Apply the multilingual solution to Content Template Catalog sites
The IBM Web Content Manager Multilingual Solution consists of patterns, tools, and plug-ins for creating and managing multi-language and multi-locale sites.
This section explains how to apply those patterns to a Content Template Catalog site. The Content Template Catalog Design Translations plug-in frees you from having to localize any of the strings in the CTC Design library used throughout the Content Template Catalog templates. This plug-in can also be reused to bring in translations to the custom designs.
Follow these general steps to build a Content Template Catalog site that is localized using the Multilingual Solution. Familiarize yourself with both Content Template Catalog and the Multilingual Solution before you begin.
- Start by creating a simple site. Learn how the templates work and what we can and cannot do through simple template instantiation. Having this background knowledge can help you design the site and plan the site build.
- To understand the Multilingual Solution, read the documentation carefully to understand how the localization patterns work. Learn which pieces of code are supplied with the Multilingual Solution for us to use and customize.
When we have two locales built, test them to ensure the rendering of the site and the localization workflow process are the way you expect and make modifications as needed.
We can optionally install a set of localized demonstration sites. See The localized CTC demonstration sites for further information.
- Install and configuring the Multilingual Solution
- Add authoring templates for a localized site
- Build the base locale site
- Prepare the Content Template Catalog portlets for multiple languages
- Rolling out a second locale
- Add content to a CTC multilingual site using page templates
- Test multilingual support
- Localized site search
Parent Content Template Catalog 4.3Related concepts:
CTC Design Translations plug-in
Related information
IBM Web Content Manager Multilingual Solution