Subject: Translation issues with link texts, spoiler descriptions and add-on phrases + feature request
Hi Lutish,
I have noticed several issues with the multilingual translation system on my XenForo forum and would also like to suggest an improvement.
1. Link texts and spoiler descriptions are not being translated
The visible link text remains in German on the English, French and Spanish versions of the forum. Spoiler titles and descriptions also remain in German instead of being translated.
Example:
https://urlvanish.com/890d8b27
The URLs themselves should remain unchanged, but the visible link texts and spoiler descriptions should be translated into the respective language while preserving the BBCode structure.
2. Language-specific phrases from third-party add-ons
I have also noticed an issue with phrases from third-party add-ons, such as those developed by WuTime or AndyB.
Only the first language appears to be translated or displayed correctly, even though individual translations for all other languages have already been created and saved in XenForo.
Could you please investigate why the existing language-specific phrases are not being used correctly for the other languages?
The multilingual system should respect the translations already stored in XenForo and display the appropriate phrase for the currently selected language.
3. Forum categories are detected but not translated
Forum categories are correctly detected and displayed in the Translation Manager with their original master-language names. However, the category names are not being translated into English, Spanish or French.
Since these categories are already recognized by the Translation Manager, I would expect their names to be translated into all configured target languages.
4. Feature request: Immediately queue new threads and posts
I would like to suggest automatically adding newly published threads and posts to the translation task manager immediately, rather than waiting for the next discovery cycle.
Ideally, the system would:
Thank you for your continued work on the add-on. I would appreciate it if you could investigate these issues and consider the suggested improvement.
Best regards
Hi Lutish,
I have noticed several issues with the multilingual translation system on my XenForo forum and would also like to suggest an improvement.
1. Link texts and spoiler descriptions are not being translated
The visible link text remains in German on the English, French and Spanish versions of the forum. Spoiler titles and descriptions also remain in German instead of being translated.
Example:
https://urlvanish.com/890d8b27
The URLs themselves should remain unchanged, but the visible link texts and spoiler descriptions should be translated into the respective language while preserving the BBCode structure.
2. Language-specific phrases from third-party add-ons
I have also noticed an issue with phrases from third-party add-ons, such as those developed by WuTime or AndyB.
Only the first language appears to be translated or displayed correctly, even though individual translations for all other languages have already been created and saved in XenForo.
Could you please investigate why the existing language-specific phrases are not being used correctly for the other languages?
The multilingual system should respect the translations already stored in XenForo and display the appropriate phrase for the currently selected language.
3. Forum categories are detected but not translated
Forum categories are correctly detected and displayed in the Translation Manager with their original master-language names. However, the category names are not being translated into English, Spanish or French.
Since these categories are already recognized by the Translation Manager, I would expect their names to be translated into all configured target languages.
4. Feature request: Immediately queue new threads and posts
I would like to suggest automatically adding newly published threads and posts to the translation task manager immediately, rather than waiting for the next discovery cycle.
Ideally, the system would:
- Automatically create translation tasks as soon as a new thread or post is published.
- Queue the content for all configured target languages.
- Allow the existing translation worker to process these tasks directly from the queue, without waiting for another content-discovery scan.
Thank you for your continued work on the add-on. I would appreciate it if you could investigate these issues and consider the suggested improvement.
Best regards
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