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  • If the /mails/en/account.html file exists, then it will be translatable for each language enabled in the back-office.

  • If the /themes/name_of_the_theme/mails/en/account.txt file does not exist, then it will not be available for translation in the back-office.

Translating the installer

By default, the installer in handful of languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. But you might want to help users from your country by translating the installer in a language that is not yet featured.

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You must have PrestaShop extracted to some directory, for instance /var/www/prestashop. You should be able to access it the URL http://localhost/prestashop.

Put the necessary file structure in place

Make sure to follow this process:

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Info

The language code of Vietnamese in PrestaShop is "vn", not ISO 639-1's "vi". PrestaShop sometimes deviates from the standards for various reasons, but now it is too late to change everything.

Therefore, you should first check that you are indeed using the correct language code:

  • The main languages are listed here: http://www.prestashop.com/en/translations. The correct code is in the "ISO CODE" column.
  • If your language is not in the list, you can use any two-letter code from the ISO-639-1 list, as long as it is not already used.

In any case, you should first contact PrestaShop's translation team to make sure you do not work at the same time as another contributor.

Setting the details for the new language

Edit the file /langs/vn/language.xml and put the appropriate values. Instead of:

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At this point, you should perform a full installation and check that it completes successfully. If it does not, you probably did something wrong, such as forgetting to rename all the images... Please go back up and check everything!

Starting the

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translation of the installer

If the installation succeeded, you can start translating! Here is how:

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