Topics
- General thoughts and experiences with multi-language websites
- Basics of translation
- Process of translation in Drupal
- Things to consider: Content (nodes), menu system, switching between languages, fixing strings (string override), layout
- Localization issues
- Common misconceptions
- Multilingual modules
- Other multilingual options
Module of the week
Simplify - https://www.drupal.org/project/simplify
Simplify allows particular fields to be hidden from the user interface. This helps to de-clutter forms and present a more user-friendly experience to content editors.
Modules
- https://www.drupal.org/project/i18n
- http://drupal.org/project/entity_translation
- http://drupal.org/project/variable
- http://drupal.org/project/webform_localization
- https://www.drupal.org/project/stringoverrides
Resources
Amazon investment in Aquia - http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/13/amazon-throws-money-into-drupal-hosting-company-acquia/
Modules that extend i18n: https://www.drupal.org/node/1305992
Lingotek - http://www.lingotek.com/drupal
Hosts
- Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
- Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental
- John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi
- Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan