Language FAQ: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:36, 18 July 2011

Where can I set the default language for the site?

Site Administration > Language > Language settings

How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle 2.0?

Access Settings, Site Administration > Language > Language customization.
See the Language customization page for more details or a quick set of instructions

Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?

This could be caused by a PHP accelerator. Try switching it off (usually in php.ini).

I've set a default site language but when I log in it switches to English. Why?

By default, Moodle detects a user's language from their browser setting. This language auto-detection may be disabled so that the default site language is used instead in Administration > Language > Language settings.

How can I provide course content in more than one language?

Labels, web pages, activity descriptions etc. may be provided in more than one language using the Multi language content filter.

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 ''Site Administration > Language > [[Language settings]]''
-==How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle?==
+==How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle 2.0?==
-#Access ''Administration > Language > [[Language editing]]''.
+*Access Settings, ''Site Administration > Language > Language customization''.
-#Click the "Edit words or phrases" link in the middle of the page.
+*See the [[Language customization]] page for more details or a quick set of instructions
-#On the edit words or phrases page click the "Switch lang directory" button and a local language folder, ''parentlanguage_local'', will automatically be created in ''moodledata/lang''. Files of edited strings will then be saved in this folder. This is necessary to prevent changes that you make being overwritten by a newer language pack when updating your Moodle site.
-#Choose a file to edit. You may need to search through a few files before finding the file containing the word you wish to change. The file ''moodle.php'' contains all common site-wide phrases.
-#Change the word or phrase.
-#Click the "Save changes" button. The changed phrase will be highlighted in a different colour.
 ==Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?==

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