Translations & Languages

ChatNet supports multiple languages, allowing you to reach a global audience. This section covers how to enable multi-language support, add new languages, translate the interface, and manage existing translations. You can translate both the frontend (user-facing) and admin panel separately.

Enabling Multiple Languages

Navigate to Language

Before adding additional languages, you need to enable multi-language support:

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Set Enable Multiple Languages to Yes
3. The setting saves automatically

When enabled, users can select their preferred language from the interface.

Adding a New Language

Navigate to Language

To add a new language to your ChatNet installation:

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Click the Add New button
3. Complete the required details (see table below)
4. Click Insert to create the language

Scanning for Translatable Phrases

Navigate to Language

Before translating, you need to scan the application to collect all translatable phrases. This ensures you have access to all text strings used throughout ChatNet.

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Click the Re Scan button
3. Wait for the scan to complete
4. The page will display any newly found phrases, or show "All terms are up to date" if no new phrases were found

Translating the Interface

Navigate to Language

After adding a language and scanning for phrases, you can begin translating:

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Find the language you want to translate in the list
3. Click the Translate button next to that language
4. Select the section to translate:
   • Frontend - User-facing interface (chat, profiles, rooms, etc.)
   • Admin Panel - Administration dashboard text
5. For each phrase, enter the translation in the text field
6. Click Update to save your translations

Translation Tips

• The original English phrase is shown on the left, enter your translation on the right
• If you leave a translation empty, the default English text will be used
• You can switch between languages using the dropdown at the top of the translation page
• Translations are saved per section, so remember to translate both Frontend and Admin Panel
• Some phrases may contain placeholders like %s or %d - keep these in your translation in the appropriate position

Editing a Language

Navigate to Language

To modify an existing language's settings:

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Find the language in the list
3. Click the Edit button
4. Update the Name, Country Code, Direction, or Google Font Family
5. Click Update to save changes

Deleting a Language

Navigate to Language

To remove a language from your installation:

1. Navigate to Language in the admin panel
2. Find the language in the list
3. Click the Delete button
4. Confirm the deletion

Language Settings Overview

The language list displays the following information for each language:

RTL Language Support

ChatNet fully supports Right-to-Left (RTL) languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu.

When adding an RTL language:

1. Select the appropriate language code
2. Set Language Direction to Right to Left (RTL)
3. Optionally select a Google Font that supports RTL characters

The interface will automatically mirror when users select an RTL language, adjusting layouts, text alignment, and navigation appropriately.

Common Language Codes

Here are some commonly used language codes: