Hi. I am currently writing a website for a non-profit organization and would like to provide the respective content there in “easy language” (in German “Leichte Sprache”) as well. If you have already done this: What do you see as best practice for implementation? 1 A link in the main navigation …

in main menu, footer, accessible via keyboard as text with icon: Icon "Leichte Sprache" zum Download - BMAS if you intend to provide a lot of translations using the multilang feature is a good choice Multi-language | Kirby CMS

Two related discussions: [image] Übersetzungen in "Leichte Sprache" ohne URL-Part möglich? Questions Hallo Leute, es geht um die Übersetzung von “schwerer”- zu “leichter”-Sprache, aber eben beides in deutscher Sprache. Ein URL wie /nicht-leichte-sprache/der-verein.html …

My personal recommendation would be: Do not use the built-in Kirby multi-language feature for this. In most cases, Leichte Sprache means that you have separate content with a separate site structure, so there is no 1-to-1 mapping. Simply use different pages (maybe with different blueprints if neces…

@tobimori Thank’s for your suggestion : ) The site of the non-profit organization I work on has a very simple structure. 6 pages, no subpages. My previous plan was to make each of these pages also available in “easy language”. So a 1-to-1 mapping. Of course, I will shorten content that is very …

[image] Saerdna: From this point of view, is there anything to be said against using Kirby’s multi-language feature? No, I think when the site really has a simple structure, it can work fine. But note that fields that are not “translated”, will fall back to the default language. So you either…

[image] texnixe: But note that fields that are not “translated”, will fall back to the default language. So you either need to make sure that all fields are filled, or you need to use template logic to exclude such content. Thanks for your answer. I am not yet clear what you mean by ‘"fields…

[image] Saerdna: I am not yet clear what you mean by ‘"fields that are not “translated”’, because I am not yet familiar with the very complex options for the panel at kirby. In that case, I’d recommend you watch the introductory videos, or skim through our guide. But what I mean is: Say you …

My solution: I put all content in easy language on a single page. The content has it’s own headings and structure. Not every content is integrated but only the appropriate (which is not an easy decision of course). There is a link to it in the main navigation. It is located at the top of the main…

[Accessibility] "Easy language" ("Leichte Sprache"): Your best practice

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[Accessibility] "Easy language" ("Leichte Sprache"): Your best practice

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