1. MULTI- LANGUAGE SITES CATH NOBLE ENTICE – 8 JUNE 2012

2. WHO IS USING MULTI- LANGUAGE SITES? Out of 280 Drupal sites, and given CERN has 2 official languages…. ~2 already live Design Guidelines Canoe-Kayak+Dragonboat club ~6 awaiting to publish Press Office CERN public site Ombudsman Theory division Diversity at CERN New IT website FR version 43 (incl above) with ‘internationalisation’ module enabled 15% of all Drupal sites Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 1

3. …need for multi-language sites in Drupal is going to get big…. …need for support going to increase as more people move to Drupal…. …want to avoid site-builders independently experiencing identical problems… Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 2 15%? Are site-builders aware they can use Drupal for building a multilingual site?

4. WHAT’S PLANNED? REDUCE THE PAIN! Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 3

5. BUILD SUPPORT New Drupal site builders – how to figure out what to enable for a multilingual site? When you request a new Drupal site, plan to ship a CERN Drupal site with the option of: a ‘normal’ site or multilingual site Multilingual site: a few internationalisation modules already pre-enabled. Already decided? Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 4

6. MODULE OPTIONS Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 5

7. SHARING RECIPES Tutorial on how to build a multi-language site already in the works, nearly complete. To be published on ENTICE soon… Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 6

8. SUMMARY Multi-language site functionality will be in greater demand over time as people move to Drupal and/or decide to go multi-lingual. Not much demand now but it will come… Plans for pre-enabled modules for new sites. “Setting up a multi-language site” tutorial available in the coming days on ENTICE. Ability to share problems and tips through ENTICE. See how it goes as needs and requirements develop. Cath Noble, ENTICE, 8 June 2012 7