====== Language ======

This section allows you to manage languages used on your site

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|**Note**: You must have at least two languages for the **Language** drop down to appear on the front end of your site.|

===== Edit Language =====
 
Use **Edit Language** tab to translate and edit phrases.  
Select needed language from the **Language** drop down menu.
To find needed phrase select **Section** this phrase belongs to or use **Search** box if you are not sure in which section to search for.

Left column of **Edit Language** tab displays current name of the phrase and its text key (highlighted in green). 
User right column to translate or edit phrases.

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To import/export languages, activate/deactivate and change order of existing ones use **Available-Languages** tab. 

===== Available-Languages =====
 
If you have several languages drag and drop needed ones to change their order.
Hover the mouse over needed language name to see language values, edit, clone and activate/deactivate options.
    * **values**- choose this option if you would like to translate/edit phrases.
    * **edit** - choose this options if you would like to change language name, ISO tag and language direction.Find our more about ISO [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#Officially_assigned_code_elements|here]]. System displays corresponding to ISO tags flags in user console. Make sure to specify correct ISO tags when adding/editing languages.
    * **clone**- choose this option to copy selected language.
    * **deactivate/activate**- choose this option to  deactivate selected language.

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==== Add a new language ====

To add new language use **Add New Language (Language Pack)** option.

You can find already translated language packages on[[http://www.oxwall.org/forum/47 |Oxwall forum]] 

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After you click **Add** button, a page where you can select the language ( you can have more then one language in imported file) and sections (plugins) will appear. Select what you would like to import from this language package and click **Import Selected** button.

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==== Export Languages ====
 
In the same manner if you would like to export your languages use **Export Languages** option.

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Select items you would like to export from all languages and plugins and click **Export Selected**

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