Auto-generate alias on content translation

-- HikaShop version -- : 4.4.3
-- Joomla version -- : 3.9.28
-- PHP version -- : 7.4.22

Hi,

my client translates hundreds of categories/products/etc. into 4 languages using the Falang extension. All works fine but I am trying to improve it a little. When saving translation from edit page I would like to autogenerate alias according to the name field (using stringURLSafe function). I don't like to hack core files so the ideal solution would be either if you implement this function (should be few lines in translation helper in function handleTranslations and one toggle switch in configuration) or more universally to trigger plugin event before and/or after translation saving.

Does it sound meaningful?

Thanks, Jan

Thanks!

I thought that translation editing uses controller function save_translation that does not update product/category and so does not trigger onAfterProductUpdate or onAfterCategoryUpdate. But maybe I am wrong, did not test it.

Jan

Hi,
I returned to this topic after some time and found that it is half way. I found changes in handleTranslations method but if I see correctly these changes are never executed because the variable $auto_fill_prefix is never true. Am I correct?

Thanks, Jan

Thanks.

I tested it (patched it according to your post) and found some other errors in translation.php:

On line 327 instead:

if($config->get('alias_auto_fill', 1) && $auto_fill_prefix && $field == $name_field && !empty($trans) && empty($transArray[$alias_field])) {

if($config->get('alias_auto_fill', 1) && $auto_fill_prefix && $field == $name_field && !empty($trans) && empty($transArray[$alias_field][$lg])) {

$emptyObject->$name_field = $trans;

$emptyObject->$name_field = $value;