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dropdown_language

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Provides a block using the Dropbutton element to switch site language. Rather than the Language Switcher (Language modules basic block) that is an unordered list of links.

  • Block will 'appear' when more than one language is active. Otherwise content is empty.
  • Current Language appears at top of list. Otherwise by Language Weight
  • Each list item has a class for it's language allowing for background image (flag) attached via theme level. For a great base of icons try: flag-icon-css.
  • Options to display language link titles by:
    1. Language Name (translation UI)
    2. Language ID
    3. Native Name
    4. Custom Labels (per block instance)
  • SEO Feature: Option to hide links to untranslated Entities. Sub-option: keep block render in place if no other translation path is available
  • Is friends with Bootstrap! v3.8+ #2901106. Bootstrap themes will switch Drupal's native Dropbutton element with Bootstrap Dropdown

A Few Mentions:

  • About 'hreflang' and Language Blocks: @SEO

    The hreflang attribute is used with all links within the language block, unlike other 'menu' blocks. This is why dead links to other non-published, or relinking/redirecting to the frontpage: is bad!

  • Panels, Views & Other Route Controlling Things

    These such contrib tools do not conform to building pages that connect as Translated Nodes (or other such Content Entities) do. °This is why they do not have 'translation links'. (*Also possibly the next version of Drupal/Symfony routing may have better translation routing support and such tools could then adopt said tools..). Now that Drupal has it's own Layout tool built ontop of Nodes -- Nodes remain the way to produce such landing pages and attach field/blocks via Layouts while keeping ready for translation.

    ° See this project Plan Issues as related possible plugins.
    * In Theory…

  • Language Icons…

Dependencies:

  • Language (core)
  • Block (core)
  • Node (core)

Soft Dependencies:

Summary Reminder

Nodes (Content Entities) are the base of determining translation children: Views, Panels, Custom Routes have no ability to 'find a translation of'.

Config path:

  • /admin/config/regional/dropdown-language-switcher
  • /admin/config/regional/language — General Language Setup (core)

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Activity

Total releases
1
First release
Jun 2026
Latest release
21 hours ago
Release cadence
—
Stability
0% stable

Releases

Version Type Release date
4.2.x-dev Dev Jun 15, 2026