To set up Directus for a multilingual site, follow these steps:
Installation and Configuration:
- Ensure that you have Directus installed and properly configured in your project.
Collection Setup:
- Create a new collection or modify an existing one to support translations.
- Decide which collections need multilingual support (e.g., articles, products, pages).
- Add a language field to your collection. This field will store the language code (e.g., “en” for English, “fr” for French).
Language Field Configuration:
- Customize the language field to match your project’s requirements.
- Consider adding additional fields for language-specific content (e.g., “title_en” for English titles, “description_fr” for French descriptions).
Fetching Content:
- Use the Directus API to fetch content in the desired language based on user preferences.
When a user selects a language, retrieve the relevant content from the collection.
Content Translations Guide: