[solved] set default front office language, override cookie and browser language

[louissss]

Hi

 

I have 2 languages on my prestashop 1.5.3 website, English and French. I would like to always display the front office in English (wherever the user is from) and let the user the possibilty to switch to French if he really wants it.

 

Can you help me figure ou thow to force English in Front office ?

 

Thanks

[El Patron]

because lang browser detection not 'really' working until 1.5.6, then visitors  without previous history will be shown shop default lang.

 

is you shop default language English?

[louissss]

Sorry, I didn't know where to set it but I just found it : localization>localization

Yes it is now

And it is working as expected

 

thanks for your help

Edited March 25, 2014 by louissss (see edit history)

[louissss]

Sorry I think I talked too quickly...my prefered language is set to english, but the Front Office is still in French....do you know what can I do ?

[El Patron]

Sorry I think I talked too quickly...my prefered language is set to english, but the Front Office is still in French....do you know what can I do ?

 

What is your front office shop url?

[louissss]

it is http://eurosurfimport.com/

Edited March 28, 2014 by louissss (see edit history)

[El Patron]

I just visited your shop and see default of English.

 

This can be for two reasons:

 

1. your last visit to the shop, you used French, this is recorded in browse cookie and will be used next time your visit shop.  Clear cookie.  (but this may still display French, see 2)

2. your browsers (ff/explorer/etc) primary language is French, and no previous cookie will set shop language to French.  If your primary browser language is French, and you  want to see your shop in English (and no previous cookie), then set your browse language to English.

 

[louissss]

Ok thanks

 

Is there a way to display the shop in English, independently  from the user's browser language ?

[El Patron]

I extended existing PrestaShop browser language detection.

 

Please see my latest work for PrestaShop language localization. 

[Module] Geo Localization - Advanced Browser Language Detect

[andy_alex]

Hi louissss,

 

After I have struggled with this problem, I found a way to stop Prestashop 1.6.0.9  from automatic language detection and change to browser selected language. This helped me to stop Location Detection & Redirect users to their browser language automatically.

 

First back-up the files: Cookie.php and Tools.php

 

1. Modify site/classes/Cookie.php  >> on line 307
 

   $this->detect_language = true;   with
   $this->detect_language = false;

 

2. Modify site/classes/Tools.php >> on line 350 and at the end of the line 368 add    /* */

   

/* Automatically detect language if not already defined, detect_language is set in Cookie::update */

/* if ((!$cookie->id_lang || isset($cookie->detect_language)) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']))

{

$array  = explode(',', Tools::strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']));

$string = $array[0];

 

if (Validate::isLanguageCode($string))

{

$lang = Language::getLanguageByIETFCode($string);

if (Validate::isLoadedObject($lang) && $lang->active && $lang->isAssociatedToShop())

{

Context::getContext()->language = $lang;

$cookie->id_lang = (int)$lang->id;

}

}

}

 

if (isset($cookie->detect_language))

unset($cookie->detect_language); */

 

 I haven't tested it very intensively, but it seems to work.  

 

PS: Don't forget to change default language in Prestashop BO to your desired language and delete browser cookies. 

[El Patron]

 

Hi louissss,

 

After I have struggled with this problem, I found a way to stop Prestashop 1.6.0.9  from automatic language detection and change to browser selected language. This helped me to stop Location Detection & Redirect users to their browser language automatically.

 

First back-up the files: Cookie.php and Tools.php

 

1. Modify site/classes/Cookie.php  >> on line 307

 

   $this->detect_language = true;   with

   $this->detect_language = false;

 

2. Modify site/classes/Tools.php >> on line 350 and at the end of the line 368 add    /* */

   

/* Automatically detect language if not already defined, detect_language is set in Cookie::update */

/* if ((!$cookie->id_lang || isset($cookie->detect_language)) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']))

{

$array  = explode(',', Tools::strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE']));

$string = $array[0];

 

if (Validate::isLanguageCode($string))

{

$lang = Language::getLanguageByIETFCode($string);

if (Validate::isLoadedObject($lang) && $lang->active && $lang->isAssociatedToShop())

{

Context::getContext()->language = $lang;

$cookie->id_lang = (int)$lang->id;

}

}

}

 

if (isset($cookie->detect_language))

unset($cookie->detect_language); */

 

 I haven't tested it very intensively, but it seems to work.  

 

PS: Don't forget to change default language in Prestashop BO to your desired language and delete browser cookies. 

 

 

why would one every do this?  if visitor has language preference then serve them, this just breaks the concept of visitor localization,  is a step back not forward.