Softweb Solutions Inc. 2531 Technology Drive, Suite 312, Elgin, Illinois 60124 Toll-Free Number: 1-866-345-7638 Fax: 866-345-7638 Article Title: Multilingual Website with the Powerful Drupal Platform Keywords Drupal Application Development, Drupal Development Content Drupal is an open source content management system written in PHP language and a powerful tool for creating web applications. It is useful to build websites for both small and large sized businesses. It is a preferred tool among developers because of its rich and varied features. Drupal is an easy to install tool and is highly reliable in generating stable websites. It has been used on many websites all across the world, including high-volume sites. Drupal is based on scalable and reliable technologies and hence makes it the perfect platform for creating Drupal web solutions. Drupal strictly requires a database to function and is very useful to build dynamic web applications. As it offers unparallel web development tools, Drupal is preferred by many organizations and it also provides lots of unique functions suitable for the web. Drupal consists of a core file system which can be extended with the help of UI, modules, and Themes. Drupal database helps in tracking information related to user information, logging information, site settings, module settings, content, and content related data. Drupal development is primarily done using the English language. But, it is now possible to build websites in different languages with the Drupal platform. It provides two main types of translation tools – 1) Location Component: This is applicable for in-built program components such as selection products, choice brands such as ‘Login’, ‘Logout’, ‘View’, ‘Edit’ etc. 2) Content Translation: This component helps to translate the content of the web page.
Three kinds of information need to be converted in Drupal development which are content, configuration, and user interface. There are two important things that the developer needs to be comfortable working with – Internationalization: This is a process of developing a software application that adapts to different languages and regions without much technical changes. It is a framework that helps to create your unique web page in 17 different languages and then direct them to other pages of the website according to the user’s choice of location. Localization: This is the way of making internationalized software adapt for specific languages with the help of locale-specific components or translating text. Localization helps you to actually translate the content of the website. The most widely translated content with Drupal is Blocks, Nodes, Menus, and Taxonomy. The things that need to be considered while translating are – 1) Each language is different and so, when the content is translated the appearance of the website can vary. For example, two German words may take 10 English words to communicate the same meaning. Space changes need to be taken care of. 2) One language will have many different dialects. So each dialect needs to be chosen carefully. 3) Numbers and figures like date, time, and currencies should be specifically translated to match each region. Softweb Solutions is a leading Drupal Development Company providing innovative Drupal web solutions. We have a team of skilled Drupal developers who can deliver attractive solutions using the Drupal platform. For more information on Drupal Development, contact us at info@softwebsolutions.com Summary Drupal is a highly reliable and scalable platform to create web solutions and it is the best Content Management System that is available. With Drupal it is now possible to create multilingual websites catering to the specific needs of different localities.