcher correctly but you need to do Everything about the 2 languages correctly. So you had 2 mistakes

1) http://prntscr.com/49pscx – You need to turn this plugin ON! – i already did

2) You had only ONE menu with languages set to ALL that means he does not know what to do or what menu to show when you switch languages. You need to create ANother 2 menus and to show witch one is for english witch one for Danish (i already did it, check print screen) – http://prntscr.com/49psyw

So from now on you work only with these 2 menus and you will assign everything only to them, the first Menu that is set to all Languages jsut ignore it, but do not delete it…

p.s. you can go to the Languageswitcher module to play with the way it looks.

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#544605

Thanks alot @wingly

So i should be able to edit the menu eng ?

i edited Kontakt Os to Contact Us. but doesn’t change ?

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#544608

@hjalte1983;

Is this your first multiple language site? well ok anyway, you now have to do everything TWICE! once for English and once for Denmark…

In the menu eng – You make sure all the menus in there and the things they are linked to are in english
in the menu dan – make sure everything there is written in denmark and is linked to denmark articels and contect

Also when you create Categories and articles also create 2 times, one is set as LAnguage to English and Other is set as language to Denmark.

Also about the Modules! one should be linked to the Denmark Content or Menu other to The english content or menu type e.t.c.

p.s. my pleasure 🙂

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#544610

Yes @wingly this is my first time with multiple language 🙂

Yeah i understand that, but what am i doing wrong with the English menu then ?

I made an english menu module..

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#544620

@hjalte1983 ;

Please read carefully my posts.. because you know again do a mistake as if you did not read them.

I told you, in a multilingual site NOTHING has to be set as to ALL languages.. You need not just to DOuble the content.. and modulkes and menus and articles and categories. but you also need EACH of them to assign to CORRECT language. Otherwise why do you double the content..

So look at your menus.. you change the In the menu eng – the Kontakt OS to Contacut Us – BUT the module is still Calling the OLD menu that is set to all LANGUAGES. now what you did? you created another Module that is linked to “menu eng” BUT you set this module to ALL languages.. this is mistake you need to set it to English language 🙂

http://prntscr.com/49q4ws – Thi is wrong..

So what i have done? I delete dthe MOduel that was linked to the old menu and created on for denmark and set it for Denmark.. and set english for english.

This is how you do it.. http://prntscr.com/49q6av

Also the position is not “Position 7” it is “MainNav” so i have createt 2 modules look:

http://prntscr.com/49q77k

Now last thing to do is to Dublicate the templates and make on for english and one for second language. Go to Extensions -> Template Manager and dublicate the Ja_decor and then name it english and show it’s menu that it has to have

http://prntscr.com/49q7ms

And then do the same for second language

http://prntscr.com/49q7uz

Now all is left is to show for each menu type what template they have to use by assigning them to everything about english menu

http://prntscr.com/49q8is

and do the same for second language but in coresponding template

http://prntscr.com/49q8s4

And here is the result – http://prntscr.com/49q8x1

Note that the defualt one should remain the one that is not assigned to any language.. Just leave it that way. Now i have done everything so just work on the content 🙂 I made a small documentation and print screens for you to better understand how to work with joomla and T3 in order to achieve good wrork for multiple languages.

Good luck!

p.s. Check your site now, everythign changes as it should

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#544637

wow @wingly thank you very very much this, you made it crystal clear for me :).

Is there a way just to have the 2 flags next to each other without the dropdown menu and language text?

So it would look something like this :

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#544640

@hjalte1983;

In order to do that, i need to change the CODE in php of a file. Cause it is the template syle that makes it look that way. You can PM me the FTP credentials and i’ll do it when i will have free time

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#544645

<em>@hjalte1983 439644 wrote:</em><blockquote>wow @wingly thank you very very much this, you made it crystal clear for me :).

Is there a way just to have the 2 flags next to each other without the dropdown menu and language text?

So it would look something like this :
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@hjalte1983: My solution will help you to solve it

Open templates/ja_decor/css/custom.css file and add rule css style below

@media (min-width: 992px) {
.languageswitcherload .mod-languages ul {
top: 14px;
}
.languageswitcherload .mod-languages ul:before {
border-bottom: 0px solid #ffffff ;
}
}

div.mod-languages ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
display: -webkit-inline-box;
top: 10px;
}

.languageswitcherload span {
display: none;
}

.languageswitcherload .mod-languages > a {
display: none;
}

.dropdown-menu{
min-width:50px;
}

.dropdown-menu > li > a {
padding: 5px 5px;
}


Let me know if it helps

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#544646

@ninja Lead;

I implement your css, works good; Thank you!

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#544647

Wow , thanks alot guys!

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#544772

Hi @wingly i noticed the category menu out to the left is somehow responding to the default main menu.
If you press english and then press a category it goes back to danish ( default ) main menu.

Any idea on how i can fix this?

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#544983

@hjalte1983;

As i have told you you have to double everything! 🙂 The mijoshop.. is based on Store->Categories->Products; So it means you need to have a store for Denmark and Other store for English. Currently you have only one for Denmark. Create another one for English and in DEnmark Menu assign to denmark categories in English menu Assign to english categories.

http://prntscr.com/4adc41

Cheers 😉

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#545047

@wingly somehow i was expecting you would say, that i had to double everything 🙂
But i was uncertain about the mijoshop, because there is already a danish / english tab for everything, so was just expecting it wasn’t necessary to make two shops.

But i’ll try that when all the products are created.

Thanks again.

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#545048

@hjalte1983;

If it will still not work, let meknow and i’ll do it when i’ll have free time.

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