{"id":579892,"date":"2014-03-10T20:59:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.mumbai.wordcamp.org\/?p=579892"},"modified":"2014-03-10T21:02:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T15:32:12","slug":"bigul-malayi-on-setting-up-and-running-wordpress-multi-lingual-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mumbai.wordcamp.org\/2014\/bigul-malayi-on-setting-up-and-running-wordpress-multi-lingual-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Bigul Malayi on Setting up and running WordPress Multi-lingual sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Bigul Malayi. I come from Kozhikode, Kerala. For the last eight years I have been a open source enthusiast, specially in PHP &amp; WordPress field. Earlier I worked for a few small startup companies. Since 2011 I have been working for OnTheGoSystems (the makers of WPML, Views, Types and CRED plugins) as a Quality Assurance Analyst.<\/p>\n<p>In my daily work I\u2019m up to date with various multilingual issues WordPress developers and users deal with. I would like to share my experiences about WordPress Multilingual here.<\/p>\n<p>My topic will be Setting up and running WordPress Multilingual site. During my session I will share with you overview global practices, advantages and easy methods to create and running WordPress Multilingual Sites.<\/p>\n<h3>What I will be covering in the session<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Part 1. Multilingual website \u2013 why it is worth investing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Languages on the Internet &#8211; statistics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The benefits of having a multilingual site<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>For the site owner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&#8211; For the WP developer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Part 2. Understanding the bases &#8211; what is a multilingual site and what it is not<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Examples of multilingual sites done not right<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Examples of multilingual sites done not right<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>How to do it right and why<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Part 3. Making your WP site a multilingual site<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Choosing the solution (different possibilities and plugins)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Installation and configuration &#8211; what to handle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Language switcher &#8211; good practices<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Translating the contents (various WP elements to translate)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Keeping updated (different user roles, different needs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Part 4. Tips and hints<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Why making it comfortable for non-technical users is important<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">What can you do to simplify their lives<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Themes and plugins compatibility<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The importance of good technical support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>eCommerce support and compatibility<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Being a part of Multilingual plugin makers team I know the mistakes users usually make, can understand user needs, and know good practices to do it right. Moreover I think it would be a good opportunity to share my knowledge with others because our great nation is a land of many languages too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Bigul Malayi. I come from Kozhikode, Kerala. My topic will be Setting up and running WordPress Multilingual site. 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