Do translatable strings are functional anywhere ?

[Doc]

Hi guys,

I've just had this wonderful idea : I know that multi-language field (example : $page->myfield) are useful whatever the page. I mean you can define a multi-language field in your homepage and make use of that same field in another page and benefit of the different translations there too.

Is it the same for translatable string (such as echo __("blablabla")) ? Am I able to translate some strings in one template and benefit of those translated strings in another template ?

Thanks

[Sergio]

Yes, by using textdomains: https://processwire.com/api/multi-language-support/code-i18n/#technical-details

[Doc]

Thanks @Sérgio, I should have read more attentively that part, I didn't know those textdomain where the thing I was looking for.

The doc wasn't crystal clear for me, but this post made me understand the way to do it :

 

[adrian]

I am not a big ML user, but I ended up with a Table field on the home page for sitewide translations. I use a 'name' field for the first column and a textAreaMultilanguage for the second column. This makes it really easy to add new strings and edit via the admin. I wrap the Table field in a fieldsetTab called "Sitewide Translations" to keep it separate from the main content.