This plugin allows a contributor to indicate, for a page, which is the corresponding page in each of the other languages managed by the site.
The graphic charter can then use this information to indicate that the page exists in another language.
Translation from one language to another must be carried out by a translator or a person familiar with both languages.
This page explains how to enable the contributor or webmaster to set up translated pages.
- Use cases
- Realization
- Displaying translated pages in the back office
- Front-office display of translated pages
Use cases
A webmaster has a site in French and wants to distribute information in another language (e.g. English or Spanish) by translating one or more pages.
Realization
Prerequisites
The webmaster must have made the English language available for the site.
The list of languages available for a website can be viewed in the administration area of the CMS AmetysFor more information, please refer to the Content management category in the Administration manual.
The contributors who will set up the page(s) on the English site must have rights to the English site map (see Assigning rights).
Site map
CMS Ametys manages a site map by language.
The sitemap tool lets you choose the language of the sitemap you wish to work on.
Here's an example of the site map in French (left) and English (right).
Pages can have completely different names in different languages.
Report a translation
The first step in translation is to get a translator to translate the content into the target language, in this case English.
Next, create the page in the Target Site Map and add content.
The last step is to indicate that the new page has a match in the sitemap of the other language.
To do this, simply:
- position on a language, say French, select the page in the sitemap
- in the Page click on the Report a translation
- a pop-up window opens with a list of other available languages
- click on the button in front of the language French
- a pop-up window opens, displaying the site map for the selected language, in this case English
- select the corresponding page from the drop-down list or click on the page icon to open the site map, then confirm
- les pages sont alors considérées comme traduction l'une de l'autre Français <-> Anglais
You can flag a translation and create the corresponding page on the fly.
In the translated page selection interface, simply select the location where you wish to create the new page, then click on the icon at the bottom of the window: Click here to add a daughter page to the selection
Notification by email
If the application is configured to do so, when content is validated in a translated page, an e-mail is sent to contributors who have the right to modify the translated version, informing them that a new version is available.
See the administration manual to activate alerts email.
Displaying translated pages in the back office
The Site Map tool allows you to display translated pages using the Translated Page decorators.
An icon can be displayed next to pages with a translation:
Front-office display of translated pages
The operation described here is the recommended operation to be implemented by the graphics integrator.
When translation flags are in place and a visitor clicks on a language flag, the corresponding translated page is displayed.
When there's no match, the flag doesn't appear, or the surfer gets the home page of the desired site.
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