shared:add_a_language_to_a_website [Cone Wiki]

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====== Add a language to a website ======

Once the new language has been activated, the steps are:
  - upload the contents translated
  - configure manually the menus and forms in the new language
  - upload the static fragments of text
  - enable GDPR compliance

See below for details.

==== Translated Contents ====

=== Editorial Contents ====

Editorial sections (about pages, blog, news, etc.) are independent from one language to another.

  - (Cone) creates the sections in the new language
  - (Customer) the contents in the new language are created in the back office

Alternatively, it's possible for the company to export the existing contents to Excel. This is only to facilitate the translations, as there is no requirement that there are the same pages in the new language.
  - export the existing contents in Excel (Catalog Administration > Import/Export Excel > Operation = Export Objects)
  - import the translate files, keeping the same headers in the first row


=== Catalog Data ===

The catalog is designed to optimize the translation in other languages for a large number of products. Most of the translations happen at the so called //meta-data// level, i.e. the features and their possible values, and only text descriptions at a product level.

  - (customer) from //Catalog Administration > Import/Export Excel// export the meta data: Features, Features values, Categories, Catalog Attachmnents
  - (customer) from //Catalog Administration > Import/Export Excel// export the Catalog Data
  - (customer) translate a few lines and check with Cone
  - (customer) complete the translations
  - (Cone) upload the translated files

 
==== Menus ====

Menus have to be recreated manually and their IDs referenced in the website configuration.

  - (customer) provide the menu items translations in any form
  - (Cone) configures the menus

==== Forms ====

(Customers) Forms have to be recreated and configured:

  - add the fields
  - add the recipients emails
  - configure the messages and admin notifications
  - add the privacy disclaimer
  - (Cone) links them to the page where they should appear

==== Static fragments of text ====

Small fragments of static text and links, used throughout the website, need to be configured in the system

  - (Cone) provides an Excel file with the list
  - (Customer) translates the file
  - (Cone) apply the translations to the system

==== GDPR Compliance ====

Make sure that the GDPR is set for the new language, and compliant with the different data protection laws of that may apply for the new language:
  * privacy and cookie policies
  * cookie banner