Difference between revisions of "Extensions Language Manager Edit"

Revision as of 23:00, 4 August 2012

How to Access[edit]

Select Extensions → Language Manager from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation or click the icon Language in the control center. Under the content tab click on the language to edit.

Description[edit]

In the Language Manager: Edit Content Language you can set the title, SEF, image, code, and description of the installed langauges. You may also update or add meta keywords and description.

Screenshot[edit]

Details[edit]

Title. The name of the language as it will appear ion the lists.
Title Native. Lenguag title IN the native language.
SEF. SEF for this language. If 'en' is used then it will be added after the site URL. Example: http://mysite.com/en. Note: The prefix must be unique over all the languages.
Image. Name of the image file for this language when using the "Use Image Flags" Language Switcher basic option. Example: If 'en' is chosen, then the image shall be en.gif. Images and CSS for this module are in media/mod_languages/
Code. Enter here the language tag - example: en-GB for English (UK). This should be the exact prefix used for the language installed or to be installed.
Published. Available options are published, unpublished, disabled, trash
Description. Enter a discription for the language

ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number. When creating a new item, this field displays 0 until you save the new entry, at which point a new ID is assigned to it.

Toolbar[edit]

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

Save & Close. Saves the item and closes the edit screen.
Save. Saves the item and stays in the edit screen.
Save & New. Saves the item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another item.
Close. Returns to the previous screen without saving your work. If you press Close while adding a new item, this new item will not be created. If you were modifying an existing item, the modifications will not be saved.
Help. Opens this Help Screen.

Site and Administrator Links[edit]

At the top left, above the columns, you will see two links as shown below:

Site. Shows the Languages available for the Front-end of the web site.
Administrator. Shows the Languages available for the Back-end of the web site. Note that the languages for the Front and Back end can be different.

Quick Tips[edit]

Users can use any Language from the list of installed Languages, either by having it assigned in the User Manager or by filling out a Menu Item Manager - New/Edit - User Form Layout at the Front end. This will cause the Joomla! system prompts to be generated in this Language just for this User. For example, if a User chooses Spanish as their language, then the Search Module will show with prompts in Spanish.
This User's choice is not affected by the Default Language set for the Front-end.

Changing a User's Language or the Default Language does not affect the web site's Articles and other content.

Important: Do not delete the default language files (for example, with FTP). This will create errors on both the Front-end and Back-end.

Additional Languages can be added using the Extension Manager - Install Screen.

If desired, you can show the Front-end site in one Language and show the Back-end administration pages in a different Language. Also, individual articles can be configured to use a different language in the Advanced Parameter pane when editing the Article.

Related Information[edit]

To install more Languages: Extension Manager - Install Screen
To uninstall a Language: Extension Manager - Manage
To change the Language for a User: User Manager - New/Edit
To set the Language of an Article: Article Manager - New/Edit - Parameters - Advanced

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 [[Image:Help16-Extenions-Language-Manager-Edit-Content-Language.png]]
-==Column Headers==
+==Details==
-Both the ''Site'' and ''Administrator'' tabs have the following column titles. These details are fetched from the XML file included in the language pack.
+*'''Title.''' The name of the language as it will appear ion the lists.
-{{colheader|Number}}
+*'''Title Native.''' Lenguag title IN the native language.
-*'''Checkbox.''' Check this radio button to select the Language.
+*'''SEF.''' SEF for this language. If 'en' is used then it will be added after the site URL. Example: http://mysite.com/en. Note: The prefix must be unique over all the languages.
-*'''Language Name.''' The names of the installed Languages on this web site.
+*'''Image.''' Name of the image file for this language when using the "Use Image Flags" Language Switcher basic option. Example: If 'en' is chosen, then the image shall be en.gif. Images and CSS for this module are in media/mod_languages/
-*'''Default.''' The default language of the site, marked with a yellow graphical asterisk in this column. ''Note'': to every user a language can be assigned (see "User Management"), user from groups "Administrator" and "Super Administrator" can select their preferred language themself at login.
+*'''Code.''' Enter here the language tag - example: en-GB for English (UK). This should be the exact prefix used for the language installed or to be installed.
-*'''Version.''' The version number of the installed language.
+*'''Published.''' Available options are published, unpublished, disabled, trash
-*'''Date.''' The creation date of the language.
+*'''Description.''' Enter a discription for the language
-*'''Author.''' The name of the language translator is displayed in this column.
+{{Chunk16:colheader|Id}}
-*'''Author E-mail.''' The e-mail address of the translator.
-{{colheader|Display}}
 ==Toolbar==
@@ Line 38: / Line 36: @@
 ==Quick Tips==
-*Users can use any Language from the list of installed Languages, either by having it assigned in the [[screen.users.15|User Manager]] or by filling out a [[Screen.menus.edit.15#User Form Layout|Menu Item Manager - New/Edit - User Form Layout]] at the Front end. This will cause the Joomla! system prompts to be generated in this Language just for this User. For example, if a User chooses Spanish as their language, then the Search Module will show with prompts in Spanish, as shown below:
+*Users can use any Language from the list of installed Languages, either by having it assigned in the [[Help16:Users_User_Manager|User Manager]] or by filling out a [[Help16:Menus_Menu_Item_Manager_Edit#User_Form_Layout|Menu Item Manager - New/Edit - User Form Layout]] at the Front end. This will cause the Joomla! system prompts to be generated in this Language just for this User. For example, if a User chooses Spanish as their language, then the Search Module will show with prompts in Spanish.
-[[Image:Spanish_language_example.png|frame|center]]
+*This User's choice is not affected by the Default Language set for the Front-end.
-:*This User's choice is not affected by the Default Language set for the Front-end.
 :*Changing a User's Language or the Default Language does not affect the web site's Articles and other content.
 *'''Important''': Do not delete the default language files (for example, with FTP). This will create errors on both the Front-end and Back-end.
-*Additional Languages can be added using the [[screen.installer.15#Install Screen|Extension Manager - Install Screen]].
+*Additional Languages can be added using the [[Help16:Extensions_Extension_Manager_Install|Extension Manager - Install Screen]].
 *If desired, you can show the Front-end site in one Language and show the Back-end administration pages in a different Language. Also, individual articles can be configured to use a different language in the Advanced Parameter pane when editing the Article.
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-<noinclude>[[Category:Joomla! 1.6]][[Category:Documentation Working Group]]</noinclude>
+<noinclude>{{cathelp|1.6|Language Manager Help Screens|Extensions Help Screens|Documentation Working Group}}</noinclude>

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