Multi-language standardization

WordPress does not support multi-language except by using plugins. There are some plugins that are supposed to do that.

But each plugins does it in it’s own way.

I did not find easy way for plugin developer that wants to make plugin which is multi-language friendly, except by preparing predefined language files.

Sometimes, there is a need for plugin to allow user to make custom setting entries or use some other functionality that is language dependent. All what is needed for plugin is to know what is current language user choose to view site.

There are also problems that different plugins conflicting on language settings.

I am proposing for WordPress developers to establish standard that will provide all plugins basic information within WordPress core:

1. what languages are available for site visitor,
2. what is default language
3. what is current language visitor is viewing site in

If this standard is established, these language information would be available to all plugins in the same manner and it will really make things easier for developers.

Benefits:

All plugins that provide core multi-language functionality will be compatible on selecting viewing language level.

All plugins that are language sensitive (or dependent) will work regardless what multi-language implementation is used.

• This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by pedjas.