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diff --git a/docs/content/en/content-management/multilingual.md b/docs/content/en/content-management/multilingual.md index d1e7965b2..e2450bb29 100644 --- a/docs/content/en/content-management/multilingual.md +++ b/docs/content/en/content-management/multilingual.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ linktitle: Multilingual description: Hugo supports the creation of websites with multiple languages side by side. date: 2017-01-10 publishdate: 2017-01-10 -lastmod: 2017-01-10 categories: [content management] keywords: [multilingual,i18n, internationalization] menu: @@ -335,13 +334,13 @@ This article has 101 words. ### Query a singular/plural translation -In order to meet singular/plural requirement, you must pass a dictionary (map) with a numeric `.Count` property to the `i18n` function. The below example uses `.ReadingTime` variable which has a built-in `.Count` property. +In other to meet singular/plural requirement, you must pass a dictionary (map) with a numeric `.Count` property to the `i18n` function. The below example uses `.ReadingTime` variable which has a built-in `.Count` property. ```go-html-template {{ i18n "readingTime" .ReadingTime }} ``` -The function will read `.Count` from `.ReadingTime` and evaluate where the number is singular (`one`) or plural (`other`). After that, it will pass to `readingTime` id: +The function will read `.Count` from `.ReadingTime` and evaluate whether the number is singular (`one`) or plural (`other`). After that, it will pass to `readingTime` id in `i18n/en-US.toml` file: {{< code-toggle file="i18n/en-US" >}} [readingTime] @@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ one = "One minute to read" other = "{{.Count}} minutes to read" {{< /code-toggle >}} -Assume `.ReadingTime.Count` in the context has value of 525600. The result will be: +Assuming `.ReadingTime.Count` in the context has value is 525600. The result will be: ```text 525600 minutes to read @@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ If `.ReadingTime.Count` in the context has value is 1. The result is: One minute to read ``` -In case you need to pass custom data: (`(dict "Count" 25)` is minimum requirement) +In case you need to pass a custom data: (`(dict "Count" numeric_value_only)` is minimum requirement) ```go-html-template {{ i18n "readingTime" (dict "Count" 25 "FirstArgument" true "SecondArgument" false "Etc" "so on, so far") }} @@ -507,6 +506,40 @@ The rendering of the main navigation works as usual. `.Site.Menus` will just con </ul> ``` +### Dynamically localizing menus with i18n +While customizing menus per language is useful, your config file can become hard to maintain if you have a lot of languages + +If your menus are the same in all languages (ie. if the only thing that changes is the translated name) you can use the `.Identifier` as a translation key for the menu name: + +{{< code-toggle file="config" >}} +[[menu.main]] +name = "About me" +url = "about" +weight = 1 +identifier = "about" +{{< /code-toggle >}} + +You now need to specify the translations for the menu keys in the i18n files: + +{{< code file="i18n/pt.toml" >}} +[about] +other="Sobre mim" +{{< /code >}} + +And do the appropriate changes in the menu code to use the `i18n` tag with the `.Identifier` as a key. You will also note that here we are using a `default` to fall back to `.Name`, in case the `.Identifier` key is also not present in the language specified in the `defaultContentLanguage` configuration. + +{{< code file="layouts/partials/menu.html" >}} +<ul> + {{- $currentPage := . -}} + {{ range .Site.Menus.main -}} + <li class="{{ if $currentPage.IsMenuCurrent "main" . }}active{{ end }}"> + <a href="{{ .URL | absLangURL }}">{{ i18n .Identifier | default .Name}}</a> + </li> + {{- end }} +</ul> +{{< /code >}} + + ## Missing Translations If a string does not have a translation for the current language, Hugo will use the value from the default language. If no default value is set, an empty string will be shown. @@ -535,6 +568,12 @@ To support Multilingual mode in your themes, some considerations must be taken f If there is more than one language defined, the `LanguagePrefix` variable will equal `/en` (or whatever your `CurrentLanguage` is). If not enabled, it will be an empty string (and is therefore harmless for single-language Hugo websites). + +## Generate multilingual content with `hugo new` +Currently, `hugo new` is not ready to support generating multilingual content. But there is a [proposal topic](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7732) about this in Github issue to discuss how it should work. + + + [abslangurl]: /functions/abslangurl [config]: /getting-started/configuration/ [contenttemplate]: /templates/single-page-templates/ |