Localisation Standards for Joomla! Translator-Oriented Localisation of CMS-Based Websites

[en]For a localiser, the shift from static to CMS-based dynamic websites usually involves assimilating a new editing environment, acquiring administrative rights for the site, and relinquishing the various benefits of using CAT tools. However, the possibility of integrating CAT tools in the localisa...

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Autores: Torres del Rey, Jesús, Rodríguez Vázquez de Aldana, Emilio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/127381
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/127381
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Web localization
Web localisation
CMS
Content Management System
Dynamic websites
Translation
Standards
XLIFF
5701.12 Traducción
3304 Tecnología de los ordenadores
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Sumario:[en]For a localiser, the shift from static to CMS-based dynamic websites usually involves assimilating a new editing environment, acquiring administrative rights for the site, and relinquishing the various benefits of using CAT tools. However, the possibility of integrating CAT tools in the localisation process is now becoming a reality by means of localisation standards (mainly ITS and XLIFF). In this paper, we introduce an experimental Java application we have developed for the import/export of multilingual web content for the Joomla! CMS (with the FaLang extension). We go through the workflow and explain the lessons learnt from our experiments with this and other related tools. As our research is translator-oriented, we discuss some current limitations for localisers’ work in the theoretical and practical approaches taken for the multilingual management and translation of CMS-based websites and suggest some alternatives for the future