How to support multiple languages? Thanks.

[mdivk]

I wonder how do I have my site supports multiple languages? i.e. Put language icons or text link on top of the menu for user to select.

Please note the “简 繁 ENG” on right top menu is not clickable, it is just a background image that I temporarily copied from other site.

Thank you very much.

[stevesh]

It's done with language packs:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...ex&cPath=40_46

[Kim]

Having the language choice in the top menu is not a Zen Cart native function - you need to discuss that with your template provider.

[mdivk]

Having the language choice in the top menu is not a Zen Cart native function - you need to discuss that with your template provider.

Discuss with template provider means making payment to her, very high and she is too busy to answer question/or beyond my ability to pay for the hourly charge.

Maybe I can create an extra first line for the whole website pages, and the extra first line includes language selection? Is that feasible? if yes, how do I do it?

Thank you very much for your advice.

[mdivk]

It's done with language packs:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...ex&cPath=40_46

I doubt if this is what I am looking for although I didn't try it out. but thank you for your input.

[mdivk]

It's done with language packs:

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...ex&cPath=40_46

I doubt if this is what I am looking for although I didn't try it out. It looks like just a language kit and it support that language in the whole website, but what I need is user can switch languages by simply click on the right top language option.

correct me if I am wrong and thank you for your input.

[gilby]

I doubt if this is what I am looking for although I didn't try it out. It looks like just a language kit and it support that language in the whole website, but what I need is user can switch languages by simply click on the right top language option.

correct me if I am wrong and thank you for your input.

The languages don't "magically" appear.
There is not a google translate feature.

For each language you want to support you need to install the appropriate language pack.
Only then can a customer select it.
As well for each language you need to add the appropriate text.

eg: Install four extra languages. (Five total inc English)
You need to add 5 versions (languages) of the product descriptions for each product.

[gjh42]

There is a language selector sidebox that you can enable in Tools > Layout Boxes Controller. (It is only useful after you have installed language packs.) If you want the selector function in the header, then you need custom code.


It is actually possible with clever CSS manipulation to make that language sidebox appear to be in the header. This does not require any custom PHP code, only a new stylesheet rule.