How to Installing and Configuring Drupal Multilingual Modules?

Installing and configuring multilingual modules is essential for supporting multilingual content in a Drupal site. Here are the detailed steps:

1) Installing Multilingual Modules

1. Log in to Drupal Admin: Log in to your Drupal site using an admin account.

2. Install Required Modules:

   • Language: Core module, no need to download, just enable it.
   • Content Translation: Core module, used for translating content types.
   • Interface Translation: Core module, used for translating interface strings.
   • Locale: Core module, used for managing translations.
   • Other Modules:
     • For more advanced translation features, consider installing modules like Entity Translation.

   Enable Modules:

   • Navigate to the Extend page.
   • Find and select the above modules, then click the "Install" button.

2) Configuring Multilingual Support

1. Add Languages:
   • Navigate to Configuration > Regional and Language > Languages.
   • Click the "Add language" button.
   • Select the language you need from the dropdown and click "Add".
2. Configure Language Detection and Selection:
   • On the Languages page, click the Detection and Selection tab.
   • Configure language detection methods (e.g., URL, browser language, session, etc.).
   • Enable and configure the desired detection methods.
3. Translate Content Types:
   • Navigate to Structure > Content types.
   • Edit the content type you want to translate.
   • Under the Multilingual settings tab, enable "Enable translation".
   • Select the fields you want to translate and save changes.
4. Translate Interface Strings:
   • Navigate to Configuration > Regional and Language > User interface translation.
   • Import language files or manually translate strings as needed.
5. Configure Content Translation:
   • When editing content, you'll see a "Translate" tab.
   • Click the tab and add translations for each language.