Obs.: This step need to be done even for the articles wich content language already setted, before the installation of the extensions. In this case, You will only open the article, to check the language and to save the article.

 

3) Open the “Multilanguage Article Manager” interface, through the “JCC Multilanguage Content” command, on “Componentes” menu:

Notice that its interface is identical to the “Article Manager” interface, except by two new controls:

First, we have a field through that we can filter the showed articles by language. The language on its list where loaded in conformation with the language packs installed on Joomla. Second, each article have little buttons with flags images in conformation with language that they represent. By that buttons we can start the editing ou creating translations for that article.

4) To create a new translation, click on the language flag desired:

In response, will be opened the editor GUI that will have a copy of some original article atributes (like author, creation date, etc) but you will have to inform a new title and alias. The section and category change is optional.

 

The original text is copyed too, to help on translation.

 

Note that "Content Language" attribute on "Parameters (Advanced)" article parameters section already be selected like the falg button that started the translation:

Note again that the article properties, showed on the “Multilanguage Article Manager” interface show one new attribute: “Translation Article-Base”.

 

This attribute register the original article, helping to establish the relation between translations of a same content.

 

VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT EDIT THIS FIELD, unless you know exactly what you are doing! The relation between translations of a same content is established and maintened automatically by the JCC Multilanguage Content Support extensions.

5) After to creat the convenient articles translations, go to the Main Menu editor interface and change the menu type of the default menu item:

Normally, the default menu is associated to the “Frontpage” layout. The JCC Multilanguage Content have its own layouts similar to the joomla core articles layout, as many as possible, the unique difference is the support to dynamic change of language. Only that you have to do is, change the default menu layout to the “Frontpage” layout of the JCC Multilanguage Content.

 

VERY IMPORTANT: On the BETA version, only two layouts come in: the “Frontpage” and “Article content” layouts.

6) Go to the “Module Manager” GUI and edit the mod_JCCMultilangSelector parameters:

This module put a GUI to permit the site user to change on fly the site language.

Enable that module and place it on the template layout area more convenient to your design. The module can have its GUI constomized by the following parameters:

Module Class Suffix	For the templates that support it.
Control Style	We have 3 options: Flags - Only flags to represent languages; Combo - Only combo with the list of languages; Both - Flags and Combo.
Flags Width	The pack come in with the flags to pt-BR, en-GB and es-ES languages, in four sizes.

7) Check the result on your site:

Down we have a sample, on my blog:

Note the mod_JCCMultilangSelector GUI module, second mark. In this sample I choose Control Style = Both and Flags Width = 24 x 24.

Even clicking on the United Kingdom flag or selectiong the "English (United Kingdom)" option on combo, the result is:

Note, by marks on both images, that not only content are translated, but the template messages too.

It's work just because the extensions work integrated to the Joomla language engine. Since of language options list (only showed thats that have the language pack installed) to the on fly change of the language of the site, where are changed both: content language and the site resource language.

Finalizing

To my concern, five are the main positive aspects of that extension:

a) No hacks! Neither Joomla core code are changed, so, it can't to damage your installation;
b) All generated content is 100% maintened by the core Joomla content extensions;
c) Compatible with all templates and Joomla content extensions;
d) Compliant with all setups / parameters of the core Joomla content extension;
e) Compliant with all Joomla translations;
f) Unified hands site language and content language.

Buj, just because it is a beta version, Some limitation are:

a) Don't include category and sections layouts;
b) Don't have a solution to translate the menus;
c) Don't have a solution to translate the site title;

This is a ongoing work. So, it is expected future improvements.

I will use thats extensions in my sites and so, I will maintaining it ever it is needed. Anyone can to give suggestions, construtive critics and bugs report. Naturally it will not be a support service, since that software is available "as is", but I will have the maximum pleasure in to analise all ideas and – at least – reply to the interesteds.

Obs.:

I can anticipate that there aren't a version thar will incorporate multilanguage support to Joomla sections and categories until the release of the Joomla 1.6, just because sections and categories will have deep changes.

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About the Author

Júlio Oliveira is System Analyst with lato-sensu degree in Software Project Management by PUC/Rio. He have experience of 20 years in enterprise software development, of which 10 years, working on national and international insurance companies, currently, he is TI consultant and website developer.

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