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Multilingual Module Madness Which i18n modules do I really need?

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Welcome!

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Me

!  Kristen Pol !  Drupal 2004 to 2013+! !  Hook 42 !  kristen@hook42.com !  @kristen_pol ! kristen.org

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You?

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Site Builder

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Customer

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Customer

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Site Builder

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Don’t Panic!

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But… it probably won’t be simple

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How long with it take?

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Anatomy of a Cow Drupal Site

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Drupal Site •  Logo •  Menus •  Images •  Blocks •  Nodes •  Layout •  …

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Analyze!

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Multilingual Buckets

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UI / Interface

Text (strings) coming from modules and themes

echo t(‘Stanford Drupal Camp rocks!’);

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UI / Interface

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Content (Entities)

•  Nodes •  Comments •  Users •  Taxonomy terms* •  Custom entities

(e.g. Commerce Products)

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Content (Entities)

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Config (Everything Else!) •  Menus •  Blocks •  Taxonomy terms* •  Views •  Variables •  Contact form •  Panels •  SEO config •  Etc….

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Config (Everything Else!)

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Which Modules?

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Which Modules?

It depends!

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Finding Multilingual Modules

100+!  

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Multilingual Modules

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UI Modules •  Locale (core) •  Localization Update •  Localization Client •  String Overrides

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Content Modules •  Nodes

o Node Translation modules or Field Translation modules

•  Other Entities o Field Translation

modules

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Node Translation Method

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Field Translation Method

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Node Translation Modules •  Content

Translation (core)

•  Synchronize Translations (i18n)

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Field Translation Modules •  Entity

Translation (core contrib)

•  Title

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Config Modules •  Transliteration •  Menu Translation (i18n) •  Block Languages (i18n) •  Taxonomy Translation (i18n) •  Contact Translation (i18n) •  Variable Translation (i18n) •  Internationalization Views •  …

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URL Modules

•  Pathauto •  Path

Translation (i18n)

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Panels Modules

•  Multilingual Panels

•  Or just put content into nodes/etc.

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SEO Modules •  Meta Tags or

Meta Tags Quick •  Page Title •  Global Redirect •  Redirect •  XML Sitemap •  Translation

Redirect (i18n)

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Admin/Workflow Modules •  Administration

Language •  Translation

Overview •  Translation

Table •  Translation

Management Tool

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Third Party Translator Modules •  Translation

Management Tool sub-modules o  Supertext o  Microsoft o  Google o  Nativy o  Gengo

•  Lingotek •  iCanLocalize (D6) •  OneHourTranslation

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Drupal 8!

Drupal 8 Multilingual Initiative

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Learn More •  Groups.drupal.org

•  i18n •  translations

•  Drupal.org Forums •  translations

•  IRC •  #drupal-i18n

•  Drupal.org docs •  Multlingual Guide •  i18n How To

•  hojtsy.hu •  kristen.org

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Have patience

It takes time.

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Don’t give up

You can do this!

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Build a better Drupal

You can make a difference :)

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Questions?

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THANKS! Questions: answers@hook42.com

Thanks, Joe!

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