[CLOSED] Create a multilingual Shop only Joomla/Hikashop

-- Joomla version -- : Last

Can I create a COMPLETE multilingual Shop without using any unecessary multilingual plugins/components like Joomfish - Falang as Joomla have is own perfectly core multilingual system?

Hi,

Yes you can but its a lot work cause you need to have everything x2 or x3 if you have 3 languages.
x2 modules, x2 menus, x2 joomla and hikashop categories, x2 products.... Its much easier with falang. Just create site in one language and translate it to your desired language...

Thanks

The side effect is that you will have different products, with different name/description but also with a different product code and an independent product stock.

Hi,

Yes its easy and you can translate everything. You can try free version....

Understood
Multilingual Hikashop - Joomla : Possible but difficult + problems

Multilingual Hikashop - Falang : Easy

Multilingual Hikashop - Joomfish : Easy.

What will be the multilingual component that is the most flexible with Hikashop — Joomfish or Falang

Cool Falang it is...

Reopening the topic as I am looking into that. How would an important with Falang look like? While I can figure out a 'traditional' Joomla translation import (every product duplicated per language), would Falang allow a multilingual product import? Is there a way to test it before purchasing the product or do you have some sample files to share?

Thank you

ps: also the language I'll need is not an already translated one. Are the ini files of the HikaShop Essential or/and Business available for download somewhere?

Thank you for the prompt reply, I'll test that in the coming day.
Fred

Hi!

I must be missing something as I installed Falang and get that only commercial version can edit multilingual content (see attached image). So how can I guess the structure of the csv?

Thank you.

Thank you and apologies for missing that out. So I have imported the sample file but I am still struggling with a few details. In fact I initially created 2 categories (1 per language) as described in the documentation when using the default Joomla! translation system and then I still have a product category which doesn't seem to be deletable.

Now when I try to see my products on the front end I only get to see the product category which is empty. And then all the imported products are located in the root "folder". Is there an easy way to move them all, or to import them somewhere else?
Also how can I see the "translated" import?

Thank you.

Fred

ok I am stupid.. found it. Sorry for my uninspired questions, I seems I need to get familiar with Falang before asking more questions.

ok so I am almost there. I've also read the documentation which sheds some light on a lot of things but not always together (like multilingual and specifications.

So now my last bump seems to be about importing variant in multiple languages. I have this so far and the variants do not appear:

product_code,product_parent_id,product_name|en-GB,Color:|en-GB,Color:|fr-FR,product_name|fr-FR
,,Wire,,,Cable
,,Bar,,,Barre
Pipe,,Pipe,white,blanc,Tuyaux
pipe1,Pipe,Pipe,white,blanc,Tuyaux
pipe2,Pipe,Pipe,black,noir,Tuyaux

Thank you for the clarifications!

So now I managed to import the products and the variants (and there, variants also need to have a product code else it fails) but when displaying I see the products in the original language while the translation is selected.
I checked the DB through phpmyadmin and the falang tables have the translations. The menus, messages, etc display well in the translated languages, just not the products. Also Falang doesnt seem to delete the translation of deleted products, but that's a minor thing.
So what am I missing this time?
Thank you.

Hi Nicolas and thank you for following up.

Here are my replies:
1. no popup translation in hikashop
2. I am not sure what that is. I looked in the Falang component and see that in the control panel: "Falang works with the default language system of Joomla. You don't have to specify a language for each content article or menu item" . Other section of the website are appearing in the other language (menu, modules, etc)
3. I have 2 falnag system plugins and they are both enabled.
4. I don't think I can translate a product through the interface, I have purchase any version yet. Can I? I don't see any available option anywhere.

Thank you for your help. Really.

Fred