xili-language wordpress plugin resources analysis
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| Name | xili-language |
| Version | 2.16.3 |
| Author | dev.xiligroup.com - MS |
| Rating | 96 |
| Last updated | 2015-03-07 10:47:00 |
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Great! xili-language plugin ads no tables to your Wordpress blog database.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.
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 new interface with a list of titles (and links) to help you write 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.
xili-language plugin works on Wordpress installation in mono (standalone) or on one site belonging to a multisite (network) install.
Version 2.16.3
- Last Updated 2015-03-06
- W A R N I N G - see tab and chapters in changelog
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!
Themes provided as examples
- Since WordPress 4.1, the default theme named twentyfifteen can be used without php coding for a multilingual site as shown here twentyfifteen-xili.
- Other child theme examples of bundled parent themes: twentyeleven twentyeleven-xili, twentytwelve twentytwelve-xili, twentythirteen twentythirteen-xili, twentyfourteen twentyfourteen-xili, twentyfifteen twentyfifteen-xili.
TRILOGY FOR MULTILINGUAL CMS WEBSITE including xili-language plugin
Please verify that you have installed the latest versions of:
- xili-dictionary plugin: With xili-dictionary, it is easier to create or update online, via admin/dashboard UI, the files .mo of each language.
- xili-tidy-tags plugin: With xili-tidy-tags, it is now possible to display sub-selection (cloud) of tags according language and semantic trans-language group (trademark,…).
That this plugin does not
With around 8000 php lines, xili-language is not everything…
xili-language plugin does not create additional tables in the database, do not create cookies and only use 4 lines in Options table. xili-language simply makes proper use of the taxonomy tables and postmeta table offered by WordPress to define language and link items between them. Because xili-language plugin does not modify deeply the post edit UI, it is possible to use iPhone / iPod Touch Wordpress app to prepare and draft the post.
xili-language plugin does not replace the author or the editor. No automatic translation. Content strategist is the master of the languages, the contents and the navigation inside the website. With xili-dictionary, webmaster can translate the theme's items and when .mo files are in place, xili-dictionary can be deactivated. For design, the creator is free to choose text or graphic. xili-language does not provide flags (or few as example in child-theme example like twentytwelve-xili )!
Newbie, WP user, Developer,…
Dear Newbie: originally built for webmaster and developer, the plugin trilogy progress since 5 years to be more and more plug and play for newbies who can read and spend a little time mainly for translation.
xili-language is also dedicated for theme's creator or webmaster with knowledges in CMS and WP and having (or not) tools to create .mo language files. Through API (hook), the plugin add automatic tools (or links or filters) for sidebar or top menus. Categories or Archives lists are translated also.
- xili-language provides also series of functions which can be hooked in the functions.php file of the theme that you create i.e. for a cms like multilingual website.
Licence, donation, services, "as is", ...
Contrary to popular belief, GPL doesn't say that everything must be zero-cost, just that when you receive the software (plugin or theme) that it not restrict your freedoms in how you use it. Free open source plugin does not mean free services
- Texts of licence: GPLv2
- Donation link via paypal in sidebar of dev.xiligroup site
- Services : As authors of plugin, dev.xiligroup team is able to provide services (consulting, training, support) with affordable prices for WP multilingual contexts in corporate or commercial websites.
- Plugin is shipped as is : see no warranty chapter in license GPLv2.
Roadmap
- Improved documentation for getting starts, template tags and functions - started here in xili wiki or here in news.
- Delivery of a premium services kit (with powerful features and attractive fees) packaged with professional training and support.
- Updating sources (parts are 5 years old) with new libraries provided since WP 4.0.
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