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14-09-2009, 08:33 PM
2.2.1 RELEASED - TRANSLATIONS NEVER WERE SO FAST!!!
This mod translates your forum to 52 languages!
See screen shots for full list of supported translations
- It is highly optimized and works very fast for translation service (used cache, batch queries to Google and DB)
- Can track translation in URL's
- EASY INSTALLATION by product file. No manual template or database modifications.
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus
LIVE DEMO (http://www.forum.simple-nlp.pl/) - translations flags are at the bottom of page.
See also screen shots below, for configuration options http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
Detailed features:
- Translation to 52 languages
- You can select which translations are active - simply check/uncheck each of available languages in options panel
- Translation URL's tracking - if page is translated then links are changed to keep translation (it is smart – it will not change links going outside your forum, or links to images)
- Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Not translated save areas - if you need something to be not translated simply edit appropriate template and put it between
<!--START vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> and <!--END vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> (note: you cannot use any mod which removes comments to use this functionality)
- Translation cache (after first Google translation results are cached and next page generation is much faster)
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Takes data from cache by series - this mod remembers which translations often comes together and it can take whole bunch of translations in one DB query
- Easy installation - just upload files and import product file
- Easy configuration - by Admin CP
- Version support
- Configurable cache - you can easy turn off cache
- Option enable/disable taking data from cache by series
- Option to select native forum language (language parem will not be added for this flag)
- Supports native vB links and vBSEO - and it is easy to support other SEO engines
- Configurable place for flags - simply select in options where you want to have translation flags. NO MANUAL TEMPLATE MODIFICATION. Supported: Footer-Bottom, Footer-Top, Navbar-Bottom, Navbar-Top, Custom
- Possible custom place for flags - in such case just edit template which you want and add $vbenterprisetranslatorflags
- Configurable header for flags
- Flags generation base on templates - so if you need to customize for several styles simply edit hose templates: vbenterprisetranslator_flags_begin, vbenterprisetranslator_flag, vbenterprisetranslator_flags_end. This is optional - if you don't want to mess with templates jus use default configuration http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
- Option to enable/disable URL tracking for translation
- Translates also archive pages
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Respecting Google conditions, default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
Installation:
1. Download zip package (last release - see index at the end of file name)
2. Upload to your forum directory on server everything inside upload directory
3. Import in vB Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product -> Choose product file, set Allow Overwrite to yes and click Import
4. Click : "Mark as Installed" (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=220886) http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Thanks!
5. Configure in AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> vB Enterprise Translator
You MUST configure at least Forum language option. NOTE that there are some other important options - especially if your forum is in subdirectory or if you use vbSEO.
For MORE INFO and trouble shooting please read first post http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif There is FAQ. So save your time for writing questions which are already answered and get your solution faster http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
Known issues:
- link for page on which you are doesn't track translation, cause it has same URL as flag for forum default language
Already planned for 3.0.0
- Make in vB real world wide community without language barriers
- Possibility to write posts in different languages (automatically translated to forum language, remembering original text, refreshing translation for better quality, etc.)
- Language selection as option on sign up
- RSS for multilanguage
- SEO translation links for forums without vbSEO
When new features will come:
When you motivate me http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif Good words, clicking "Mark as Installed" (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=220886), voting, nominating to MOM and donations are good for my motivation http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
ENJOY! http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/up.gif
And thanks for nominations http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif
Already donated (great thankshttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gifhttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/up.gif):
- cyc
- mosh
- CThiessen
- actolearn
- jaconi
- andie215
- yahoooh
- bollie
- chick
Version history:
2.2.1 Small bug fixed with returning to default language for main page and SEO links (happens only for specific vbSEO configuration, so you don't need to update if 2.2.0 is working for you)
2.2.0 Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
2.1.0 9 new translation languages added! Also:
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
- Fixed bug for SEO links with forums acting like directories by id.
- Corrected several flags
UPDATE note: if you use SEO links you must change .htaccess file according to description in first post. If you changed any vbseo.php rules – un-change those.
2.0.3 Quick bug fixing (issue with bitfields in options panel)
2.0.2 Added option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
2.0.1 Small bug fixed and added direction changing suport also for Hebrew
2.0.0 Some small or medium changes and one big - for vbSEO users now SEO consensus links available.
What's new:
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Persian support added
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Few bugs fixed
1.1.1 Some little changes and bugs fixed
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Corrected flag for Sweden
- Few harmless bug fixed in translation tracking and cache disabling
- Respecting Google conditions default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
1.1.0 Lot of new features and no longer in beta stage http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
1.0.5 Flags showing correctly for forums in subdirectory + corrected returning to base language
1.0.4 Bug fixed with translation of '0' string. Also added little feature - if some parts of your forum uses vbSEO and some are not then now flags will have appropriate URL's everywhere
1.0.3 Big bug fixed http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif Mod doesn't mess in template anymore (it did in some specific cases)
1.0.2 Small bug fixed - error with array merge solved
1.0.1 Small bug fixed - now choosing supported languages in options works fine
1.0.0 Great mod released http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Screen:
http://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/42881252935138.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/33011252935150.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/81651252935169.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/98501252935183.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/76971252935195.jpg
This mod translates your forum to 52 languages!
See screen shots for full list of supported translations
- It is highly optimized and works very fast for translation service (used cache, batch queries to Google and DB)
- Can track translation in URL's
- EASY INSTALLATION by product file. No manual template or database modifications.
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus
LIVE DEMO (http://www.forum.simple-nlp.pl/) - translations flags are at the bottom of page.
See also screen shots below, for configuration options http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
Detailed features:
- Translation to 52 languages
- You can select which translations are active - simply check/uncheck each of available languages in options panel
- Translation URL's tracking - if page is translated then links are changed to keep translation (it is smart – it will not change links going outside your forum, or links to images)
- Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Not translated save areas - if you need something to be not translated simply edit appropriate template and put it between
<!--START vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> and <!--END vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> (note: you cannot use any mod which removes comments to use this functionality)
- Translation cache (after first Google translation results are cached and next page generation is much faster)
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Takes data from cache by series - this mod remembers which translations often comes together and it can take whole bunch of translations in one DB query
- Easy installation - just upload files and import product file
- Easy configuration - by Admin CP
- Version support
- Configurable cache - you can easy turn off cache
- Option enable/disable taking data from cache by series
- Option to select native forum language (language parem will not be added for this flag)
- Supports native vB links and vBSEO - and it is easy to support other SEO engines
- Configurable place for flags - simply select in options where you want to have translation flags. NO MANUAL TEMPLATE MODIFICATION. Supported: Footer-Bottom, Footer-Top, Navbar-Bottom, Navbar-Top, Custom
- Possible custom place for flags - in such case just edit template which you want and add $vbenterprisetranslatorflags
- Configurable header for flags
- Flags generation base on templates - so if you need to customize for several styles simply edit hose templates: vbenterprisetranslator_flags_begin, vbenterprisetranslator_flag, vbenterprisetranslator_flags_end. This is optional - if you don't want to mess with templates jus use default configuration http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
- Option to enable/disable URL tracking for translation
- Translates also archive pages
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Respecting Google conditions, default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
Installation:
1. Download zip package (last release - see index at the end of file name)
2. Upload to your forum directory on server everything inside upload directory
3. Import in vB Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product -> Choose product file, set Allow Overwrite to yes and click Import
4. Click : "Mark as Installed" (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=220886) http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif Thanks!
5. Configure in AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> vB Enterprise Translator
You MUST configure at least Forum language option. NOTE that there are some other important options - especially if your forum is in subdirectory or if you use vbSEO.
For MORE INFO and trouble shooting please read first post http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif There is FAQ. So save your time for writing questions which are already answered and get your solution faster http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
Known issues:
- link for page on which you are doesn't track translation, cause it has same URL as flag for forum default language
Already planned for 3.0.0
- Make in vB real world wide community without language barriers
- Possibility to write posts in different languages (automatically translated to forum language, remembering original text, refreshing translation for better quality, etc.)
- Language selection as option on sign up
- RSS for multilanguage
- SEO translation links for forums without vbSEO
When new features will come:
When you motivate me http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif Good words, clicking "Mark as Installed" (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=220886), voting, nominating to MOM and donations are good for my motivation http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
ENJOY! http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/up.gif
And thanks for nominations http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif
Already donated (great thankshttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gifhttp://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/up.gif):
- cyc
- mosh
- CThiessen
- actolearn
- jaconi
- andie215
- yahoooh
- bollie
- chick
Version history:
2.2.1 Small bug fixed with returning to default language for main page and SEO links (happens only for specific vbSEO configuration, so you don't need to update if 2.2.0 is working for you)
2.2.0 Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
2.1.0 9 new translation languages added! Also:
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
- Fixed bug for SEO links with forums acting like directories by id.
- Corrected several flags
UPDATE note: if you use SEO links you must change .htaccess file according to description in first post. If you changed any vbseo.php rules – un-change those.
2.0.3 Quick bug fixing (issue with bitfields in options panel)
2.0.2 Added option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
2.0.1 Small bug fixed and added direction changing suport also for Hebrew
2.0.0 Some small or medium changes and one big - for vbSEO users now SEO consensus links available.
What's new:
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Persian support added
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Few bugs fixed
1.1.1 Some little changes and bugs fixed
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Corrected flag for Sweden
- Few harmless bug fixed in translation tracking and cache disabling
- Respecting Google conditions default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
1.1.0 Lot of new features and no longer in beta stage http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
1.0.5 Flags showing correctly for forums in subdirectory + corrected returning to base language
1.0.4 Bug fixed with translation of '0' string. Also added little feature - if some parts of your forum uses vbSEO and some are not then now flags will have appropriate URL's everywhere
1.0.3 Big bug fixed http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif Mod doesn't mess in template anymore (it did in some specific cases)
1.0.2 Small bug fixed - error with array merge solved
1.0.1 Small bug fixed - now choosing supported languages in options works fine
1.0.0 Great mod released http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Screen:
http://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/42881252935138.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/33011252935150.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/81651252935169.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/98501252935183.jpghttp://img.photo.zing.vn/file_uploads/gallery/sources/2009/09/14/08/76971252935195.jpg