Image Field in Language Template Won't Save Image

[prestoav]

Hi all,

I've created a regular, single image field called 'Flag' and added it to the 'language' template ready to add a flag image for each language in order to display them as part of the language switch n the front end.

Issue is - when I try to upload a regular .jpg image to the field the image seems to upload OK but then, when I save the page, the image disappears. There are no images in the /site/assets/files folder for the language page and no obvious errors in the JS console or Network console.

I also noted that the image field has the 'Find Files To Translate' button added (see below)?

Any ideas as to what the problem is are gratefully received!

[zilli]

Same issue here. Any luck @prestoav?

[prestoav]

Hi @zilli sadly not.

In the end I had to take a different approach...

I have a 'library' section of countries (page per country) that contains the country name, two digit country code etc. I built this some years ago and it's in every site I build so I can generate a quick list anywhere on a site and any admin can publish / un-publish countries they do or don't want in their lists. I ended up moving the flag image field to the country page template and added the images there. I then added a page selector field to the language template that chooses the country form which to pull the flag.

Not ideal but it worked.

Hope that helps.

[ottogal]

Hi,

you are aware of this?https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

[zilli]

1 hour ago, prestoav said:

Hi @zilli sadly not.

In the end I had to take a different approach...

I have a 'library' section of countries (page per country) that contains the country name, two digit country code etc. I built this some years ago and it's in every site I build so I can generate a quick list anywhere on a site and any admin can publish / un-publish countries they do or don't want in their lists. I ended up moving the flag image field to the country page template and added the images there. I then added a page selector field to the language template that chooses the country form which to pull the flag.

Not ideal but it worked.

Hope that helps.

Ah ok. Yeah, I will need to think on something too. Thanks.

[prestoav]

21 minutes ago, ottogal said:

Hi,

you are aware of this?https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

Absolutely. I always make that point as I believe it's confusing. In all but one of of my multi-lingual sites I won that discussion a we use language names (English, Français, Deutsch etc). However, this particular client insisted...