XF 2.2 How do you implement multilingual forums?

[securedme]

With user's choice of language, maybe making use of a custom user field, a forum of chosen nodes and language is displayed.

But many nodes are to be shared by all languages, how do you change the title to other languages? This seems cannot be done with phrase translation...

For example, how can you change the node title "XenForo questions and support" to French upon changing of language preference?

 

[Paul B]

Node titles aren't phrased so can't be translated for each language.

 

[securedme]

I know I can make distinct nodes for different languages for the same kind of topic. But then the contents will also be separated. Users of different language won't be able to share the same node contents.

So how is a bilingual forum implemented?

 

[Paul B]

I use the built in translate function in the browser.

 

[Michaela.Engel]

Hi @securedeme, did you find a way to solve this, beside the translate function in the browser?
BR

 

[securedme]

Hi @securedeme, did you find a way to solve this, beside the translate function in the browser?
BR

I gave up the idea of having a bilingual forum. It's complicated.

 

[Alpha1]

So how is a bilingual forum implemented?

It is not. XenForo does not offer muli lingual support. It only has language packs for part of the interface.

 

[nuriozkan44]

Hello, I solved the multilingual problem with the following method. I added 14 languages with an external translation site and installation. I broadcast in Turkish from only 1 source. My translation system automatically translates it into 14 languages.

I did not set up a sub domain. I added it to the main directory. For example, when someone from Germany enters, they access the https://yerliotomobil.com/de/ extension and indexes of my forum site. In France, it accesses the content of https://yerliotomobil.com/fr/. However, since xenforo does not support multiple languages, visitors from foreign countries cannot open any topics on https://yerliotomobil.com/de/ They can only give likes. Or during the registration phase, the native language URL is returned for registration. In other words, even if a visitor to Germany who wants to enter data registers, he does not send new topics or messages via the Germany link.

For example, Turkish spelling was translated into German. Visitors to Germany see it on Google, in their own language. But after you sign up, the Germany link does not allow threads or messages. If Xenforo opens the functionality and allows the same database to be used, the whole problem will disappear. I hope we expect this.