Translations

If you want to add translations to your app, you can do so by following the steps below.

Instructions

Configure Localization

Add the following to your settings.py file:

superapp/apps/<your_app_name>/settings.py

import os
 
from django.urls import reverse_lazy
from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
def extend_superapp_settings(main_settings):
    ######################################################################
    # Localization
    # Docs: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/i18n/translation/
    ######################################################################
 
    main_settings['LANGUAGE_CODE'] = "en"
    main_settings['TIME_ZONE'] = "Europe/Berlin"
    main_settings['USE_I18N'] = True
    main_settings['USE_TZ'] = True
    main_settings['LANGUAGES'] = (
        ("en", _("English")),
        ("de", _("German")),
    )
    main_settings['LOCALE_PATHS'] = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'locale')]

Generate locale files

mkdir -p site-packages
ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/unfold site-packages/unfold
ln -s /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/django site-packages/django
python manage.py makemessages -l de -l en -i venv -s
rm -r site-packages

Update the translations

Please review and update all translations in the locale folder.

Compile messages

python manage.py compilemessages

Useful Resources

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