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Adding language translation[edit]

Frontend translation[edit]

Backend translation[edit]

Installation manifest[edit]

In our manifest, in addition to updating the version number and adding the language folders for both the frontend and backend, we also replace the component name, description and the menu title with language strings which are present in our language files (line 4, 15 and 41).

helloworld.xml 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<extension type="component" version="1.6.0" method="upgrade">

	<name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name>
	<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints -->
	<creationDate>June 2011</creationDate>
	<author>John Doe</author>
	<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
	<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
	<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
	<license>License Info</license>
	<!--  The version string is stored in the components table -->
	<version>0.0.8</version>
	<!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name -->
	<description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description>

	<install>
		<sql>
			<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
		</sql>
	</install>
	<uninstall>
		<sql>
			<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
		</sql>
	</uninstall>

	<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder
		to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied
		in this section are copied from "site/" in the package -->
	<files folder="site">
		<filename>index.html</filename>
		<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
		<filename>controller.php</filename>
		<folder>views</folder>
		<folder>models</folder>
		<folder>language</folder>
	</files>

	<administration>
		<menu>COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU</menu>
		<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder
			to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied
			in this section are copied from "admin/" in the package -->
		<files folder="admin">
			<filename>index.html</filename>
			<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
			<filename>controller.php</filename>
			<folder>sql</folder>
			<folder>tables</folder>
			<folder>models</folder>
			<folder>views</folder>
			<folder>language</folder>
		</files>
	</administration>

</extension>

Testing your component[edit]

For details on how to install the component into your Joomla! site, refer to the information provided in Part 01.

In order to see if this component works, make sure all the language strings are properly translated both in the frontend and backend.

File listing[edit]

Download this part[edit]

Articles in this series[edit]

This tutorial is supported by the following versions of Joomla!

Joomla 2.5

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