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Languages: Content

Description

The Languages: Content page displays information on installed languages.

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to Access

  • Select System → Manage Panel → Content Languages from the Administrator menu.

Screenshot

Languages Content list

Column Headers

Selected information:

  • Title The names of the installed Languages on this web site.
  • Native Title Language title in the native language.
  • Language Tag The language tag - example: en-GB for English (UK). This should be the exact prefix used for the language installed or to be installed.
  • URL Language Code The language code used in multilingual site URLs.
  • Image Name of the image file for this language when using the Use Image Flags Language Switcher basic option. Example: If en is chosen, then the image shall be en.gif. Images and CSS for this module are in media/mod_languages/
  • Home Whether there is a default page set for this language or not.

Tips

  • Users can use any Language from the list of installed Languages, either by having it assigned in the Users list or by filling out a Menu Items - New/Edit - User Form Layout at the Front end. This will cause the Joomla! system prompts to be generated in this Language just for this User. For example, if a User chooses Spanish as their language, then the Search Module will show with prompts in Spanish.
  • This User's choice is not affected by the Default Language set for the Front-end.
  • Changing a User's Language or the Default Language does not affect the web site's Articles and other content.
  • Important: Do not delete the default language files (for example, with FTP). This will create errors on both the Front-end and Back-end.
  • Additional Languages can be added using the Install Languages page.
  • If desired, you can show the Front-end site in one Language and show the Back-end administration pages in a different Language. Also, individual articles can be configured to use a different language in the Advanced Parameter pane when editing the Article.