'Active' language unselected when page is created via page field, but selected when created separately.

[joe_g]

Hi there, I've run into a problem I'm not sure how to solve.

I have a site with many languages (>10). If I create a page (="Author") through the admin ('new'), per default all languages are checked and marked as 'active'. Great.

However, If I create the same page through a page field ('press enter to create a new page'). Per default, no other language than default is checked. The client has to remember to re-open that newly created author and check >10 checkboxes for this page to be available in all languages. 

How can I make sure all languages are checked per default in both cases above. So that no matter how the author is created all languages are always checked?

many thanks, J

[da²]

30 minutes ago, joe_g said:

per default all languages are checked and marked as 'active'

I'm curious, where in PW do you see a list of languages that are active or not for a page? I see nothing like this in my multi-language site but maybe you are using a specific module?

[joe_g]

Hello, It is for a page. Not sure I expressed myself clear enough.

So if i do a new "author" with new:

The resulting author has all languages checked per default, great! :

 

However, if i create an author through a page field:

All languages are turned off by default:

 

[da²]

I don't have theses active checkboxes in my multi-language pages, maybe you are using a specific module and that could help to mention it in your original post?

Or is it an old PW version? I have no idea here. ?

[da²]

I see, this is probably the module "Page Title (Multi-Language)", I'm not using it, and the documentation talks about these active checboxes.

[wbmnfktr]

I guess this is a good use case for a small hook in /site/ready.php.

In this thread are code examples about how to set/activate languages via API and even a hook snippet.

Would be the easiest/fastest way to add this behaviour. You would need to limit it to the author template - just in case.

[joe_g]

Yes, thanks. I imagined that I'd need a save hook for this.