xili-language

**Version not compatible with php 8+ – maxi php7.4.33

xili-language provides for a bilingual (or multilingual) website an automatic selection of language (.mo) in theme according to the language of current post(s) or page. Theme’s behaviour can be fully personalized through settings, hooks and api. Ready for CMS developers and designers.

• W A R N I N G – see tab and chapters in changelog – further versions are in github repository

• xili-language plugin provides an automatic selection of language in theme according to the language of displayed post, series of posts, page or articles. If the post is in gaelic, the texts of the theme will be in gaelic if the author checks the post as gaelic and if the theme contains the right .mo file for this target language.

• A very readable interface with a list of titles (and links) to help you write/edit/modify articles and their translations.

• To help authoring, current user can choose language of his dashboard.

• xili-language select on the fly the multilingual .mo files present in the theme’s folder (no cookies, no redirections like “301”).

• xili-language uses a custom taxonomy to specify language of post, page and custom post. Full compatible with WP JSON REST API

• xili-language plugin works on WordPress installation in mono (standalone) or on one site belonging to a multisite (network) install.

• xili-language plugin works on WordPress installation for WebApp with JSON REST API – see changelog because WP JSON REST API 1.2.1 in under full development but yet powerful.

• As educational plateform in constant changing since 2009, xili-language trilogy tries to use most of the WordPress Core functions and features (Custom taxonomy, API, metabox, pointer, help, pomo libraries, …). The options are adjustable.

Testers wanted

According some users, current versions can be stable with recent WP versions. BUT since 2 years, a new version is fully rewritten and tested in few websites. These new versions are available in Github and here in WP repository in tag Advanced View. Your feedback will be very valuable.

Version 2.21.3

• fixes issues (thanks to patchstack.com)

Version 2.21.2

• Last Updated 2017-04-17 (readme for new look of plugins repository – tested in websites with WP 4.7.3), further versions are in github
• W A R N I N G – see tab and chapters in changelog

For bbPress users, xili xl-bbp-addon plugin is no more a plugin. Components are optionally (if bbPress active) included. An option is also added in Experts tab of settings.

Prequisite

• A project of a website with articles in different languages.
• A localizable theme : Every themes with localization (or translation-ready like twentyfourteen) can be easily used (and improved) for realtime multilingual sites.
• A tool to translate .po files of the theme and built .mo files (poEdit or better xili-dictionary – see below ).
• see this page in wiki.xiligroup.org.

What to prepare before and during installation before activating

• verify that your theme is translation-ready. Collect .po files of theme for target languages.
• if rtl languages are used, verify that theme contains rtl.css file.

Links and documentation to read before activating

• Check out the screenshots to see it in action and other tabs here.
• latest news inside twentyfourteen-xili example,
• latest bundled child theme of twentyfifteen: twentyfifteen-xili example,
• xili wiki,
• news and history,
• forum to read experience of users and obtain some support,
• For webmaster: Before to be moved in wiki, table summarizes all the technical features (widgets, template tags, functions and hooks) of this powerful plugin for personalized CMS created by webmaster,

• For german speaking webmaster some documentations and posts are written by YogieAnamCara of sensorgrafie

• and finally the source code of the plugin itself if you read php!

Read the full description on the official page →