Name: Backend Language Switcher - Version: 3.1.3 / 3.2.2.0-PRO / 4.1.0.0-PRO - Type: Module - License: GPLv3
Description: Changes the language directly in the backend - Joomla! Extensions Directory
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Switches the language in the backend directly, without having to leave the opened page!
Module: BLS - Backend Language Switcher
Function: This module allows you to switch the backend language directly.
Languages: English and German
Enhance your backend administration experience with our Language Switching module, designed for instantaneous language changes. This module integrates a convenient dropdown list featuring all available languages, making multilingual management a breeze.
Select your desired language from the list, and it will be loaded instantly, allowing you to continue your work seamlessly on the same page. This feature proves invaluable when validating language files or capturing screenshots in different languages.
Opt for our Language Switching module and transform how you manage multilingual content, streamlining your tasks with quick and easy language transitions.
Features
- Change the language quickly and directly in the backend
- All available languages are automatically detected and added to the selection dropdown list
- Changes have only temporary effect on the session, the default values are loaded after a new login
- Languages: English and German
Installation
Install the module in the backend. Activate it in "Extensions" - "Modules" - "BLS - Backend Language Switcher"
Steps after the installation:
- 1. Select 'Extensions' - 'Modules'
- 2. Change the module type of 'Site' to 'Administrator' (at the top in the drop-down lists on the left)
- 3. Choose 'BLS - Backend Language Switcher'
- 4. Set or enter the position 'status' or 'menu', and set the status to 'Published'
Installation Tutorial for Joomla! 3.x
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BLS does not change the default language in the settings of your Joomla! website, but only for the current session.
Changelog
Version 4.1.0.0-PRO - 2023-04-05
- Increased technical requirements for Joomla! 4: Increasing Technical Requirements - Core & PHP for Joomla! 4 Pro Extensions.
- + Code optimisations.
Version 4.0.2.0-PRO - 2022-10-17
- + Added Pro Security Token validation check. The Pro package contains a token file with an individual security token linked to the user account and checked against the validation server for authenticity.
- ^ Multiple internal code optimisations.
Version 4.0.1.0-PRO - 2021-11-12
- + Added the built-in Download Key Manager support to enter your Pro Update ID without installing the update helper plugin.
Important: Please copy your personal Pro Update ID using the second copy button in the Pro ID Manager and enter the key in System - Update - Update Sites - Select the entry of the Pro extension and enter the ID into the Download Key field. - ^ Code optimisations
Version 4.0.0.0-PRO - 2021-09-12
- + First Pro release for Joomla! 4.x based on BLS Pro version 3.2.2.0-PRO
Version 3.2.2.0-PRO - 2021-06-10
- ^ Maintenance release
- ^ Changed the version number specification. The first number stands for the supported major Joomla! version. The following three numbers follow the Semantic Versioning Specification (SemVer), as it used to be previously.
- ^ Updated custom field
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.2.1-PRO - 2021-01-16
- First release with increased technical requirements: Increasing Technical Requirements - Joomla! Core & PHP for Pro & Free Extensions
- ^ Updated language files and custom fields
- ^ Code optimisations
Version 3.2.0-PRO - 2019-05-10
- + First Pro release based on BLS version 3.1.2
Version 3.1.3 - 2019-06-16
- + Code Optimizations
- + Custom Field - Pro Button
- ^ Updated Custom Fields
Version 3.1.2 - 2017-01-02
- + Improved CSS instructions for position "status"
- ^ Updated Donation Code Field
Version 3.1.1 - 2016-01-26
- + CSS instructions for position "status" - Added readable background color for hover effect on this position.
- + Correct language message output - After the language switch the message is displayed in the correct language if the string is available (default en-GB).
- + Code Refactoring
- ^ Updated Language Files
- ^ Updated Donation Code Field
Version 3.1.0 - 2015-07-31
- + Donation Code Validation Process - Improved the validation process with a new server (HTTPS request) plus an independent, separated fallback server (HTTP request).
https://check.kubik-rubik.de/
http://check.kubik-rubik.eu/https://downloads.kubik-rubik.de/Version 3-3 - 2015-02-02
- + Update Server - Added the Joomla! core functionality for the update checks
- ^ Updated Donation Code field - Uses the HTTP API for the requests and calls the check script via HTTPS
- ^ Links in the language files - Updated outdated links to the JED (Joomla! Extensions Directory)
- ! Removed Version Check field
Version 3-2 - 2013-11-17
- + Joomla! 3.2 compatibility - removed notice error, improved settings file
- ^ Updated custom fields
Version 3-1 - 12-Oct-2012
+ First release for Joomla! 3.x
^ Optimized Donation Code System
Joomla! 2.5
Version 2.5-1 - 16-Sep-2012
+ First version for Joomla! 2.5
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