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Goal
This article aims to give an overview of multilingual functionality, to explain the main specifics and what benefits its use brings. It will show you when it is appropriate to use this functionality and what behavior to expect from it.
Overview
Multiligual is a new feature that Hawksearch provides to make searching and finding information in multilingual environments more convenient and systematic. Most platforms have the option to change the language and translate the articles to reach a larger audience. This is something that also happens with the help of Sitefinity, where we can translate and develop content in different languages. This has led to the need for the connector to allow its users to filter and group their content according to the languages in which it is created.
Specifics of multilingual functionality
By selecting the "Enable Multilingual" option, users see a page that allows them to select the language in which they want to view the content. Above the results box, a menu appears with all the languages we have added to the backend. Each of these languages can be selected and the results of the respective language are visualized according to the selection. The menu remains visible even after selection, so the language selection can be changed constantly.
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The results the user sees when the page is loaded are the one from the Default language. If the English is the default one then loading the page will show results in English until another language is selected. Changing the default language will also change the results that appear when the results page loads.
The advantages of multilingual functionality
Makes searching easier;
Gives another option to filter the results;
Allows for more accurate targeting. For example, if the results are in German, one type of product should be published as a priority, and in English another;