Forum Title Language

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Forum Title Language - v1.01

This modification should work on all vBulletin versions starting at 3.5.1. Latest version tested on: 3.7.3.

Description
If you are using multiple languages on your forum, this hack will allow you to translate your forum titles into the different languages. You members will see the title in the language they have set in their UserCP, or the default title if no translation is given.

Install
1 minute job.
1 Product
Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder in the zip to your forumhome, and import the productfile.

Usage
You will find a new menu option in the Forums & Moderators menu group in your AdminCP after installation. No need for instructions to use this.

Screenshots
Screenshots added.

Changelog:
11-11-2005 v1.00
- Initial release

16-11-2005 v1.01
- Added support for translated forum descriptions
- Translations now updated when a forum is deleted.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Reserved for important notices

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

oh sure NOOOW you come out wiht this!!

I commissed (paid for) this hack just a week ago (I have descriptions working too). heh. oh well... I needed when I needed it and it was worth it. I'll take a look just for comparison purposes anyway. :)


future request: if you can make compatible with vbaGallery and vbaCMPS that would rule.

/me clicks install. (for testing)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I just didn't have time for descriptions now, i started to work on this this afternoon, and wanted to release it before my holiday since i already longtime promised people that i would look at it.

Descriptions will be added after my holiday (1 week).

I think this one will work with vba without modifications, but i didn't try. If they follow all the vB standards, it should just work.

But please give me feedback from your testing.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

GrendelKhan{TSU clicks install. (for testing)
You seem to have missed the button ;)

[Daniel]

Installed :)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I would appreciate feedback of any thing more then i already mentioned in the first post that you like to be added.

[nexialys]

i have something on my side - coded sooner for 3.0.x - where users choose to display forum that are only in their own language... this can be mixed with this hack.. ;)
... just take what you want... :)

[Ramsesx]

Great Hack, exactly what I was looking for. Install it later on evening.
Thank you very much Marco

[Snake]

Lovely! :)

[Ramsesx]

Hm, installed, but can't see where I can change anything at all, looks same as before, please anybody can help?
Thanks

[murrtex]

Hm, installed, but can't see where I can change anything at all, looks same as before, please anybody can help?
Thanks


me too,,where is the " titles"

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Oops, i already had the feeling i was forgetting something. Too much in a hurry to release it before i went out of the country (which is postponed until i don't know when).

Forgot to include the cpnav xml-file.

You can download the attached file and placee it in your ./includes/xml folder. Just refresh your AdminCP after uploading the file.

A new menu option will be added to the Forums & Moderators menugroup in your AdminCP after the file is uploaded.


Zip-file also updated.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Lol, and someone already gave it a 1 star rating. Seems our 1-star rater is active again :D

[Ramsesx]

Thanks Marco, works perfect and very easy to handle it.
It would be great if you could make the same for vba links directory and gallery.
Wondering also about this spupid 1 star rater, I'll give you 5 ;)
Have a nice vacation.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

It does not work when in vBa? What parts need to be translated then?

[BoYagoob]

Great ..

installed :)

[Ramsesx]

The "Translated Titles" are only showing the Forum Titles, don't ask me too specificly about it but the vba Titles are not changed. Think it's because vba is not 100% integrated into vb.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Well i guess you should ask the vBa coders to use standard functions. It would work then.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

have something on my side - coded sooner for 3.0.x - where users choose to display forum that are only in their own language... this can be mixed with this hack..
Might be nice in combination with this. But i think that should be a seperate hack. Hiding parts of the board is something completly different.

[murrtex]

i install upload bu i can not still see links in acp forums-mods

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Did you install the contents of the upload folder to your forumhome?

You should have 2 new files:
./admincp/mh_fl_manager.php
./includes/xml/cpnav_mh_fl.xml

Then refresh the AdminCP

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

ooops sorry. clicked install now. ;)

But please give me feedback from your testing.

Will do... I don't want conflict so I'll be installing yours on a test board.^^

[murrtex]

Did you install the contents of the upload folder to your forumhome?

You should have 2 new files:
./admincp/mh_fl_manager.php
./includes/xml/cpnav_mh_fl.xml

Then refresh the AdminCP

yess all of them..
what's the link address maybe i can add to acp manually.?


oh i see mh_fl_manager.php.. ill try.

[jimmyboy]

bro, i've been waiting for alongtime

[Ramsesx]

Well i guess you should ask the vBa coders to use standard functions. It would work then.
Hm, sad I don't think Brian (vba) will rewrite his software only for that.
But now it's a first step and I am happy about it.
One more question, did you thought about to make this translations in a way that it would be possible to add phrases into the forum titles?
I don't know absolutely anything about coding, maybe it is not an easy thing to do that. Thank you.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Hm, sad I don't think Brian (vba) will rewrite his software only for that.Once i have spare time, i might have a look. ;)
One more question, did you thought about to make this translations in a way that it would be possible to add phrases into the forum titles?You mean in my translated titles, or also the standard titles?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

yess all of them..
what's the link address maybe i can add to acp manually.?
If you have uploaded them, and have admin permissions for forums, you should see them. The only reasons it might not work is when the filesystem permissions don't allow reading, or if you're using a very old beta of 3.5 (or still on 3.0).

[Ramsesx]

Once i have spare time, i might have a look. ;)
You mean in my translated titles, or also the standard titles?
That would be absolutely great :)
I meant the standard titles.
Thank you.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I meant the standard titles.I am not sure i will go make that, sounds to me like a bit messy.

What would be the benefit of doing so?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Hm, sad I don't think Brian (vba) will rewrite his software only for that.
But now it's a first step and I am happy about it.


I'm in the same boat. ;)

still love to see integration though...either from the hack author end or the vba end....whichever comes first. :p

[Marco van Herwaarden]

For those with problems in combination with vBAdvanced (asuming your talking about recent threads on homepage), you could do the following quick fix. Actually this could be an adviced change for all who use vBa, if they use my hack or not, it will reduce the load on the database server a little.

In modules/latesttopics.php find:


Code:
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and REPLACE by:


Code:
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Now find:


Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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Add Under:


Code:
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This will remove reading the forum title from the database. Instead it will be using the values that are already in the datastore (in memory, no query needed).


PS Someone could suggest this as a change in the standard vBa package since it is anyway an improvement.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

PS Next version with also translated descriptions is ready, will pack it up this afternoon if i have time.

[divisortheory]

Thank you so much Marco :) I'll take a look at it later today and let you know any feedback. Sorry I didn't get back earlier, I forgot to check the forum for a while.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Version 1.01 released:
16-11-2005 v1.01
- Added support for translated forum descriptions
- Translations now updated when a forum is deleted.

[Ramsesx]

Great news, thank you marco, what's the best way to upgrade, uninstall the old xml file?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Just install with Allow Overwrite set to Yes. It will upgrade nicely (i hope :D )

[Ramsesx]

Upgrade done, very easy and smart. Works great :up: :up:
Thank you very much Marco.
And if you can make the same with vb gallery and links to christmas you'll be my hero forever. :)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Post links to the hacks you want to have modified and i will see what i can do.

PS I don't plan to go make modifications to all hacks that don't use standard vB caching.

[AxEsLoCkEd]

MarcoH64 Thanks for the hack.
My question is may you add a field to thread posting and user profile where the user can select which language they are posting in on posting or replying to a thread, and a user option where the user can select which languages they speak, like if the user chooses just german & english the user wont see french threads and if the user selects only french then they wont see the other ones :)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

That would be a totally different hack, and i will not add this to this hack.
I doubt i will be making this, but you might want to post a request and see of someone else want to do this.

[klaush]

Great script!

Thanks a lot!

[mojahudba]

works great thanks alot click install

[Psionic Vision]

Would you be so kind as to eliminate the need for creation of additional tables? Tyvm.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

And why is that?

PS I won't even consider your remarks unless you click Install. ;) :D :D

[localrelax]

Thanks Marco, it worls perfectly on 3.6.4 ;)

[amac777]

Also worked well on 3.6.4 for us too. We're using Chinese and English as two languages and no problem with this hack.

Thanks very much! :D

[voter]

Works on 3.6.4 with 4 languages.
Great job.
But don't forgot to include a line explaining people, that excep DOWNLOADing they must use Product Manager to install product-mf_fl.xml.

[voter]

One more suggestion - as of many languages are using not one bit characters, make the default title field size in database 250 characters.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

But don't forgot to include a line explaining people, that excep DOWNLOADing they must use Product Manager to install product-mf_fl.xml.
Now that would require a major update i guess. :D

Thanks for the suggestion, if i will ever release a new version, i will make sure to include this.

About the column length: This modification is now confirming to the default title length in the vB forum table. If someone increases the length of the title in the forum tble, then they should do the same in the table this modification is using.

[captainslater]

Hi Marco,

is it possible to create a product, where you can choose the language per forum like the style?
Eg. Forum A -> German
Forum B -> English
Forum C -> Spanish

[Sebijk]

Hello Marco,

Great Hack, but the Translated Text will not show on "Similar Threads".

[mrmike]

Marco, You're my Hero!

Thanx for a GREAT hack! :up:

Mike

[fragov]

Wont work with vBSEO :(

[murrtex]

Wont work with vBSEO :(
yes same on me.
what should we do Marco? Please give some advice

[Legendery.]

Thanks, installing...

[Demo16]

yes same on me.
what should we do Marco? Please give some advice

That's exactly what I nedd, but I VBSEO, have you solved the problem?

[murrtex]

Yes for the forum and forumdisplay but not for the showthread,
example


Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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[inciarco]

Great Mod!! :up::up::up:

Very Interesting to be Able to Change the Titles of the Forums According to the Specified Language!! :up:

In My Tests Works Fine in vB 3.6.7 PL1!! ;)

Thanks For Sharing!! :up:

My Best Regards!! ;)

:)

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

any chance for a 3.7 version?? REALLLY need it.

<< will pay :)

[mavortium]

Would like this for 3.7 please.

[Madlike]

Not working with seo system !

[ehsanix]

waiting 4 +(3.7) versions

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I have just tested this, and it works without any modification for 3.7.

Will move to 3.7 modifications.

[GaiLoan]

Thanks Marco, i have been looking for this for million years, thanks

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

I have just tested this, and it works without any modification for 3.7.

Will move to 3.7 modifications.

OMG THANK YOU!!


been waiting as well. You are my hero!! :bow: :woot: :D :up::up:

[greggus]

Confirmed, it works without any modification :)

Very nice !

[Marco van Herwaarden]

No need to wait, this was already available since 2005. ;)

[rob01]

this work for 3.8.0

[yoching]

真不錯的插件，我也拿來運用在我的論壇跟 www.vbulletin-china.org 上了~~~
感謝作者了!!

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Really good plug-in, I used to use my forum with a www.vbulletin-china.org ~ ~ ~ Thanks to the author!!

[Warden-B-]

Will your mod interfere with this mod?

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=190112

I may have to think about which one I want if it does interfere with the one above.

[Warden-B-]

Bump

[habibie_u2]

is there indonesian language?

[jluerken]

Hey Marco,

nice job, thanks. I have some additional questions:
1. I am using vbSEO at my board. Does this addon have any influence on my SEO links?
2. Does it work with vbSEO at all?
3. Is it working with vB >3.7.3 or 3.8.x?

Thanks in advance...

[Pcwolfx®]

thanks we want for 3.8 series

[soner]

vbseo da nasıl çalıştırırız..

what do we run VBSEO

[I dont speak english] can I help you

[mohammad6006]

tanx

very good

installed

[soner]

this extension is not working on vbseo. It was working in zointse but I couldn't run it after installing vbseo, it doens't recognise the link. So, what we must do?

"thanks in advance"