Is there a way to translate your site into another language?

**ArnyVee** · 08-17-2008, 10:53 PM

I was wondering whether there was a way to translate your site's content automatically.

Is there such a mod/program/thing out there?

**Cerberus** · 08-18-2008, 12:39 AM

Yes you download and install language packs. They change the language.

**glennybee** · 08-18-2008, 04:50 AM

There's a few template edits you can use...

Translate Your Forum Pages - vBulletin.org Forum
Quick "Translate This Page" Link - vBulletin.org Forum

**ArnyVee** · 08-18-2008, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blake2181

Yes you download and install language packs. They change the language.

Does this make it so that only that particular language is displayed on the site? Or, is there a dropdown? How does that work?

**ArnyVee** · 08-18-2008, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennybee

There's a few template edits you can use...

Translate Your Forum Pages - vBulletin.org Forum
Quick "Translate This Page" Link - vBulletin.org Forum

Looks like these are a little 'iffy' as far as the success rate goes. I think that I'll hold off on these until I continue to research and come up with other options.

I was researching the possibility of translating to 'Spanish' on the site.

**Cerberus** · 08-18-2008, 05:24 AM

I think there would be a drawback with this though. Say someone changes the language and then makes a post in his language, the translation could come back something funky. And then its like broken english. I think if you want to make multi languages do like everyone else does, just add forums for those languages.

**ArnyVee** · 08-18-2008, 05:42 AM

Good idea. Thanks!

**Soliloquy** · 08-21-2008, 08:49 AM

I knew somebody who tried the automatic translation thing but it was really slow and not very accurate, he ended up scrapping it. A Spanish forum sounds like a better idea.

**Caddyman** · 08-21-2008, 09:24 AM

i guess 1 section would be ok, idk, to me, IMO, i wouldn't like it, idk why i just couldn't see how it would really help the community having other speaking people cordoned off in 1 section.

**GL2814** · 08-21-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caddyman

having other speaking people cordoned off in 1 section.

Sounds like segregation to me. separate drinking fountains, separate seating on the bus, separate sections of the forum....

but seriously, wouldn't you have to hire staff that could moderate that section if you could not speak the language?

**Caddyman** · 08-21-2008, 09:46 AM

that is a good point i dont think anyone has thought of, not even ME!,see why he is the admin on TalkPA?

nice on ya GL.

**GL2814** · 08-21-2008, 09:51 AM

Once a day I have a good thought.

Usually it comes right around dinner time when the question is "what's for dinner?".

You can never go wrong with the answer of Pizza!

**Soliloquy** · 08-21-2008, 08:54 PM

There have been a few times someone posted all or partially in another language on my forum, and another member would step in to translate their post.

**ArnyVee** · 08-22-2008, 06:25 AM

I was thinking of Spanish for our site. And, since I can speak and write it, I figured that I could help.

But, it could end up giving me a whole lotta of extra work that I can't handle right now

**GL2814** · 08-22-2008, 07:05 AM

but if you open up that door to one language, won't you have other languages wanting equal time and space? First Spanish, then French than Russian, etc.....

**ArnyVee** · 08-22-2008, 07:26 AM

Yup, that's why I'm deciding to scrap that idea.

At least until it crawls into my noggin at some other point.

**Soliloquy** · 08-22-2008, 10:52 AM

If you have a mod or two who can speak the language it might be do-able...

**Soliloquy** · 09-05-2008, 09:16 PM

This mod just came out, it translates using google:
AJAX Google Translator - vBulletin.org Forum
maybe it will solve your problem!

**ArnyVee** · 09-06-2008, 05:10 AM

Alright!

That might just work. I'll keep an eye on that one and add it after removing a mod or two (gotta keep my mods from continually adding up

)

All I'd have to do is create a graphic with a link saying "Walt Disney Boards in another language? Click Here!" with the word "hello" in different languages floating around in the graphic

This link would go to a web template where I would have the instructions on how to do it (since it's a 'marked text' translator and not a full translator) in the top 10 most common foreign languages. Then, I'd be set!

**Soliloquy** · 09-06-2008, 07:05 AM

Tell us when/if you try it Arny, if it works out for you I might add it myself...

**Caddyman** · 09-06-2008, 08:39 AM

ima put a sign on my site that say "press 1 for english, press 2 to logout"

, i know that was wrong, many sites do have english only in their rules though....vb.org i think is one..

**ArnyVee** · 09-06-2008, 08:51 AM

LOL...that was funny Chase!

Michele, I'll let everyone know when I do it. LOTS of other things ahead of that on my list though, so it won't be anytime soon.

**Caddyman** · 09-06-2008, 09:02 AM

aww cmon arny, git-r-dun man, doesnt it suck that there arent like 50 hours in a day?

**ArnyVee** · 09-06-2008, 09:07 AM

It's unbelievable! You run out of time so quickly.

I've had this podcast (that I'm taking a little break from right now cause my eyes are going wacky from staring at sound waves) test run sitting here for like two weeks and with everything going on, I've had to leave it there.

I'm probably about 3/4 of the way done with it after spending a few hours on it this morning, but the stuff just piles up!

**Soliloquy** · 09-06-2008, 12:21 PM

I know what you mean, sometimes I wish I didn't have to sleep or eat... takes up too much time when I could be on the Internet doing stuff

**Caddyman** · 09-06-2008, 03:29 PM

i like sleep and eat, i just think that work sucks myself. sometimes i think that is i could devote 40 hrs a week to working online if i could make my work salary...

**Soliloquy** · 09-06-2008, 08:53 PM

I need to get me some minions. Then I'd really get things done...

**ArnyVee** · 09-06-2008, 09:21 PM

Michele, are you doing everything yourself or do you have mods helping you out? I hope that you have the help because I wouldn't have been able to do 1/2 of the stuff that I've done to this point without their help.

**Soliloquy** · 09-06-2008, 09:56 PM

I have mods, but though they're good at handling the users they really don't understand computers or vB. Still working on getting them comfortable doing stuff in the admin panel

**Caddyman** · 09-07-2008, 04:49 AM

Yeah that is like GL that posts here on vbsetup, he is admin on TalkPA and is learning a lot about vbulletin, hopefully he will be able to help out on the site in the future.