Language Cookie
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This module allows you to set the site's language based on a browser cookie. You can configure the cookie's name, domain, and expiration time in the module's settings.
Adds an extra "Cookie" field to the Language Negotiation settings, allowing the language to be set according to a cookie.
The cookie name, domain & expiration are configurable in the settings page.
Usage
- Enable the module and go to: Administration » Configuration » Regional and language » Languages
- Enable the "Cookie" detection method and re-arrange the detection methods as you see fit. The recommended arrangement is: "URL -> Cookie".
- If you a language selection splash screen is needed, the Language Selection Page module is recommended. In this case, the recommended setup is: "URL -> Cookie -> Language Selection Page".
- For the cookie to be set properly on cached pages, the variable
page_cache_invoke_hookshas to be set to TRUE. This can be done by adding the following line to your settings.php file:$conf['page_cache_invoke_hooks'] = TRUE;
Major versions
Versions 1.x of this module requires prefix/domain based interface language detection, whereas version 2.x will attempt to get the language from any interface language provider with a lower weight than the Cookie language type. For instance, arrangements such as "Session -> Cookie" should also work now.
Related modules
- User Account Language Negotiation saves the visitor's language choice to their user account instead of a browser cookie. This means the preference follows the user across browsers and devices, but only works for logged-in users (not anonymous visitors).