# \[extension\] site-language - multilingual capabilities for radiant 1.6.3

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extension-site-language-multilingual-capabilities-for-radiant-1-6-3/116874>\
**Category:** Radiant CMS\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extension-site-language-multilingual-capabilities-for-radiant-1-6-3/116874 "2007-10-10T17:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bernard\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bernard\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bernard_G)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extension-site-language-multilingual-capabilities-for-radiant-1-6-3/116874/1 "2007-10-10T17:50:45Z")

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Hi list,

we developed an extension which adds multi-lingual capabilities to  
Radiant 1.6.3, without the need to make multiple trees in your page-  
hierarchy.

The extension allows a site to have pages and snippets in several  
languages; with a default language (currently dutch, but easy to  
change in the source code. We didn’t test this extension with other  
extensions, or how it behaves on a running installation, so install  
this with care.

It works for us, and we will continue to add features, but this is a  
first version which gives us what we need.

The major advantages are

- no need to have multiple site-hierarchies in your pages
- auto-redirection to the default language
- use of globalize, which works wonderful

Disadvantages

- includes pages which are copied from Radiant 1.6.3 (view/admin/page/  
\_node.rhtml and snippet/index.rhtml)
- includes code from the site-controller within the extension
- currently only works with Radiant 1.6.3 (due to both previous points)

More info and download here: [http://www.openminds.be/article/radiant-](http://www.openminds.be/article/radiant-)  
site-language-extension

TAKE CARE: you need to apply a patch to globalize! See this link:  
[http://trac.globalize-rails.org/trac/globalize/ticket/172](http://trac.globalize-rails.org/trac/globalize/ticket/172)

Kind regards,  
Bernard G. & Jan De Poorter  
Openminds BVBA - Rails hosting by professionals - http://  
www.openminds.be/

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**Author:** ![Bernard\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bernard\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bernard_G)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extension-site-language-multilingual-capabilities-for-radiant-1-6-3/116874/2 "2007-10-10T20:05:46Z")

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Sounds really promosing…Trying this out as well 😃

P

On 10/10/07, Bernard G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> extensions, or how it behaves on a running installation, so install  
> Disadvantages
> 
> Kind regards,  
> Bernard G. & Jan De Poorter  
> Openminds BVBA - Rails hosting by professionals - http://  
> www.openminds.be/
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–  
met vriendelijke groet,

Peter B.