Creating A Multilingual Store in Magento: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. support@biztechconsultancy.com CreatingAMultilingualStoreinMagento:AStep-by-StepGuide To keepupwiththefiercecompetitionintheecommerceindustry,you constantlyneedtothinkofwaystobroadenyourmarketandincreasethesales ofyouronlinestore.Havingamultilingualwebsitehelpsyoutoreachoutto marketsthatyourcompetitorsareyettoreach;henceyouhaveagoodchance ofsettingupyourbrandimageinthemarketswithdifferentlanguageand currencypreferences.Moreover,youdon’tneedtoexhaustadditionalresources torunamultilingualsite.Thecostofoperatingaunilingualandmultilingualsite isaboutthesame.Youjustneedtosetupmultiplelanguagesandcurrencieson yourcurrentMagentositebyfollowingsomeeasysteps.Inthisblog,wehave providedastep-by-stepguidetohelpyoucreateamultilingualstoreinMagento byyourself: https://store.biztechconsultancy.com

2. support@biztechconsultancy.com • Step 1: Download Language Packages • The first stepwouldbetodownloadtherelevantlanguagepackage(s)you requiretosetupyourwebsitein. VisitMagentoConnectstoreforavailable translations.Fromthearrayofpackagesavailable,choosetheonesthatare suitabletoyourneeds.Afterselectinganddownloadingit,youwillgetafilein the.gzipformat.Openittoaccessthefolderapp.Uploadthefoldersdesignand localetoaddtheuniquefiles relatingtothelanguageyouhavedownloaded. Now, you can move to create the new store view. • Step 2: Add a new store view • To displayyourwebsiteindifferentlanguages,youwillrequireaddingastore viewforeachofthelanguages.IfyouhadinstalledMagentowithoutthesample data,onlyEnglishlanguagewouldbepreconfiguredasyourdefaultlanguage.In caseofinstallationwithsampledata,it willhavethreestoreviewsnamely French,German,andEnglish.Butyoustillneedtodownloadthecorresponding languagepacktodisplaythefrontendinthatparticularlanguage.Followthe following steps to add a new store view: • Login to your admin panel • Go to ‘System’, and further to ‘Configuration’, reach for ‘Manage stores’. • Click on ‘Create Store View’ on the top left. • Onceyouareredirectedtothe‘NewStoreView’page,enterthefield nameandcode.Forexample,ifyouwanttocreateaSwedishstore,write Swedish. • Save the store view. Now your store had been created. • Thecreationofastoredoesn’tshowupyourwebsiteintheselectedlanguage. Youneedtoconfigurethestorebyinstallingthelanguagepackorbytranslating the default text strings manually. https://store.biztechconsultancy.com

3. support@biztechconsultancy.com • Step 3: Install and Configure the Language Package(s) • Thelanguagepackisequippedwiththetranslationfilesoftheofthedefaulttext thatappearsonthefront-endofyourwebsite.Beforethesetranslationsreflect onyoursite, youwillneedtochangethelocalesettings.Let’sseehowtodo this: • Go to ‘System’ and then ‘Configuration’. • Youwillfindthe‘CurrentConfigurationScope’intheupperleftcorner. Select the store view for the language you want to configure. • Go to the General section on the left. Expand the ‘Locale Options’ • Unmarkthe‘UseWebsite’checkboxthatappearsbesidestheoptionsand set the drop down menu to the preferred language. • Click on the ‘Save Config’ button on the top corner. • To changethelanguageofyourback-endfunctions,gotothebottomofthe adminpanel,thentothe‘InterfaceLocale’dropdownmenu,andchoosethe language. • Magentohasadefaultin-builttoolthathelpsyoutranslatedefaulttextstrings. Ifyoudon’twanttogoforthelanguagepackageandtranslateityourselfusing this tool, follow the given instructions: • Go to ‘System’ >> ‘Configuration’ • Click on ‘Developer’ which you will find in the ‘Advanced’ menu. • Click on ‘Translate Inline’. • If youwanttotranslatethetextinthefrontend,savethe‘Enabledfor Frontend’ option to ‘Yes’. • If youwanttotranslatethetextinthebackend,savethe‘Enabledfor Admin’ option to ‘Yes’. • ‘Saveconfigurations’andmovetowardseditingthetranslationsbyusing the tool. https://store.biztechconsultancy.com

4. support@biztechconsultancy.com • Step 4: Change the product descriptions and categories • For eachofthestoreviews,youwillneedtochangethedescriptionsand categoriesoftheproducts.Followthegiveninstructionstocompletethe process: • Fromtheadminpanel,goto‘Catalog’menu,andthenselect‘Manage Products’ from the options provided. • Find the product and click on the ‘Edit’ button. • Gotoproductsettingsandselectthestoreviewfrom‘ChooseStoreView’, unmark the ‘Use Default Value’ and change the value for the option. • Click on ‘Save’ or Save and continue Edit’. • You caneditthecategoriesbyfollowingthesameprocessfrom‘Manage Categories’. • Bypass Step 3 & 4: Use a Language Translator Extension • Ifyoudon’twanttomanuallyinstallallthelanguagepacksandmodifyallthe productdescriptionsandcategoriesonyourown,youcouldsimplythisprocess withthislanguagetranslatorextension. It is abestsellinglanguagetranslator extensionfromBiztechandisavailableforbothMagentoandMagento2.With this extensionyoucantranslateproductdetails,categorydetails,CMSpages content, product reviews, search strings, etc either one by one or all in one go. • Step 5: Set Up multiple currencies and currency exchange rates • You areexpandingyourbusinesstogeographicallocationsbeyondnational boundaries,soalongwiththeirnativelanguage;youneedtoshowthemtheir respectivecurrenciesaswell.Here’showyoucansetupmultiplecurrenciesfor your store: • Go to ‘System’, and then ‘Configuration’. • Mark ‘Default Config’ for ‘Current Configuration Scope’. https://store.biztechconsultancy.com

5. support@biztechconsultancy.com • Goto‘CurrencySetupAndselectyour‘DefaultDisplayCurrency’e.g.U.S Dollar. • Now, choose the currency options you want to provide on your site. • Click on ‘Save Config’. • Now, to set up currency exchange rates, • Go to ‘System’ >> ‘Manage Currency Rates’ • Import the required currency rates by clicking on ‘Import’. • Click on ‘Save Currency Rates’. • Youarenowdonesettingupyourmultilingualsite.Clearthecachebygoingto Adminpanel>NavigationSystem>Cachemanagement.Refreshyoursite, changethestoreviewandgothroughatesttoseeifitworksfine.Youarenow ready to generate more revenues from your ecommerce store. https://store.biztechconsultancy.com