Forum Display Enhancements - vB Enterprise Translator

2.3.15 RELEASED - TRANSLATIONS NEVER WERE SO FAST!!!

Great thanks to all who nominate vBET and allow us to win MOTM :up:

This mod translates your forum using FREE translations for over 30 languages from Yandex API. It is 100% FREE in version described here (2.x).
Note: using this mod (vBET 2.x) is free and bound by license agreement (see below)

Yandex translation gives you 1 000 000 FREE characters per DAY to translate. Please note that Yandex do not supports all language pairs, but vBET detects automatically which are supported for your forum language.

Version for vBulletin 4.0 is here: vBET 2.4.x for vBulletin 4.0

vBET 3.x released!
Please note that vBET 3.x is developed as separate product line and it is available here: vBET 3.x. Full version is paid, it supports 53 languages each to each translation, using: Google, Microsoft, Apertium, Yandex, SDL BeGlobal and DetectLanguage. It has lot of optimizations for booth performance and translations costs.

LIVE DEMO - note that demo shows functionality of full version (3.x/4.x), which has more features than 2.x
See also screen shots below, for configuration options

Features:
- Translation by Yandex (in PRO version supports 53 languages using several translation providers)
- Optimized cache, algorhitms and more performance options - PRO version only
- Translates URLs and RSS - PRO version only
- Supports multi language communities (allows to write in different languages) - PRO version only
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable) - even without any SEO mod
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Translation cache (after first translation results are cached and next page generation is much faster)
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Easy installation - just upload files and import product file
- Highly configurable and easy configuration - by Admin CP (see screenschots)
- Configurable place for flags - simply select in options where you want to have translation flags. NO MANUAL TEMPLATE MODIFICATION. Supported: Footer-Bottom, Footer-Top, Navbar-Bottom, Navbar-Top, Custom
- Possible custom place for flags - in such case just edit template which you want and add $vbenterprisetranslatorflags
- Translates also archive pages
- Reverse page direction for Arabic, Hebrew and Persian languages
- Not translated save areas - if you need something to be not translated simply edit appropriate template and put it between
<!--START vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> and <!--END vBET NOT TRANSLATED AREA--> (note: you cannot use any mod which removes comments to use this functionality)

Installation:
1. Download zip package (last release - see index at the end of file name)
2. Upload to your forum directory on server everything inside upload directory
3. Import in vB Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product -> Choose product file, set Allow Overwrite to yes and click Import
4. Click here: "Mark as Installed" Thanks!
5. Configure in AdminCP -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> vB Enterprise Translator
You MUST configure at least Forum language and Yandex Translation API key. NOTE that there are some other important options - especially if your forum is in subdirectory or if you use vbSEO.

For MORE INFO and troubleshooting please read first post There is FAQ. So save your time for writing questions which are already answered and get your solution faster

Known issues:
- link for page on which you are doesn't track translation, cause it has same URL as flag for forum default language

ENJOY! :up:

And thanks for nominations

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LICENSE AGREEMENT - using this mod you agree for those conditions:
- you are NOT allowed to remove credit link under any conditions
- removing credit link means BREAKING LICENSE AGREEMENT and you lose your rights to use this mod
- using it after that is illegal, it is software PIRACY and it will be notified in vBulletin community and other places, including appropriate government/police units in your country
- author of this mod reserves the right to change the terms of this license agreement at any time. Failure to receive notification of a change does not make those changes invalid. A current copy of this license is and will be available here.

Please note that in full vBET version there is possibility to buy branding free license. There is no such possibility in free version included here.

Version history:
2.3.15 Changes:
- Fixed canonical link
- Fixed issue with SSL verification
2.3.14 Changes:
- Added 48 new languages pairs
- Updated link to Yandex in configuration
- When translation limit is reached now we show original text instead of empty message
2.3.13 Updated link to Yandex API key
2.3.12 Google changed to Yandex translations
2.3.11 Added "Affiliate Program" parameter
2.3.10 Footer bug corrected
2.3.9 userip added to Google translation request + small bug fixed
2.3.8 Small bug fixed - now all supported languages can be chosen as forum default language
2.3.7 Bugs fixed:
- weird redirections with vbet_lang
- double language in URL
- changing text direction for specific languages
Added support for:
- usernames not translated in who is online
- supported URL replacements for canonical URL
2.3.6 Important fix! - there was issue with sending referrer header which is necessary by Google conditions. This one was fixed + issue with # in translation links
2.3.5 Important change - According to Google conditions referrer header must be added to each translation query - otherwise you can be banned by Google. Install this version to avoid any troubles.
Changes:
- Added referrer header for Google translation queries
- Corrected bug for returning to forum main page from translated page
Also according to actual Google conditions your "Powered by Google" information should have Google logo. So please change text for flags in your vBET configuration to something like this:

Automatic Translations (Powered by <span style="vertical-align:sub;"><img src="http://www.google.com/uds/css/small-logo.png" alt="Powered by Google" border="0"/></span>):

You can customize it but "Powered by Google" should stay.
2.3.4 Important bug fixed! Corrected translation of meta keywords and description
2.3.3 Important bug fixed! And also some other bugs fixed
- Fixed bug with shifted results caching
- Fixed bug for URLs to javascript functions
- Fixed bug for not translating usernames in postbit
- Little cosmetic changes
2.3.2 Really little changes.
- Changed default value of "Links title" attribute, to be more accurate for Google conditions
- Little template changed for flags, so "Link title" font will be smaller (just like vB info in footer)
- Small bug fixed
2.3.1 Some little bug fixes. Confirmed working with vbSEO 3.3.1 and confirmed working SEO links on forums with vbSEO and subdirectory in URL
2.3.0 Great news for those without vbSEO
- Supports translation SEO links even without vbSEO
- Translate Google Maps (configurable)
- Little optimizations (i.e. included only necessary things for not translated pages)
- Supports several cache cleaning strategies (optimization for really big forums) and automatically disables cache for cleaning time to avoid read/write conflicts
2.2.1 Small bug fixed with returning to default language for main page and SEO links (happens only for specific vbSEO configuration, so you don't need to update if 2.2.0 is working for you)
2.2.0 Translation tracking is working even when redirection by some mod occures (configurable reaction time)
2.1.0 9 new translation languages added! Also:
- Redirect to user language functionality - configurable (disabled, forced, after asking user does he want to be redirected).
- Fixed bug for SEO links with forums acting like directories by id.
- Corrected several flags
Update note: if you use SEO links you must change .htaccess file according to description in first post. If you changed any vbseo.php rules ? un-change those.
2.0.3 Quick bug fixing (issue with bitfields in options panel)
2.0.2 Added option to set your forum main domain for tracking URL's in subdomains
2.0.1 Small bug fixed and added direction changing suport also for Hebrew
2.0.0 Some small or medium changes and one big - for vbSEO users now SEO consensus links available.
What's new:
- Links appropriate for SEO consensus (configurable)
- Persian support added
- Doesn't translate BB codes for code, php and html (must refresh post cache to see effect on existing posts Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Post Cache)
- Reverse page direction for Arabic and Persian languages
- Option to set forum directory if not linked to domain
- Few bugs fixed
1.1.1 Some little changes and bugs fixed
- Re-encode not translated parts, so there is no strange signs in scripts, images title etc.
- Corrected flag for Sweden
- Few harmless bug fixed in translation tracking and cache disabling
- Respecting Google conditions default flags title have link to Google (configurable)
1.1.0 Lot of new features and no longer in beta stage
- Long texts are translated no matter how big those are
- Cache is working for chosen languages (you simply select for each language does translations should be cached)
- Option to add Google Translate API key for translation requests
- Configurable cache time to live and scheduled task which automatically remove old cache.
- Option to show flags only for guests
- Option to easily remove flags border (without any style changing)
- Option to not translate usernames
- During translation changes param lang in html tag
- Option to translate messages changed by vBSEO to JavaScript (it has such functionality for SEO purposes)
1.0.5 Flags showing correctly for forums in subdirectory + corrected returning to base language
1.0.4 Bug fixed with translation of '0' string. Also added little feature - if some parts of your forum uses vbSEO and some are not then now flags will have appropriate URL's everywhere
1.0.3 Big bug fixed Mod doesn't mess in template anymore (it did in some specific cases)
1.0.2 Small bug fixed - error with array merge solved
1.0.1 Small bug fixed - now choosing supported languages in options works fine
1.0.0 Great mod released

[kmt]

good hack....

whenever i use it, i.e., click on a flag i get this error message at top of page:

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: Access denied for user '---------'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: A link to the server could not be established in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

what should i do? kmt

[Sweeks]

Originally Posted by NLP-er

2.3.1 RELEASED

Confirmed working SEO links on forums with vbSEO and subdirectory in URL!!! (required additional step for .htaccess file - see in first post)

Confirmed working with vbSEO 3.3.1

Also Some little bug fixes.

Finally SEO links are working for everyone If you will have any trouble with making translations working - please before you ask about anything go to first post where is FAQ. And most important FALLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. I just spend 2 nights fighting with vbSEO 3.3.1 on some guy forum, but there was no problem with new vbSEO at all. I just lose 2 days trying to find bug only because some guy changed mod .htaccess rules which have to be only copied and he claimed that problem is with new vbSEO. And at this particular moment I have enough

So enjoy the new version. Hopefully without any surprises. And if you manage any issues making translations working first make this effort and read the FAQ fallowing the instructions. And without making it several times and being absolutely sure that you have everything set appropriately, please do not bother me Because my first answers will be - read the FAQ, also read and set all options for mod appropriately.

I should start charging people who claim that did everything like is written, and then occurs than they didn't. It would be fast way to became millionaire

Is this update worth the update from our current version? 2.2.0

[imported_silkroad]

NLP-er mentioned:

Already planned for 3.0.0

• - Make in vB real world wide community without language barriers
• - Possibility to write posts in different languages (automatically translated to forum language, remembering original text, refreshing translation for better quality, etc.)
• - Language selection as option on sign up
• - RSS for multilanguage
• - Lot, lot more on my private TODO list

Excellent. Great work!

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Sweeks

Is this update worth the update from our current version? 2.2.0

Please read version history in mod description and decide

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by kmt

good hack....

whenever i use it, i.e., click on a flag i get this error message at top of page:

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: Access denied for user '---------'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: A link to the server could not be established in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

what should i do? kmt

Strange... It looks like on your server mysql_ping is not using connection created by vbulletin.

Just checking this and looking for solution for you

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by kmt

good hack....

whenever i use it, i.e., click on a flag i get this error message at top of page:

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: Access denied for user '---------'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

Warning: mysql_ping() [function.mysql-ping]: A link to the server could not be established in [path]/includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php on line XXX

what should i do? kmt

Try this (checked on my board an is safe, but need your confirmation does it solves the issue - if yes then it will be included in official release):
1. find in /includes/vbenterprisetranslator_functions.php line with code

PHP Code:

if (!mysql_ping()) { 


2. change it to this one:

PHP Code:

if (!mysql_ping($vbulletin->db->connection_recent)) { 


Please give me confirmation does this solves the issue

[Megatr0n]

NLP-er, do we have to uploads the file vbenterprisetranslator_seo.php file even if we do not run vBSEO?

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by Megatr0n

NLP-er, do we have to uploads the file vbenterprisetranslator_seo.php file even if we do not run vBSEO?

It is used only with vbSEO and SEO translation links, and it is called only by .htaccess rules.

So in your case it is not needed

[NLP-er]

Originally Posted by dai-kun

Seems like viewing member profile is not working yet.

It gives this url:

PHP Code:

http://domain.com/forum/members/membersname/?vbet_lang=vi&redirected=/forum/member.php 


Mod is working fine. The problem exists because of vbSEO 3.3.1. bug. vbSEO don't parses URLs in main page if index.php is in URL. And when you translate main page then index.php is in URL (on server side).What you wrote it not what gives this mod. Look carefully on link on your page it is generated fine. This what you included - this is URL after redirection by vbSEO, what happens because of mentioned error (when links will be generated good by vbSEO this issue disappears).

I just reported it - see:
http://www.vbseo.com/f3/not-parsed-l...73/#post236094

[NLP-er]

Hello. Somebody wrote in one post that Google requests to set link to Google if you want to use translation API. I'm just reading those conditions (http://code.google.com/intl/pl-PL/ap...age/terms.html) and I cannot find such condition (I was looking by URL and link words).

So the question is - is it really needed? If yes where exactly it is written? Is it enough to only write that it is Google translation (without URL)? Or maybe even that is not needed...

Somebody knows?