Managing multilingual content

Once you have set up the content types you want to have in multiple languages, a new language field will be added to each one. Then content will appear in the language you are browsing in. Additionally, the translation module allows for translations between nodes.

Translations are created as additional nodes related to the original node. A collection of nodes that are translations of the same content are grouped together as a translation set. When displaying content in a given language, links to different translations will be provided by the languages block and optionally as node links below the content.

A new language field is available below the content title. It will default to the current language, but another can be selected.

Figure 1 : Creating content with language.

Once you have created an original story in English, a new Translation tab becomes available. Once you've clicked on this tab, you'll find options to create a translation in any of your active languages or select an existing node that can be set as this one's translation.

Figure 2 : Translation tab for content.

Now click on Create translation for Spanish and a new node submission form with some populated fields will be displayed. Note that the taxonomy terms for the original content will be automatically translated if such a translation is available. Regarding term translation, see Multilingual categories.

Figure 2 : Creating a translation.