Introduction
Our connector with Joomla! aims to bring speed and agility to the future of localization. This innovative connector redefines automation, effortlessly orchestrating translation workflows between all the languages in your system. Connect your Joomla! instance to Locale and in no time you will be receiving consistent and accurate localization content for every page or article in your system, right when you need it.
What you will need to get started
The Login link for Locale (https://app.locale.to/en/).
The login link for your Joomla! instance.
Note: This is provided to you by your Joomla! account manager, support team, or contact person. If you are unsure of this information, please contact your system administrator or your Joomla! representative.
User login information for both your Locale instance, and your Joomla! instance
A trial account of Locale can also be taken for free by going to locale.to and selecting the “Get Started” button.
Creating a Joomla! project for translation in Locale
To continue with this process, first ensure you have properly configured the Joomla! connector with your Locale instance. Information on these steps can be found in our article Configuring the Joomla! Connector.
Start by selecting the source and target languages for your project, and select Add Project.
Note: the target languages must also be enabled in your Joomla! instance for the translations to be properly inserted in your required projects. If you have not done this already and need some help, see our article on Technical prerequisites for configuring the Joomla! connector
Locale will automatically connect to your Joomla! instance, and perform an analysis on the content that needs to be translated.
Once the content has been analyzed, Locale will display the number of words and segments which require translation.
Choose the Push Content button in the top right corner of the page to choose the translation resource you’d like to use: TMS, Contact Person, or MT engine. (Our example shows translation with MT) and push the content for translation.
Locale will automatically begin the translation process according to the selected resource, and show the In Progress status.
When the translations are complete, Locale will update the status with the Complete status indicator, and place all of the translated content back into your Joomla! instance.
