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10.2. Configuring Content Translation for Drupal 8, 9, and 10

Goal

Make Custom block, Custom menu link, and Content entity types translatable. Select specific subtypes and set which fields of these can be translated.

Site prerequisites

The core Content Translation module must be installed, and your site must have at least two languages. See Section 10.1, “Adding a Language”.

Steps

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  1. In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Configuration > Regional and language > Content language and translation (admin/config/regional/content-language).
  2. Under Custom language settings, check Content, Content block and Custom menu link to make these entity types translatable.

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    Custom language settings checklist

  3. Configuration options appear for Content, Content block and Custom menu link. Choose the subtypes you want to translate for each entity type. Check Basic page for Content, Basic block for Content block and Custom menu link for Custom menu link.
  4. Verify the settings for the entity types as shown below:

    Field name Explanation Example value

    Default language

    The default language for the entity subtype

    Site’s default language (English)

    Show language selector on create and edit pages

    Whether or not the language selector should be shown while editing and creating content

    Checked

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    Default language and translatability for content types

  5. Choose the fields that should be translatable for Basic page as shown in the table below. If a field is not translation-dependent, leave it unchecked.

    Field name Explanation Example value

    Title

    The title of the content

    Checked

    Authored by

    The author

    Unchecked

    Published

    Whether the content has been published or not

    Checked

    Authored on

    Date of publishing

    Unchecked

    Changed

    Date of last update

    Unchecked

    Promoted to front page

    Whether the content will be included in some content views

    Unchecked

    Sticky at top of lists

    Whether the content will be displayed first in some content views

    Unchecked

    URL alias

    Nicer URL for the content

    Checked

    Body

    The main content of the page

    Checked

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    Translatable content entity subtypes' fields checklist

  6. Similarly, check the appropriate boxes for translatable fields belonging to Basic block and Custom menu link.
  7. Click Save configuration.