We hope you had a happy holiday with your family. We also had a great celebration and are ready to please you with a new update. So Balbooa Community, meet a big update that will allow you to create multilingual sites with Joomla website builder Gridbox.
As you already know, Gridbox supports the ability to create multilingual sites based on the principles of multilingual Joomla. Today's update comes with improvements that allow you to create top-notch multilingual sites on Joomla CMS.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're happy to inform you that Gridbox 2.12.7 has the ability to create multilingual associations at all levels, from pages to content apps.
Multilingual Associations are used to redirect from one language page to another after clicking on the language switcher flag.
To associate single pages, categories or apps, navigate to item settings, tab “Publishing”. Select the item language from the dropdown list.
After that, for each language from the list select the associated item.
We've added a Language Switcher to the Gridbox Editor to make editing associated multilingual pages easier and faster. Gridbox Language Switcher provides fast switching between associated pages.
Switching between associated Gridbox pages
Switching between associated Gridbox blog pages
Switching between associated Gridbox store pages
Please note that the Editor Language Switcher is available only if the page has a multilingual association.
Gridbox system pages have always been a stumbling block in building multilingual sites. In Gridbox 2.12.7 we've found a solution. Now system pages include language settings.
Also, we have added standard management tools like duplication, deleting, publishing and creating new ones.
The process for creating multilingual system pages is similar to any other page. You need to make a copy, translate the content, assign the language and theme.
Pay special attention to the creation of a multilingual Checkout page. The checkout page comes with a global plugin “Customer Info” that includes custom fields. So if you remove any field, it's removed from all multilingual pages.
Besides creating duplicate pages, you also need to translate the fields. You will be able to translate the fields in the plugin settings.
And the icing on the cake in today's multilingual update will be a new plugin for the Gridbox - Language Switcher. The Language Switcher plugin is an alternative solution to the standard Joomla Language Switcher module.
The plugin is developed in the best Gridbox traditions, beautiful and easy to configure. In addition, the Language Switcher plugin comes with 3 layouts: Default, Dropdown and Lightbox.
Default layout of the Language Switcher plugin
Dropdown layout of the Language Switcher plugin
Lightbox layout of the Language Switcher plugin
Do you want the language switcher to look harmonious on your website? It's easier than ever because the Language Switcher plugin provides different design settings. So easily customize the language switcher design to make your site not only multilingual and functional but also very attractive.
We want our customers to create only attractive websites, where every detail will look perfect. The Gridbox Language Switcher plugin is no exception.
Another small improvement awaits you that will improve the user experience in the media manager. The Gridbox Media Manager already has the search by name, but sometimes that's not enough. Therefore, we have added file sorting by Name, Modified, and File Size.
Want to see recently uploaded media at the top of the list? Sorting files in the Gridbox Media Manager is as easy as shelling peas. Just click sort by Modified. Or maybe you need to display all files alphabetically? Well, then sort by name. Finding media files in Gridbox media manager is much easier now. Just sort and enjoy!
The first update in 2022 turned out to be very productive. Gridbox 2.12.7 will give you more functionality for creating multilingual sites. Update, give it a try and write what you think about it in the comments below.
v.2.12.7 - 12/01/2022