Problem/Motivation

The languages in the language switcher are not translated and neither is the string 'Language switcher'. The text for 'Language switcher' does have an Italian and German translation at /admin/config/regional/translate. The block, 'language switcher' does not have translations for the text 'Language switcher'.

Hello,
I am having an issue if there is possible that we can add translation for language switcher block.

Use case: When we select language, other languages in menu should be translated in selected language.

Example:

We select German language and in the language bar should show "Deutch Englisch Französisch".

and when we select English language should be "German English French"

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#18 after(de).png256.24 KBkumudb
#13 de.png64.8 KBsakthi_dev
#13 fr.png63.27 KBsakthi_dev
#13 en.png56.78 KBsakthi_dev
#13 language-switcher-title-translatable-2959580-13.patch791 bytessakthi_dev
#10 Screenshot 2023-03-13 at 21-18-05 One dev1-web.png6.11 KBquietone

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Version: 8.5.x-dev » 8.6.x-dev

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Version: 9.3.x-dev » 9.4.x-dev

Drupal 9.3.15 was released on June 1st, 2022 and is the final full bugfix release for the Drupal 9.3.x series. Drupal 9.3.x will not receive any further development aside from security fixes. Drupal 9 bug reports should be targeted for the 9.4.x-dev branch from now on, and new development or disruptive changes should be targeted for the 9.5.x-dev branch. For more information see the Drupal core minor version schedule and the Allowed changes during the Drupal core release cycle.

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Drupal 9.4.9 was released on December 7, 2022 and is the final full bugfix release for the Drupal 9.4.x series. Drupal 9.4.x will not receive any further development aside from security fixes. Drupal 9 bug reports should be targeted for the 9.5.x-dev branch from now on, and new development or disruptive changes should be targeted for the 10.1.x-dev branch. For more information see the Drupal core minor version schedule and the Allowed changes during the Drupal core release cycle.

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quietone commented
Title: Language switcher translate for selected language » Language switcher languages and title are not translated
Version: 9.5.x-dev » 10.1.x-dev
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Issue tags: +Bug Smash Initiative
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I tested this on Drupal 10.1.x, standard install with English, Italian and German. The text displayed in the language switcher was always a mix of English and German.

I looked for duplicates didn't find any.

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quietone commented
Parent issue: » #2135379: Make the language switcher configurable and extensible
Related issues: +#2135379: Make the language switcher configurable and extensible

This may be a duplicate of #2135379: Make the language switcher configurable and extensible

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Assigned: sakthi_dev » Unassigned
Status: Active » Needs review
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new language-switcher-title-translatable-2959580-13.patch791 bytes
new en.png56.78 KB
new fr.png63.27 KB
new de.png64.8 KB

Created a patch for making the title translatable. Please review.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 13: language-switcher-title-translatable-2959580-13.patch, failed testing. View results

Version: 10.1.x-dev » 11.x-dev

Drupal core is moving towards using a “main” branch. As an interim step, a new 11.x branch has been opened, as Drupal.org infrastructure cannot currently fully support a branch named main. New developments and disruptive changes should now be targeted for the 11.x branch, which currently accepts only minor-version allowed changes. For more information, see the Drupal core minor version schedule and the Allowed changes during the Drupal core release cycle.

kumudb made their first commit to this issue’s fork.

kumudb opened merge request !11752

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smustgrave commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work
Issue tags: +Needs tests, +Needs issue summary update

Version: 11.x-dev » main

Drupal core is now using the main branch as the primary development branch. New developments and disruptive changes should now be targeted to the main branch.

Read more in the announcement.

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jorisclaes commented
Status: Needs work » Closed (works as designed)

I had the same problem in 11.4.1

After some searching, I found the following: the core team decided to show the language label in its native language.
This is because it can be difficult to find the correct link when you do not speak the language.

I agree with their decision.

For example, try setting your phone to Japanese or another language and then try to find a specific setting :)

Source: https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2107427#comment-8602897

If you want to alter this behavior, you can use a module, like https://www.drupal.org/project/dropdown_language
or implement a hook like

<?php

namespace Drupal\<module_name>\Hook;

use Drupal\Core\Hook\Attribute\Hook;
use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Url;

class LanguageSwitchLinksAlter {

  public function __construct(
    protected LanguageManagerInterface $languageManager,
  ) {}

  #[Hook('language_switch_links_alter')]
  function language_switch_links_alter(array &$links, $type, Url $url) {
    foreach ($links as $langcode => &$link) {
      $language = $this->languageManager->getLanguage($langcode);
      $link['title'] = $language->getName();
    }
  }
}

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