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Multi-language sites

Multi-language sites. Cath Noble Entice – 8 june 2012. Who is using multi-language sites?. Out of 280 Drupal sites, and given CERN has 2 official languages…. ~2 already live Design Guidelines Canoe-Kayak+Dragonboat club ~6 awaiting to publish Press Office CERN public site

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Multi-language sites

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  1. Multi-language sites Cath Noble Entice – 8 june 2012

  2. Who is using multi-language sites? • Out of 280 Drupal sites, and given CERN has 2 official languages…. • ~2 already live • Design Guidelines • Canoe-Kayak+Dragonboatclub • ~6 awaiting to publish • Press Office • CERN public site • Ombudsman • Theory division • Diversity at CERN • New IT website FR version • 43 (incl above) with ‘internationalisation’ module enabled • 15% of all Drupal sites Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  3. …need for multi-language sites in Drupal is going to get big…. …need for support going to increase as more people move to Drupal…. 15%? Are site-builders aware they can use Drupal for building a multilingual site? …want to avoid site-builders independently experiencing identical problems… Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  4. Reduce the pain! What’s Planned? Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  5. Build support • New Drupal site builders – how to figure out what to enable for a multilingual site? • When you request a new Drupal site, plan to ship a CERN Drupal site with the option of: • a ‘normal’ site • or multilingual site • Multilingual site: a few internationalisation modules already pre-enabled. • Already decided? Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  6. Module options Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  7. Sharing recipes • Tutorial on how to build a multi-language site already in the works, nearly complete. To be published on ENTICE soon… Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

  8. SUMMary • Multi-language site functionality will be in greater demand over time as people move to Drupal and/or decide to go multi-lingual. • Not much demand now but it will come… • Plans for pre-enabled modules for new sites. • “Setting up a multi-language site” tutorial available in the coming days on ENTICE. • Ability to share problems and tips through ENTICE. • See how it goes as needs and requirements develop. Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012

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