Lost in Translation? How to Develop a Multilingual Site
jenny.cha
We live in a global society, meaning our user base are not solely English speakers. In fact, more than one in five people speaks a language other than English at home, while more than one in ten speaks Spanish, according to U.S. Census Bureau. Developing multilingual sites increasingly have become important to reach a wider audience and increase visibility.
You now decide to develop a multilingual Drupal website. You wonder, how do I start? While daunting at first and certainly not without difficulties, developing a multilingual site does not have to be rocket science. In this session, we will discuss a high-level overview of the challenges that designers and developers often face and how to overcome them developing a multilingual Drupal site.
Who Should Attend?
This session is for designers and front-end developers who are considering developing a multilingual site for the first time.
Topic Highlights
- Understanding the many nuances in designing and developing news sites across the world
- Adapting to different culture’s visual preferences in terms of layouts, visuals (e.g., images, icons), and content (e.g., dates, typography)
- Exploring various development methods such as:
- Drupal’s Multilingual components
- Best accessibility practices for non-English sites
- Multilingual SEO
- Performance strategies for developing nations