Internationalization with TYPO3
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Localization and internationalization projects present challenges due to their complexity, involvement of many people, and need for diverse expertise. TYPO3 provides tools to help with localization, including configuration options, extension support, and best practices for the frontend. Extensions can help manage translations and promote localized content to search engines. While demanding, TYPO3's internationalization capabilities enable successful localization projects.
![Basic setup
Character sets
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['BE']['forceCharset'] = 'utf-8‘
Database connection
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['setDBinit']= ‘
SET CHARACTER SET utf8;
SET NAMES utf8;
SET SESSION character_set_server=utf8‘;
Database field size
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['multiplyDBfieldSize'] = '3';
Filesystem
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS'][‘UTF8filesystem'] = true;](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/t3dd12finalslideshare-120418031136-phpapp01/85/Internationalization-with-TYPO3-10-320.jpg)
![Frontend development - XLIFF
Overriding XLIFF Localization Files
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['locallangXMLOverride][]
Clearing XLIFF-Cache
$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['lang']['cache']['clear_menu'] = TRUE;
Parsing XLIFF-Files - TYPO3 4.6
t3lib_l10n_parser_Llxml::getParsedData($sourcePath, $languageKey, $charset = '')
@deprecated
t3lib_div::readLLXMLfile](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/t3dd12finalslideshare-120418031136-phpapp01/85/Internationalization-with-TYPO3-22-320.jpg)
![Tips and tricks
Adding fields from pages to pages_language_overlay
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['pageOverlayFields']
disable translations in list-view
mod.web_list.hideTranslation = * or list of tables
overriding locallang via TypoScript
plugin.[name]._LOCAL_LANG.[ISO2]{
key = value
}
Hide pages if no translation exists
$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE'][‚hidePagesIfNotTranslatedByDefault'] =
boolean](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/t3dd12finalslideshare-120418031136-phpapp01/85/Internationalization-with-TYPO3-23-320.jpg)
![Tips and tricks
Useful methods
$GLOBALS[‘TSFE’]->sys_page->getRecordOverlay($table, $currentRow,
$sys_language_uid);
$GLOBALS[‘TSFE’]->sys_page->getPageOverlay($row, $sys_language_uid);
t3lib_BEfunc::getRecordLocalization($table, $uid, $sys_language_uid);
t3lib_Befunc::isTableLocalizable($table);
t3lib_transl8tools::getSystemLanguages($page_id);
t3lib_transl8tools::translationInfo($table, $uid, $sys_language_uid);](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/t3dd12finalslideshare-120418031136-phpapp01/85/Internationalization-with-TYPO3-24-320.jpg)
Internationalization with TYPO3
- 1. Îñţérñåţîöñåļîžåţîöñ Localization and Internationalization using TYPO3 Alexander Wahl
- 2. Agenda > Challenges in internationalization projects > localize TYPO3 > extensions from TER dealing with translation > promote your translations to Google
- 3. Company profile - digiparden > Employees: 15 human beeings , 2 cats > Location: Schwäbisch Gmünd > Customers: DAIMLER, Mercedes-Benz, TRUMPF, LAPPGROUP, FUSO > Expertise in – content-management – language management – product-data management – application development using TYPO3, FLOW3 and ZF – IT-consulting
- 4. Internationalization vs. Localization Internationalization > Process of designing a software application to adapt to various regions and languages without engineering changes > Synonym’s: – globalization – “world-readiness” (Microsoft) Localization > Process of adapt a internationalized software product to a specific market by adding – translations – regional content (e.g. images, colors, ) – locale-specific information (e.g. time, currency, etc.)
- 5. Challenges in internationalization projects http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelgermain/3840003650/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (picture by Marcel Germanin)
- 6. Challenges in internationalization projects
- 7. Localization is a time consuming project 19.800 pages 260.000 content objects 15 target languages Exporting content manually 1 month, 2 weeks, 3 days and 3 hours Importing content manually 1 year, 3 months, 3 days and 6 hours approx. 1.634.700 words
- 8. localize TYPO3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035610542@N01/6868716258/ (picture by cszar)
- 9. localize TYPO3 TYPO3 configuration TypoScript setup TCA configuration TYPO3-Core methods Application labels (XLIFF) Tipps and tricks
- 10. Basic setup Character sets $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['BE']['forceCharset'] = 'utf-8‘ Database connection $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['setDBinit']= ‘ SET CHARACTER SET utf8; SET NAMES utf8; SET SESSION character_set_server=utf8‘; Database field size $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['multiplyDBfieldSize'] = '3'; Filesystem $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS'][‘UTF8filesystem'] = true;
- 12. Frontend languages Optional config.sys_language_softMergeIfNotBlank config.sys_language_softExclude
- 13. Extension development - database setup
- 14. Extension development - database setup
- 15. Extension development – TCA configuration
- 16. Extension development – TCA magic (l10n_mode) L10n_mode: mergeIfNotBlank, exclude, NoCopy and prefixLangTitle L10n_display: hideDiff, defaultAsReadonly L10n_cat: text,media @see doc_core_tca
- 17. Extension development – flexform disable language handling in flexform
- 19. Frontend development better solution
- 20. Frontend development better solution
- 21. Frontend development - extbase/fluid
- 22. Frontend development - XLIFF Overriding XLIFF Localization Files $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['locallangXMLOverride][] Clearing XLIFF-Cache $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SYS']['lang']['cache']['clear_menu'] = TRUE; Parsing XLIFF-Files - TYPO3 4.6 t3lib_l10n_parser_Llxml::getParsedData($sourcePath, $languageKey, $charset = '') @deprecated t3lib_div::readLLXMLfile
- 23. Tips and tricks Adding fields from pages to pages_language_overlay $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE']['pageOverlayFields'] disable translations in list-view mod.web_list.hideTranslation = * or list of tables overriding locallang via TypoScript plugin.[name]._LOCAL_LANG.[ISO2]{ key = value } Hide pages if no translation exists $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['FE'][‚hidePagesIfNotTranslatedByDefault'] = boolean
- 24. Tips and tricks Useful methods $GLOBALS[‘TSFE’]->sys_page->getRecordOverlay($table, $currentRow, $sys_language_uid); $GLOBALS[‘TSFE’]->sys_page->getPageOverlay($row, $sys_language_uid); t3lib_BEfunc::getRecordLocalization($table, $uid, $sys_language_uid); t3lib_Befunc::isTableLocalizable($table); t3lib_transl8tools::getSystemLanguages($page_id); t3lib_transl8tools::translationInfo($table, $uid, $sys_language_uid);
- 25. extensions from TER dealing with translation http://www.flickr.com/photos/41864721@N00/4743121155/ (picture by ecstaticist)
- 26. Ext:language visibility > multilanguage fallbacks > fallback configuration per language > visibility concept for single pages, content elements and news
- 27. Ext:l10nmgr - overview > Online translation via TYPO3 backend > Offline translation via XML (DéjàVu, memoQ, SDL TRADOS TagEditor, SDL Trados Studio 2009, SDL PASSOLO) and ms Excel format > Automation for different parts of the website and for multiple target languages > CLI-support > Up- and downloading exchange-files via FTP
- 29. Ext:l10nmgr – online translation
- 30. Ext:l10nmgr – offline translation
- 31. Ext:snowbabel Extension translation for content-managers and non-technical backend-users
- 32. Promote translations to Google http://www.flickr.com/photos/e2/4650891118/ (picture by eisenrah)
- 34. Multi-lingual and multi-regional websites Sitemap Provide Sitemap in default language Google ignores “lang” attributes and DTD definitions <html lang="en-US" class="page-content"> Working with character encodings Use UTF-8 as encoding http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=de&answer=139394
- 35. Multi-lingual and multi-regional websites Crawling and indexing your multilingual and multiregional website > Avoid crawling of automated translations > Provide cross-links between the different languages > Avoid automatic redirections based on the user’s perceived language > Don’t use cookies to show translated versions > Use rel="alternate" hreflang="x" to target other languages or other regions > Use rel= "canoncial" href="x" to point to the main language – Canoncial en_US >> alternate en_GB or en_AU http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=de&answer=139394
- 36. Conclusion
- 37. Conclusion Localization projects are difficult because › of the complexity › many people involved into the process › the knowledge in different knowledge fields with TYPO3 you have a great , internationalized, software product to succeed