=== Installing Multilingual Modules

(((Multilingual modules,enabling)))

==== Goal

By installing the multilingual modules you can provide content in several languages. With the _Language_ module you configure which languages are available in your site. The _Content Translation_ module allows you to translate content, comments, blocks, taxonomy terms and users. The _Configuration Translation_ module allows you to translate configuration text; for example, the site name, vocabularies, menus, or date formats. Finally, the _Interface Translation_ module allows you to translate interface text (strings) into different languages.

==== Prerequisite knowledge

* <<language-concept>>

==== Steps

You can enable the multilingual module either via the administration or by using Drush.

===== Using the administration interface =====

. In the _Manage_ administrative menu, navigate to _Extend_ (admin/modules). The _Extend_ page appears showing all the available modules in your site.

. Check _Configuration Translation_, _Content Translation_, _Interface Translation_ and _Language_.

. Click _Install_. The selected modules will be enabled.

. In the _Manage_ administrative menu, navigate to _Configuration_ (admin/config). Find the configuration options for multilingual websites in the _Regional and language_ section.

===== Using Drush =====

. Run the command:

----
drush en locale language config_translation content_translation
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==== Follow-on tasks

* <<language-config-translate>>
* <<language-content-config>>
* <<language-content-translate>>
* <<language-add>>

==== Related concepts

* <<understanding-modules>>

==== Additional resources

http://www.drush.org[Drush]