Getting WordPress to Speak Your Language

Rick RadkoAn in depth look at what is needed to set-up a WordPress site in a language other than English, and to have a site with multiple languages. We will: learn how to set up a WordPress site that is not English, look at what is needed in themes and plugins to use them in other languages, and see how to create translations for themes and plugins.

Aditionally, we’ll do a detailed review of strategies and options for creating multilingual sites, from simple sites with custom themes, to multilingual plugins and multisite installs, and the issues related to each approach.

This talk should be informative for WordPress users of any skill level. To get the most from the talk, experience with changing settings, installing plugins, FTP/uploading files to your WordPress install, and editing configuration files would be an asset, but is not required.

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About Rick Radko

Rick Radko is a creative, artistic, and entrepreneurial engineer with a passion for finding solutions to difficult design problems. He is the owner of R-Cubed Design Forge, where he develops custom web applications, social networking and team collaboration solutions for businesses. Rick began building web sites and applications in 1996, using HTML and Perl. Since then, he has worked with many PHP/MySQL systems including Mambo, Joomla! since its first release, MediaWiki, and WordPress since 2008. Rick specializes in custom application development and multilingual WordPress sites. He is co-leader, and a frequent presenter at the Ottawa WordPress Group. Follow @r3designforge on Twitter.