Developer: Creating a single package for Admin and Site Languages

Improvements in the Language installer

Written by Jens-Christian Skibakk

With the changes in Joomla! 1.5.4 the language installer lets us install language files for both administrator and site with one package, and this can be done for both core language files and extensions language files.

To create a package that installs for both administrator and site you need to arrange the language files in two folder, on for administrator and one for site, and one file controlling the installation. This results in a package containing:

• admin (a folder containing the language files for administrator)
• site (a folder containing the language files for site)
• install.xml (the file controlling the installation)

For a Norwegian translation of EasyBook the install.xml will be as this:

The important changes is one line 02, where client is set to both, administration section on line 13 and the site section on line 19. The next is the files section on line 14 and 20 where the folder to find the language files is specified.

You can also use this new installation method to install core languages, the structure of the package is the same, and the install.xml is also the same. Se below for an example of install.xml for Norwegian core languages.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install version="1.5" client="both" type="language">
    <name>Norwegian bokmål (Norway)</name>
    <tag>nb-NO</tag>
    <version>1.5.5</version>
    <creationdate>05-07-2008</creationdate>
    <author>Joomla! i Norge</author>
    <authoremail>
  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 </authoremail>
    <authorurl>www.joomlainorge.no</authorurl>
    <copyright>(C) 2005 - 2008 Joomla! i Norge. All rights reserved.</copyright>
    <license>http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU/GPL</license>
    <description>Norwegian bokmål translation for Joomla! 1.5 site and admin</description>
    <administration>
      <files folder="admin">
        <filename>nb-NO.com_admin.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_banners.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_banners.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_cache.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_categories.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_checkin.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_config.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_contact.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_contact.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_content.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_cpanel.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_frontpage.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_installer.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_languages.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_login.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_massmail.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_media.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_menus.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_menus.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_messages.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_modules.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_newsfeeds.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_newsfeeds.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_plugins.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_poll.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_poll.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_search.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_search.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_sections.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_statistics.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_templates.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_trash.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_user.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_users.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_weblinks.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_weblinks.menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_wrapper.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_components.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_custom.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_feed.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_footer.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_latest.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_logged.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_login.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_menu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_online.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_popular.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_quickicon.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_stats.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_status.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_submenu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_title.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_toolbar.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_unread.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_authentication_example.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_authentication_gmail.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_authentication_joomla.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_authentication_ldap.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_authentication_openid.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_code.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_emailcloak.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_geshi.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_image.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_loadmodule.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_pagebreak.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_pagenavigation.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_vote.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors_none.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors_tinymce.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors_xstandard.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors-xtd_image.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors-xtd_pagebreak.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_editors-xtd_readmore.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_categories.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_contacts.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_content.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_newsfeeds.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_sections.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_weblinks.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_backlink.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_cache.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_debug.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_legacy.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_sef.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_user_joomla.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_xmlrpc_blogger.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_xmlrpc_joomla.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_beez.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_ja_purity.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_khepri.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_rhuk_milkyway.ini</filename>
        <filename>index.html</filename>
        <filename file="meta">nb-NO.xml</filename>
      </files>
  </administration>
  <site>
      <files folder="site">
        <filename>nb-NO.com_banners.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_contact.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_content.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_frontpage.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_mailto.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_media.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_messages.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_newsfeeds.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_poll.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_search.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_user.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_weblinks.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.com_wrapper.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.ignore.php</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_archive.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_banners.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_breadcrumbs.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_custom.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_feed.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_footer.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_latestnews.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_login.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_mainmenu.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_mostread.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_newsflash.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_online.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_poll.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_random_image.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_related_items.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_search.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_sections.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_stats.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_syndicate.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_whosonline.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.mod_wrapper.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_content_vote.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_categories.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_contacts.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_content.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_newsfeeds.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_sections.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_search_weblinks.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.plg_system_debug.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_beez.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_ja_purity.ini</filename>
        <filename>nb-NO.tpl_rhuk_milkyway.ini</filename>
        <filename>index.html</filename>
        <filename file="meta">nb-NO.xml</filename>
    </files>
  </site>
  <params />
</install>

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