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How does the language switcher dropdown module work?
Language Switcher Dropdown is a very simple module that exposes a new block, similar to the default Language Switcher block provided by Locale module. The new block allows site visitors to switch languages using a drop-down select list instead of using hyperlinks. The module also integrates well with Language Icons module if installed.
How to add a language switcher in Polylang?
In appearance->menus, go in screen options on top right of you screen and check the “Language switcher” checkbox. You then should have a new metabox which allows to add a language switcher just as you add another menu item. To avoid 404 errors, Polylang does not display a language if there is no published content (post or page) in that language.
How to add a language dropdown switcher in Drupal?
Drupal 8.5.6 with configuration translation, content translation, interface translation and language enabled and the particular languages are already added in the configuration. 1. Language Switcher Dropdown + languageicons 2. Bootstrap Languages
How to add a language switcher in CSS?
This CSS will center the languages list in your footer and format it a bit: Here is the language switcher: To add it to your theme, add the call to languages_list_footer to the footer.php file. * Note: you can easily change turn this horizontal language switcher into a vertical language switcher.
Where can I find the Polylang language switcher?
You can include the Polylang language switcher in your menu. If you don’t see the language switcher metabox, check that it is not disabled in the screen options. Polylang provides a widget to display the language switcher.
How to choose the best language switcher for your website?
Each kind of a language switcher has its own separate section. Options selected for different kinds of language switchers are applied to each switcher, respectively. The Languages page shows a working preview for the different language switchers active on your site, as displayed in the following image.
Is the show language switcher option disabled in wpml?
You can use the [wpml_language_selector_footer] shortcode even if the Show language switcher in footer option is disabled. If you want to use the [wpml_language_selector_widget] shortcode, you must first enable the Custom language swtichers option on the WPML → Languages page.
When does Polylang not show a language switcher?
Note: To avoid 404 errors, Polylang does not display a language on frontend if there is no published content (post or page) in that language. If there is no content in any language, then the language switcher does not appear at all.
What is the purpose of the language switcher?
The purpose of the language switcher is to create links to the translations of your current page. By default, if the current page is untranslated, the language switcher links to the front page in the corresponding language.
Is there a way to never link to the current language?
In the example below (with the Twenty Twelve theme), you can see the result when both settings have been checked for the menus and for the widget. You have the possibility to always link to the front page in the corresponding language even if the current page is translated. Choose this option to never display the current language.