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Document (expose) how to enable translation for Menu Things (Menus/Configuration translation, (Plugin) menu links/User interface translation, Custom menu links/Content translation)

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Created on 27 July 2014, over 10 years ago
Updated 24 March 2025, about 1 month ago

Problem/Motivation

Noticed while reviewing #2301317: MenuLinkNG part4: Conversion →

People who want to translate "Menus" are not going to realize they need to translate 3 different ways and enable 3 different translation modules.

Documenting now to translate Custom menu links on the menu_link_content module help page... is not a pattern we use. (We do not document how to translate nodes (articles) on the node help page. We do it on the Content translation help page... but by then, someone has already figured out to install (enable) the module, they can see the help.

Proposed resolution

Document (expose) how to enable translation for Menu Things (Menus/Configuration translation, (Plugin) menu links/User interface translation, Custom menu links/Content translation)

by:
making a general translate menu docs page on d.o

  • change the UI so that all menu things have a translate drop down operation (would mean have the plug-in menu links have a translate operation that would link to the User interface translation page?)
  • ?

Remaining tasks

  • Think more about the problem and possible solutions.
  • Move to the proper component once a solution is decided.
  • Put the text from the various related module hook_helps here so we can see what we are talking about
  • ?

User interface changes

?

API changes

No?

📌 Task
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

menu system

Created by

🇺🇸United States yesct

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  • Comment about 1 month 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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