Always available content
This page is for editors and administrators. Always available is a flag per object: such an object is shown in its main language on a siteaccess that lists none of its languages, where it would otherwise be hidden (Content languages, section 6).
Contents
Which items should be always available
| Item | Why |
|---|---|
| Media folders and images | an image is the same in every language |
| User accounts and groups | so an author's name shows on every language site |
| Logos, icons | language-neutral |
| A document that exists in one language only (a legal text) | so other language sites can link to it |
| Folders that only hold structure | so the tree stays navigable |
Pages with text meant for readers should normally not be always available: they should be translated, or fall back
by the siteaccess's SiteLanguageList[] (see "Fallback rules for untranslated content").
Setting it on one item
- Open the item; open the Translations tab.
- Tick Use the main language if there is no prioritized translation.
- Press Update.
On a language's page in Setup > Languages, always available objects are marked in the object list.
Setting the default for a class
In Setup > Classes, edit the class and set Default object availability ("always available"); new objects of the class get it. Existing objects keep their setting.
Pitfalls
- An always available page in English appears on the French site in English, without warning, if the French siteaccess lists only French. Use it on purpose, not as a shortcut for missing translations.
- Removing the main translation is impossible while it is the main one; change the main language first (see "Main language of an item").
- The flag is bit 0 of the object's language mask; it does not change anything else about the object.
Related pages
- Main language of an item
- Content languages
- Languages (for editors)
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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