message to enable the language switcher block when adding a language is not noticed (Automatically enable?)

Created on 17 January 2013, over 12 years ago

Updated 13 February 2025, 2 months ago

Follow up for #1738374: Provide a cue to enable the language switcher when adding a language →

Problem/Motivation

User testing showed no participants noticed the message saying to enable a language switcher block.

Proposed resolution

A) enable all language switcher blocks that are appropriate, and change displayed message to say it was enabled and how to disable it.
See also:
#1738374: Provide a cue to enable the language switcher when adding a language → which started off automatically enabling and took out the functionality

This was shown in the past to be confusing to have a block automatically showing up when enabling a module. But I wonder with the contextual link now on blocks if it is more obvious how to turn off blocks, this might be ok.

B) Instead of only a dsm, use a message that shows on the languages configuration page until one of the switcher blocks is enabled.

Remaining tasks

discuss, then

create initial patch to aid testing of the idea A), get code from #1738374: Provide a cue to enable the language switcher when adding a language → , or
create initial patch for idea B), get code from... one of the et-ui issues has a message that says to enable languages if enough are not added. (find issue number)

User interface changes

TBD.

API changes

No API changes expected.

Related Issues

Original report in Budapest Usability Testing Results

http://groups.drupal.org/node/271918

None of the participants noticed the message showing up on the top of the page guiding them to enable the language switcher block once they had 2 languages. Nobody noticed it being there.

📌 Task

Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

language.module

Created by

🇺🇸United States yesct

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Usability
Makes Drupal easier to use. Preferred over UX, D7UX, etc.

D8MI
(Drupal 8 Multilingual Initiative) is the tag used by the multilingual initiative to mark core issues (and some contributed module issues). For versions other than Drupal 8, use the i18n (Internationalization) tag on issues which involve or affect multilingual / multinational support. That is preferred over Translation.

budapest2012

stale-issue-cleanup
To track issues in the developing policy for closing stale issues, [Policy, no patch] closing older issues

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Comment 2 months ago →
🇺🇸United States smustgrave
Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

Thanks!

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