# Announcing really simple localization plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-really-simple-localization-plugin/64621>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-really-simple-localization-plugin/64621 "2006-08-15T14:09:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-really-simple-localization-plugin/64621/1 "2006-08-15T14:09:35Z")

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Localization Simplified plugin by Jesper Rønn-Jensen. Really simple  
localization for Rails  
By Jesper Rønn-Jensen ( [http://justaddwater.dk/](http://justaddwater.dk/) )

Languages available: Spanish, German, Swedish, Danish, and (“Swedish  
Chef”  
for the fun of it)

Plugin available at [http://visitjesper.homeip.net/plugins/](http://visitjesper.homeip.net/plugins/)  
IMPORTANT: Plugin directory likely to move to more appropriate location  
anytime

The goal is to have a dead simple plugin for one-language (non-english)  
Rails applications.  
Many of the existing localization/internationalization plugins are too  
big  
for this and hard to get started with.  
Just dump this plugin in /vendor/plugins/, set your language and off you  
go.

Unlike the more advanced plugins, you don’t have to translate anything  
in  
your view files. Just use the standard Rails commands you’re used to.  
The simple approach also makes limits. Make sure you understand them to  
decide if this plugin is right for you.

===What it does  
This plugin modifies the following most used helpers for Rails

- Sets UTF-8 content-type HTTP header
- Sets UTF-8 connection to database
- Localized monthnames on date\_select etc. (but not changing the order  
of  
Y-M-D)
- Localized ActiveRecord errors (and error headings)
- Localized distance\_of\_time\_in\_words
- Localized to\_currency (but not changing the order of unit/currency)
- Simple pluralization also available in the lang-file (but currently  
only  
used for pluralizing “error”=\>“errors” in local language)
- Changes standard Rails methods. In this way, there’s no tedious  
rewrite of  
localization functions in your view files
- Languages available: Spanish, German, Swedish, Danish, and (“Swedish  
Chef”  
for the fun of it)

Read more in the README file of the project.

If you want to help out, I’d really like you to translate into more  
languages. See more under TODO in the README file.  
Also, since this is my first plulgin, any feedback is welcome. There is  
probably something I can do smarter…