[thelist] Multi-language site structure

[Paul Bennett]

Hi Meshack,

Perhaps not the answer you're looking for but Drupal handles
multi-language sites very well via modules like locale and localizer.

Here are two sites that use Drupal and have a language switch between
Maori and English:
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
http://www.teara.govt.nz/

Te Ara manages almost 30,000 pages of bi-lingual content. The language
switch on both sites also includes navigation and application help text,
so the possibilities for full translation are pretty high.

I know the Drupal learning curve is steep, but if you're wanting to "do
things right" you really do need a system which is built to handle this
from the get-go, otherwise you could build yourself into a maintenance
nightmare pretty fast.

Paul 

www.mch.govt.nz  -  www.teara.govt.nz  -  www.nzhistory.net.nz  -  www.nzlive.com

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