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A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
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A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
1000+
Resolved Drupal 8
multilingual issues
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL

Drupal
CORE
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
LOCALE

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Drupal
CORE

Languages, foreign
language website UI.
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
LOCALE

%

Languages, foreign
language website UI.

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translation downloads.

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Drupal
CORE

L10n UP
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
LOCALE

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Languages, foreign
language website UI.

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translation downloads.

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CORE

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CONTENT
TRANSLATION
Only for nodes, makes
copies of nodes.
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LOCALE

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Languages, foreign
language website UI.

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translation downloads.

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Drupal
CORE

I18N
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labels, views. Oh you also
need i18n_views module;
and webform_localization,
and...

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CONTENT
TRANSLATION
Only for nodes, makes
copies of nodes.
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
LOCALE

%

Languages, foreign
language website UI.

Avoid tedious manual
translation downloads.

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VARIABLE
API for handling some
of the configuration.
Settings translations!

&

I18N
Menus, taxonomy, field
labels, views. Oh you also
need i18n_views module;
and webform_localization,
and...

Drupal
CORE

$

L10n UP

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CONTENT
TRANSLATION
Only for nodes, makes
copies of nodes.
Drupal 7 MULTILINGUAL
LOCALE

Entity
translation
For Drupal Commerce for
example. Oh you also need
Title module!

%

API for handling some
of the configuration.
Settings translations!

&

I18N
Menus, taxonomy, field
labels, views. Oh you also
need i18n_views module;
and webform_localization,
and...

Drupal
CORE

$

L10n UP
Avoid tedious manual
translation downloads.

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VARIABLE

Languages, foreign
language website UI.

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CONTENT
TRANSLATION
Only for nodes, makes
copies of nodes.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%
LANGUAGE
Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

é

LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

CONTENT

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.

Field translation in
built-in API for all
entities. Content
translation module
provides user
interface.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

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LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

CONTENT

CONFIG

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.

Field translation in
built-in API for all
entities. Content
translation module
provides user
interface.

Common
configuration
system handles
blocks, views, field
settings. Unified
translation.
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
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LANGUAGE
Base services for all modules
dealing with data. Not just
multilingual.

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Language IS STEP ONE
Language IS STEP ONE
Language ASSIGNMENT
Language ASSIGNMENT

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ALIASES

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USERS
Language ASSIGNMENT

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NODES

ALIASES

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ALIASES

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Language ASSIGNMENT

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SITE INFO

LANGUAGE SELECTOR
NOT ALWAYS
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ALIASES

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........

VIEWS

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USERS

TERMS

SITE INFO

LANGUAGE SELECTOR
NOT ALWAYS
EXPOSED
FLEXIBLE Language SETUP
FLEXIBLE Language SETUP
Language VISIBILITY
Language VISIBILITY
BLOCKS CAN
SHOW/HIDE BASED
ON LANGUAGE
VIEWS ALREADY
HAS LANGUAGE
FILTERING
FEATURES FOR
CONTENT LISTS
DRUPAL BUILT-IN
PAGES ARE
CONVERTED TO
VIEWS
Language SELECTION
Language SELECTION
NAME TRANSLITERATION
NAME TRANSLITERATION
ENGLISH
CAN BE DELETED
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
DELETE ENGLISH
FLEXIBLE SELECTION
BLOCK VISIBILITY
VIEWS
FLEXIBLE CONFIG
WIDER ASSIGNMENT
FIRST IN INSTALLER

%
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
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INTERFACE
TRANSLATION
Interface translation has
built-in update feature,
improved usability.

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AUTOMATED DOWNLOADS
AUTOMATED DOWNLOADS
MODULE ENABLED
AUTOMATICALLY IN
FOREIGN INSTALL
NOT REQUIRED IF
YOU WANT
LANGUAGE
ASSIGNMENT ONLY
AUTOMATED
TRANSLATION
DOWNLOADS
CENTRALIZED
TRANSLATION FILE
LOCATION
CUSTOMization TRACKING
CUSTOMization TRACKING
Customized
translations are
tracked
May be protected
from communit y
translation
overwrites
import will not
time out, reads
in pieces
WHOLE NEW INTERFACE
WHOLE NEW INTERFACE
TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH
TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH
WHOLE New INTERFACE
CUSTOM translation tracked
Centralized file dir
auto-download
separate module

8
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
é

III

CONTENT
TRANSLATION
Field translation in built-in API for all
entities. Content translation module
provides user interface.

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ALL CONTENT ENTITIES
ARE SUPPORTED
CONTENT ENTITIES?
CONTENT ENTITIES?
Entities
CONTENT ENTITIES?
Entities
Content
NODES
comments
contact
messages

users
TERMS
menu
items
INTEGRATED CONFIGURATION
INTEGRATED CONFIGURATION
TRANSLATIOn INTERFACE
TRANSLATIOn INTERFACE
TRANSLATION TABS
ON CONtent
add
translations for
each language
possible to take
different source
language
Can edit “all
language”
values with
permission
TRANSLATIOn INTERFACE
TRANSLATION TABS
ON CONtent
add
translations for
each language
possible to take
different source
language
Can edit “all
language”
values with
permission
TRANSLATIOn INTERFACE
TRANSLATION TABS
ON CONtent
add
translations for
each language
possible to take
different source
language
Can edit “all
language”
values with
permission
PROPERTY
TRANSLATION IN THE
WORKS
UPGRADE 

MIGRATION PATH
WILL BE CONTRIB
CORE SEARCH AND API
HAS LANGUAGE SUPPORT
NODE ACCESS API
HAS LANGUAGE SUPPORT
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
NODE ACCESS API SUPPORTED
Search index as separate
Search APIs updated
FOR ALL content entities
PER BUNDLE + FIELD + SUB-FIELD
properties TODO
MIGRATION PATH

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A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
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IV

CONFIG
TRANSLATION
Common configuration system handles
blocks, views, field settings. Unified
translation.

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CONFIG VS. CONTENT
CONFIG VS. CONTENT
Entities
CONFIG VS. CONTENT
Entities
Content
NODES
comments
contact
messages

users
TERMS
menu
items
CONFIG VS. CONTENT
Entities
Content
NODES
comments
contact
messages

users
TERMS
menu
items

CONFIGURATION
views
vocabularies
CONTACT
CATEGORIES
FIELDS

SITE
INFO
USER
MAILS
CONFIG VS. CONTENT
OTHERS

Entities

PATH
ALIASES

Content
NODES
comments
contact
messages

users
TERMS
menu
items

CONFIGURATION
views
vocabularies
CONTACT
CATEGORIES
FIELDS
MENUS

SITE
INFO
USER
MAILS
LANGUAGE TRACKED
ON EACH CONFIG FILE
LANGUAGE OVERRIDES
STORED WITH CONFIG
FOR SHIPPED CONFIGURATION
FOR SHIPPED CONFIGURATION
LOCALIZE.d.o
INTEGRATION TODO
FOR ANY CONFIGURATION
FOR ANY CONFIGURATION
A whole new world for multilingual sites in Drupal 8 - jam's Drupal Camp session
FULL TRANSLATION MODULE
standard translation tabs
config overrides
works for any config
SHIPPED CONFIg translated

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FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%
LANGUAGE
Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

é

LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

CONTENT

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.

Field translation in
built-in API for all
entities. Content
translation module
provides user
interface.
FOUR PILLARS in DRUPAL 8

%

8

é

(

LANGUAGE

INTERFACE

CONTENT

CONFIG

Base services for all
modules dealing
with data. Not just
multilingual.

Interface
translation has
built-in update
feature, improved
usability.

Field translation in
built-in API for all
entities. Content
translation module
provides user
interface.

Common
configuration
system handles
blocks, views, field
settings. Unified
translation.
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GET INVOLVED
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