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Multilingual interface handling has been in in Tiki since the early versions. Therefore, it was possible to use Tiki in any of 30+ languages. Multilingual content handling was added in 1.9.x It makes it possible for a page or an article to have a corresponding page or article in another language.

Tiki is the "reference implementation" for the Cross-lingual Wiki Engine:

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 RatingSubjectPriorityCategoryCreated
open-2-1012(2)HelpWiki editing: Preview with diff, like Mediawiki9 highFeature request2007-07
open-2-1012(2)HelpCustom language translations in the database and administered via web interface9 highFeature request2008-05
open-2-1012(2)Helpswitch_lang module doesn't work when "detect browser language" is enabled9 highBug: Error2008-09
open-2-1012(1)HelpProblem in adodb when using Chinese characters in browser title9 highBug: Usability2009-06
open-2-1012(1)HelpDiscussion: Should we change from language.php to native .po files?9 highCommunity projects
Feature request		2009-09
open-2-1012(0)Help Upgrade 4.1->5.0 - Error : x01 : Fatal error on tra.php9 highBug: Consistency
Bug: Error		2010-07
open-2-1012(0)HelpDisplay of many text after upgrade of a database coded UTF8 defined latin1 as UTF8 code9 highBug: conflict of two features (each works well independently)
Bug: Consistency
Bug: Error
Bug: Regression		2010-07
open-2-1012(1)HelpIn multilingual provided clearer guidance to user as to what language is most up to date8Feature request2010-01
open-2-1012(0)HelpUsing "best language" breaks links when generating webhelp7Bug: Error2008-05
open-2-1012(1)HelpLocale breaks on script tags7Bug: Error2009-06
open-2-1012(1)HelpUsing Google Machine Translate breaks theme columns7Bug: Error
Bug: Usability		2010-04
open-2-1012(0)HelpArticle translation doesn't work.7Bug: Consistency
Bug: Error
Bug: Usability		2010-08
open-2-1012(1)HelpSpellcheck dictionary should be install via mods, in many languages.6Feature request2007-08
open-2-1012(1)HelpLanguage picker should be WYSIWYCA6Bug: Usability2008-02
open-2-1012(2)HelpIf you use the Spell Check feature without having loaded the dictionary-error message is misleading6Support request2008-02
open-2-1012(1)HelpLanguage problems with mail notifications in tracker6Bug: Usability2008-09
open-2-1012(0)HelpLocking page removes translate link6Bug: Usability2008-12
open-2-1012(1)Helpusability issues and bug with translation - i18n - CLWE Cross Lingual Wiki Engine6Bug: Error
Bug: Regression
Bug: Usability		2009-03
open-2-1012(1)Helptiki-print_pages.php should allow to choose tikiversion for all pages, if PluginVersion is used6Bug: Usability2009-04
open-2-1012(2)HelpMultilingual structures do not allow users to change language using the drop down box.6Bug: Usability2009-06
open-2-1012(1)HelpCompletely multilingual Tiki not just Wiki6Feature request2009-11
open-2-1012(1)HelpCustom string translation do not work6Bug: Regression2009-12
open-2-1012(0)HelpMake preferences i18n-aware6Feature request2010-02
open-2-1012(1)Help$prefs.language does not work properly?6Bug: Consistency
Bug: Usability		2010-03
open-2-1012(1)HelpUnkown language applied to wiki pages created from structureds6Bug: Usability
Feature request		2010-05
open-2-1012(1)Help5.x: wiki "watch" emails come with iso-8859-1 to me even if chosen utf-8 everywhere in settings; other email ok6Bug: Regression
Bug: Usability		2010-06
open-2-1012(2)Helpspellcheck should get lang from wiki page lang, not from users' 6Bug: Error
Bug: Usability		2005-12
open-2-1012(0)HelpEase contributions of translations for people that don't use SVN5Community projects2008-08
open-2-1012(0)HelpPages with same name not allowed? Mulilingual sites5Bug: Error
Feature request		2008-08
open-2-1012(0)Helpmultibyte-letter-wiki-document-name between double braces are not recognized.5Bug: Usability
Feature request		2008-11
open-2-1012(0)HelpLogic of language selection5Feature request2009-02
open-2-1012(1)HelpActivating plugins doesn't invalidate cache and thus, plugin help doesn't appear on next page edit5Bug: conflict of two features (each works well independently)
Bug: Consistency		2009-05
open-2-1012(0)HelpCan not change article language - page not found error5Bug: Error2009-12
open-2-1012(2)HelpSide-by-side edit of two languages, with a "translation is in sync" button to save both wiki pages5Feature request2010-01
open-2-1012(0)HelpLanguage.php has strange characters codification5Bug: Usability2010-01
open-2-1012(2)Helpspellcheck feature not working properly (yet), specially with latin characters in text5Bug: Usability2005-08
open-2-1012(1)Helptiki-integrator is not aware of character set: remote pages with iso-8859-1 are not properly shown5Bug: Usability
Feature request		2005-08
open-2-1012(1)HelpBlog local perms are not deleted if group name contains spaces or special characters 5Bug: Error2006-03
open-2-1012(0)HelpDefault site language should be included in choice of user can switch lang4Bug: Usability2008-03
open-2-1012(1)HelpDetect browser language not working on 3.04Bug: Regression
Bug: Usability		2009-05
open-2-1012(0)Helpsmarty_tiki/modifier.duration*.php are not internationalized4Bug: Error2006-08
open-2-1012(1)HelpLanguage field for menus (multilingual menus)4Feature request2007-01
open-2-1012(0)HelpSmarty cache is not automatically updated after a modification of language.php3Bug: Usability2007-03
open-2-1012(0)Helpwiki: automatic description of changes3Feature request2008-04
open-2-1012(1)HelpQuick Edit module should detect and warn about special characters in page names3Feature request2008-05
open-2-1012(0)Help"Translation of this page is incomplete." / "translation in progress"3Feature request2009-09
open-2-1012(0)HelpWatches appear in foreign languages3Bug: Error2005-07
open-2-1012(0)Helpwrong german translation in confirmation mail3Bug: Usability
Patch		2010-03
open-2-1012(0)Helpi18n forums2Feature request2007-03
open-2-1012(1)Helpthresold...2Bug: Consistency2005-04
open-2-1012(2)HelpWatch item on trackers sends messages in the language of the tracker poster.2Bug: Error2005-05
open-2-1012(1)HelpTranslated pages should not be orphans2Bug: Usability2005-06
open-2-1012(0)Help255 characters limit in Meta Keywords and Meta Description2Feature request2005-06
open-2-1012(0)HelpOnce a page has been assigned a language there is no option to unassign the language1 lowBug: Usability2008-07
open-2-1012(0)HelpReporting spelling corrections as a non-developer1 low2008-11
open-2-1012(0)HelpAdding a topic to articles conflicts with language switching1 lowBug: Error2006-03
open-2-1012(0)HelpSet default language in editor1 lowBug: Usability2006-03
open-2-1012(1)Helptiki export trackers with accented characters1 lowBug: Error2006-07
open-2-1012(1)Helptranslation to portuguese (PT)Patch2007-07
open-2-1012(1)Helpphp option "...&bl" does not work with "structure"Bug: Usability2008-01
open-2-1012(0)HelpProblem with plugins & russian characters on wiki pageBug: Error2008-06
open-2-1012(0)HelpOnly a testing-bug for Umlauts äöüBug: Regression2008-11
open-2-1012(0)Help"Change language for this page" in translate this page first step2009-08
open-2-1012(0)HelpTranslation rightsFeature request2009-08
open-2-1012(0)HelpComment into forums of various languages2009-08
open-2-1012(0)HelpButtons for available languages2009-08
open-2-1012(0)HelpImport glossaries2009-09
open-2-1012(0)HelpTranslate in two columns2009-09
open-2-1012(0)HelpPage translation module with Reference language (pivot_language) parameter broken on tiki-index.phpBug: Regression2009-10
open-2-1012(0)HelpLinks to translation(s) in article subpagesBug: Usability2010-03

Pending

 RatingSubjectPriorityCategoryCreated
pending-2-1012(0)Helpif use a chinese character in a page's name, can't use (()) to refer to that page.9 highBug: Error
Bug: Usability		2008-09
pending-2-1012(1)HelpMultilingual tracker (labels, drop-downs and categories)9 highFeature request2007-01
pending-2-1012(1)HelpUse of variables in text areas ex.: wiki pages (lang, page, etc)6Feature request2007-01
pending-2-1012(3)Helpi18n: "Best language" feature applied to short list of 2 or more preferred languages (user profile)5Feature request2007-07
pending-2-1012(0)Helplast_insert_id() is mysql-specific - need to replace with ADODB equivalent5Bug: Error2005-10
pending-2-1012(0)HelpSpecial characters in newsletters & email notifications when copy-pasting from Microsoft Word5Bug: Usability2007-01
pending-2-1012(0)HelpEditing a wiki page: Footnotes and Comment are unclear labels4Bug: Usability2005-06
pending-2-1012(1)HelpWhen restricting available languages in admin->i18n, wiki edit page still shows all languages 3Bug: Error2007-04
pending-2-1012(1)HelpRight-to-left directional languages broken in 1.9DR43Bug: Regression2005-04
pending-2-1012(0)HelpCustom language translation3Feature request2006-01
pending-2-1012(0)HelpWebHelp: Missing UTF-8 charset support in Index menu2Bug: Usability
Patch		2007-04
pending-2-1012(0)HelpUpdate country list and flag list2Feature request2007-01

Closed

 RatingSubjectPriorityCategoryCreated
closed-2-1012(0)HelpSwitch lang module for anonymous yields blank page + critical error with registered9 highBug: Error2007-04
closed-2-1012(0)HelpDB error with new 1.10 install or upgrade over 1.9.99 highBug: Error2008-02
closed-2-1012(0)HelpInstaller does not set language on new install9 highBug: Error
Bug: Usability		2008-09
closed-2-1012(1)Helpadd language selection list on Installer page9 highFeature request2008-09
closed-2-1012(0)Helptiki-edit_translation + tiki tickets9 highBug: Error2005-10
closed-2-1012(1)HelpArticles plugin: filter by language9 highFeature request2007-01
closed-2-1012(1)HelpAdd Google Translate support8Feature request2008-05
closed-2-1012(1)Helpfeature_wiki_minor_edit8Bug: Consistency
Feature request		2008-10
closed-2-1012(0)Helpwiki shows no preview in translate edit mode8Bug: Consistency
Bug: Usability		2009-04
closed-2-1012(1)HelpEditor & localization Dashboard (help contributors with priorities)8Feature request
Patch		2009-08
closed-2-1012(0)Help5.0RC1 - wiki Editing option "check orthography" ->em error : table "babl_words_fr" missing8Bug: Consistency
Bug: Error		2010-08
closed-2-1012(0)HelpJa lang wiki text broken (trunk)7Bug: Regression
Bug: Usability		2009-07
closed-2-1012(0)Help5.0RC1 - wiki Editing option "check orthography" ->em error : table "babl_words_fr" missing7Bug: conflict of two features (each works well independently)
Bug: Consistency
Bug: Error		2010-08
closed-2-1012(1)Helptiki-listpages.php: add Language & Description & categories7Feature request2007-01
closed-2-1012(1)HelpTranslate this page (create and associate to translation set in 1 step)62007-08
closed-2-1012(0)Helplisting file gallery contents broken in Catalan Language since 1.9.8beta???6Bug: Usability2007-09
closed-2-1012(1)HelpCharacter substitutions in page names, search engine, usernames, etc.6Bug: Usability
Feature request		2008-12
closed-2-1012(0)HelpDuplicate entire structure for translation5Feature request2007-08
closed-2-1012(0)HelpSearch results (for wiki pages) does not include &bl when using multilingual & best language options5Bug: Error2008-02
closed-2-1012(0)Helppostgres7 error: operator does not exist5Bug: Error2008-04
closed-2-1012(1)Helpmodule calendar (or calendar new) show two letters and not just one for week days5Feature request2009-06
closed-2-1012(1)HelpInsert special characters : move to main template and make localized versions5Feature request2006-01
closed-2-1012(0)HelpWiki: Minor edit :: need mouse over to explain what it's for4Bug: Usability
Documentation (or Advocacy)		2008-04
closed-2-1012(1)Helppdf generation does not work for Bulgarian language4Bug: Error
Bug: Usability
Feature request		2005-06
closed-2-1012(2)HelpSearch results: option to show only results in my languages4Feature request2007-01
closed-2-1012(1)Helpsefurl conflicts with best language3Bug: Error2008-01
closed-2-1012(1)Helpdrawings seem not UTF-8 compatible3Bug: Error2005-06
closed-2-1012(0)HelpCountry Tanzania and language Swahili3Feature request2005-06
closed-2-1012(1)Helpmultitiki not working if adding "?lang=ca" to tiki-install.php script => multitiki not i18n ready2Bug: Error2008-05
closed-2-1012(1)HelpTanzania missing in country tracker list2Bug: Consistency2008-10
closed-2-1012(1)HelpWorking on Japanese Translations1 low2005-04
closed-2-1012(1)Helpupdates to lang/hu/language.php1 lowPatch2006-08

Interested community members

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Jean-François B.Jean-Francois B.Ajax
Blog
Database MySQL
File Gallery
Gmap (Google Map)
i18n (Multilingual, l10n, Babelfish)
JQuery
Logs (system & action)		07 Sep. 09 11:37 UTC
Hardy HaardtHardy HaardtBrowser Compatibility
Database independence (Non-Mysql, ADOdb Postgres, Oracle, etc)
Dynamic Content
External Authentication (LDAP, AD, PAM, CAS, etc)
Gmap (Google Map)
Help System
i18n (Multilingual, l10n, Babelfish)
Installer (profiles, upgrades and server-related issues)
Map (with Mapserver)
OS independence (Non-Linux, Windows/IIS, Mac, BSD)
PDF
Templates (Smarty)
Theme: Look & feel, Styles, CSS, Theme Control Center
TikiTests
Trackers
WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get)
~Trackers (mirror)
~Workflow engine (Galaxia)		01 July 08 14:26 UTC
NelsonNelson KoAdministration
Ajax
Article
Blog
Bookmark
Calendar
Category
Comment
Contribution
Dynamic Content
File Gallery
Forum
Friendship network (Community)
Gmap (Google Map)
Group
i18n (Multilingual, l10n, Babelfish)
Image Gallery
Installer (profiles, upgrades and server-related issues)
Inter-User messages
Logs (system & action)
Lost edit protection
Meta Tag
Mods
Modules
Multimedia
Permission
Poll
Profile Manager
Rating
RSS
Search
Search engine optimization (SEO)
Security
Tags
Templates (Smarty)
Theme: Look & feel, Styles, CSS, Theme Control Center
Trackers
User Administration (Registration, Login & Banning)
Watch (email notifications of changes)
Wiki (history, page rename, etc)
Wiki Plugin (extends basic syntax)
Wiki Structure (book & table of content)
Wiki Syntax (text area, parser, external wiki, etc)
WYSIWYCA (What You See is What You Can Access)
WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get)
XML RPC		01 Jan. 08 15:41 UTC
luciash d' beingluciash d' beingAccessibility
Blog
Comment
i18n (Multilingual, l10n, Babelfish)
Image Gallery
Meta Tag
Site Identity
Theme: Look & feel, Styles, CSS, Theme Control Center
Wiki (history, page rename, etc)
Wiki Plugin (extends basic syntax)
WYSIWYCA (What You See is What You Can Access)
WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get)		22 July 06 19:19 UTC
xaviXavier de PedroAdministration
Blog
Category
Comment
File Gallery
Forum
Homework
i18n (Multilingual, l10n, Babelfish)
Image Gallery
Inter-User messages
Menu & PHP Layers Menu System
Mods
Search
Spreadsheet
Survey
Theme: Look & feel, Styles, CSS, Theme Control Center
Trackers
User Administration (Registration, Login & Banning)
Watch (email notifications of changes)
Wiki (history, page rename, etc)
Wiki Plugin (extends basic syntax)
WYSIWYCA (What You See is What You Can Access)
WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get)		19 July 06 22:45 UTC

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