How do I manage pages with content in multiple languages?

[Joachim Straub]

Hello,

we use Confluence together with Refined.

We would like to

• display the content of a page in multiple languages and
• allow the user to change the language of the content by a click

Thus, I have installed the macro "Translations for Confluence". In Confluence, this works fine.  However, Refined does not support this macro.

Is there any possibility to handle multiple language content without having to create a separate page for each language? I want to avoid this since this can get confusing.

Thanks for your help,
Joachim

[Mattia _bitvoodoo ag_]

Hello Joachim,

Thank you for using our Translations app.

Refined offers the option to display the pages as in native Confluence.

This view supports 3rd party apps' content. In the case of Translations, the last selected language in Confluence will also be used for the Refined content view. Unfortunately it is not possible for us to display the language switcher in this Refined view. 

For your users this means, when they visit the content on Refined and they want to switch the language, they need to open the Confluence page (there is a direct access to the Confluence page in Refined interface) and switch the language. 

This solution may not be ideal if your users actually have to change languages frequently.
If you have any questions about this, please contact our support team.

Kind regards,

Mattia

[Kristian Klima]

Hi @Joachim Straub and welcome to the Community.

When it comes to

• displaying localized content
• in a public documentation site
• that's Confluence based
• but doesn't look like Confluence

you have only one option as far as I know.

Using a suite of Confluence apps by K15t (they're based in Stuttgart).

• Scroll Documents - it's a content management tool that allows you to manage your confluence pages and spaces in a much more detailed way. It also supports proper versioning, conditional content, etc.
• Translations for Scroll Documents - it does what it says on the tin. It creates a localized versions of your Confluence pages, supports XLIFFs files and all the usual translation workflows.
• Then you need Scroll Viewport to create a public website from your Confluence (via Scroll Documents) that allows for seamless switching between individual language versions.

Examples of the solution:

• https://docs.pay-me.com/?l=en

Scroll down for language swicher. It works really well - when you're switching languages on a specific page, you will remain on that page. https://docs.pay-me.com/en/magento/v3.0.9/instalacion-y-activacion 

Now... Viewport is a competitor of Refined. But unlike Refined, Viewport does not require you to enable anonymous access to your Confluence spaces and is designed to work with advanced features of other Scroll apps.

This is my company doc site built with VIewport. I used the Scroll Translations in the past so feel free to ask questions.

Disclaimer: I do not work for K15t.