Compatibility with Language Selector plugin or show translation status in dropdown

[chrfickinger]

In addition to the Kirby Content Translator plugin, we also use the Kirby Language Selector plugin. This is extremely helpful as it indicates whether a language variant already exists. Unfortunately, using both plugins destroys the toolbar. Perhaps the functionality of the plugin could be integrated into Content translator so that there is no need for another plugin?
It feels bad to mix functionalities of both plugins. Kirby Language Selector can also delete language variants. Kirby Language Selector can also delete language variants, while Kirby Content Translator does not delete language variants but instead overwrites the language variant with values from the default language. This means that it is no longer easy to recognize whether a translation already exists, which is a great functionality of the other plugin.

This is actually not a bug, but rather a feature request :-)

We are still on Kirby 4.3.x

[johannschopplich]

Hi there,

I see. Thanks for sharing your usecase.

• In a future version of the Content Translator plugin, I might reset (delete) the translation data instead of overwriting it with the default language's data. There was a catch why I did so in the first place, but I must've misplaced that in my mind. Will look into it for the next major version, since it's a potential breaking change for users.
• Integrating the language selector is actually a great idea! Maybe the Content Translator dropdown can be enhanced to clearly indicate which languages have been translated. This way, you might be able to use the plain Kirby language dropdown again, while getting an info on translation status in the Content Translator header dropdown.

I will keep that in mind for the next version. If you require this feature request sooner, feel free to sponsor the development for it. :)

Thanks again!

[chrfickinger]

Sounds good to me. No hurry, I'm just trying to make your tools even better.
We already support all of your tools :-)

[johannschopplich]

Glad to hear! Thanks for all of your support so far. 🙏