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Internationalization works when i18n module enabled and 'Enable multilanguage' option checked on 'Settings/Miscellaneous/Internationalization settings' page. Enable 'Set18n' permission on 'Users/users groups permissions' page. Get sure that 'languages/' folder on your server has 777 CHMOD attributes. Also 'Default language' option provides language by default for frontend users.

Finally there are 4 steps to set up additional languages:

1. Enable Internationalization module
2. Enable multilanguage option on 'Settings/Miscellaneous/Internationalization settings' page
3. Enable 'Set18n' permission for admins on 'Users/users groups permissions' page
4. Get sure that 'languages/' folder on your server has 777 CHMOD attributes

Internationalization feature consists of 2 items:

1. languages management - interface constants translations
   
2. content translations - when 'Enable languages areas' option checked on Internationalization settings page

Languages management

Internationalization feature is SEO friendly, as it allows search engines fully index website using 'lang/xx/' prefix before each URL.

The script has an ability to translate interface into any languages, by default the script supports 8 languages by default (English, German, Spain, Russian, French, Portuguese, Italian and Turkish).

After new language was created, click translation button , here you may choose a file by module and translate interface constants manually. Use "Search text" option in order to find text or a part of text you want to modify.

Note: Language code must satisfy ISO-639 (list of codes)

Translation Mode

There is such option in config.php file:
$config['translation_mode'] = false;

This helps to translate interface constants, when translation mode set to true - language vars will be reverced with its keys. It means that, for instance: on site pages instead of text 'Place Your Ad', you'll see LANG_TOP_MENU_ADS - this is the name of interface constant, which you may find in any of 'languages/xx/frontend.php' language files. You may set it as you like.

Content translations (Language areas)

Content translations allow to translate content items into any website active language using translation button. In order to enable this feature - check 'Enable language areas' option on the Internationalization settings page.

For instance: type name may be translated. This name will be shown in selected language.

After translation button clicked, 'Select languages panel' window will be opened, select the language - translation dialog will open

Here is a short list of content essences, those may be translated:

• Type name
  
• Level name
  
• Locations level name
  
• Locations item
  
• Categories item
  
• Listing title
  
• Listing description
  
• Listing meta description
• Listing meta keywords
• Listing location address string
• Attached image title
  
• Attached video title
  
• Attached file title
  
• Content page title
  
• Content field name
  
• Content field frontend name
• Content field description
  
• Users group name
  
• Website title
  
• Website description
  
• Website keywords
  
• Select box content field option
  
• Checkbox content field option
  
• Varchar content field value
  
• Textarea content field value
  
• Richtext content field value
  
• Banners block name
  
• Calendar widget name