Working with a Collection in a Multi-Language System
In a multi-language Ektron CMS400.NET system, you can create a language-specific edition of each collection. When a site visitor selects a language, then navigates to a page with a collection, Ektron CMS400.NET displays the collection in the selected language if available. If not, Ektron CMS400.NET displays nothing.
Note: Notice the contrast between the collections and content: if a collection is not available in a selected language, nothing appears. However, if content is not available in the selected language, content in the other languages may appear.
When you create a collection for a foreign language, decide from the following:
- Create a foreign edition of an existing collection to provide several versions of a single page that change depending on the language selected by the user.
- Click the content folder in which your collection exists. The folder’s contents are displayed.
- If necessary, change the language of the folder display by clicking View > Language.
- Click View > Collection. The View Collections screen is displayed.
- Select the collection that you want to translate.
- From the View dropdown list, select the language of the new collection.
- Using Add (
), select the content to add to the collection. Navigate through the folders to the content you want to add. You can only add content in the selected language.
- Create a new collection in a foreign language to appear only on a foreign language page, and no other edition of the collection appears on your site.
- Navigate to the folder in which you will create the collection.
- Click View > Collection. The View Collections screen is displayed.
- Click Add (
) and enter basic information about the collection. The View Collections in Folder screen appears. - Click the collection you just created.
- From the View drop-down list, select the language of the new collection.
- Using Add (
), select the content to add to the collection. Navigate through the folders to the content you want to add. You can only add content in the selected language.
Important: You can only add content in the language of a collection. So, create content first, then create a collection that links to it.