06. Adding and viewing content in multiple languages

Last modified: February 9, 2008 - 08:43

With setup complete, the site is ready to accept content in multiple languages. To test this, choose Create content > Page. Note that there is a Language pull down menu on the input page. Add some content for that locale and click Submit. (For the sake of testing, you may want publish this to the front page for now so it is easier to view what happens with language switching later.)

Notice on the acceptance screen that there is a Translations menu item. Select this.

A list of the other languages will appear. Choose Create for the desired language.

This will bring up the same content. As of Localizer 3.x, the language pulldown menu automatically changes to the target language, so it should be OK, but check it just to be sure.

Translate (overwrite) the contents, and click Submit. (Again, for the sake of testing, you may want publish this to the front page for now so it is easier to view what happens with language switching.)
With the content safely in two languages, toggle between the two using the language selection block. (Note: Do not select any languages in the Content languages block if you activated it.) If the content changes appropriately, everything is working correctly.

At this point you might also want to check how the Fallback language order is working if it was enabled during the setup process. Just create some content that is not translated in all languages. You should see the content show up or disappear depending on you fallback "weight" setting and what language you select to view.