Translation: How to setup the Kirby's build-in translations for the frontend in single language sites

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1

Hi, i have changed the default language via config:

/site/config/config.php

<?php

return [
    'debug' => true,

    // kirby: panel
    'panel.install' => true,
    'panel.language' => 'de',

    // php: german locale
    'locale' => 'de_DE.utf-8',
    'timezone' => 'Europe/Berlin',
    'date.handler' => 'strftime'
];

But the translation is still ‘en’. I have checked this in a template with:

<?= 'Translation.Code:&nbsp;' . I18n::locale(); ?>
and
<?= 'Translation.System:&nbsp;' . I18n::translate("copy", "Das war's noch nicht."); ?>

Result: Translation.Code: en and Translation.System: Copy.

What do i miss?

2

Setting the locale like that in your config has no effect on the I18n::$locale variable. You have to set that static variable in your config:

Kirby\Toolkit\I18n::$locale = 'de';

(before the return statement)

3

Hi @texnixe
Sorry, no luck, even after upgrading to Kirby 3.3.6, disabling all plugins except the gallery-plugin from the Starterkit, clearing the browser-cache, checking with FF 77.0.1 and MS-Edge 83.0.478.58, PHP 7.3.18.

Just to make shure:

/site/config/config.php

<?php

// german translation setup
Kirby\Toolkit\I18n::$locale = 'de';

return [
    'debug' => true,
    ...
];

Could you please crosscheck in your installation?

BTW: Where could I have found this information in the docs?

Thank you…

4

i
Ah, sorry, yes, setting it in config doesn’t make sense because Kirby isn’t initialized yet. You have to set it where you need it, e.g. in a controller.

5

Hi @texnixe,
this is a hard workaround because then everytime i have to touch all the controllers and plugins sourcecode.

Would it make more sense to have a simple config-option like: 'translations' => 'de'?

Could you please write an issue, because i didn’t have a github-account.

Thank you…

6

There is already an ideas issue and a workaround in the last comment:: https://github.com/getkirby/ideas/issues/459