Integration with vBulletin - Google's website translator

Google's website translator

Translate your website with Google: Expand your audience globally

Live Demo: LinuxTuts

This is straight from google and is nothing compared to "NLP-er's" translator Mod for 3.8x version of vBulletin.

But if you're like me and had That translator Mod installed and have people from different parts of the world already visiting your website, you have to do something while That Mod is getting upgraded.

Here's How...

1) Copy/paste this code into the bottom of your "header" template.

PHP Code:

<div align="right">
<div id="google_translate_element"></div><script>
function googleTranslateElementInit() {
  new google.translate.TranslateElement({
    pageLanguage: 'en'
  }, 'google_translate_element');
}
</script><script src="http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script>
</div> 


2) Here's the official API code from google to put into your "headinclude" template.

Including the Transliteration API on Your Page

AJAX Transliteration API is packaged under the "elements" module. To include the Google Transliteration API in your page, first you need the Google AJAX APIs script tag:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>

This script tag will load the google.load function, which lets you load the individual Google APIs. For loading Google Transliteration API, calls to google.load look like this:

<script type="text/javascript">
google.load("elements", "1", {
packages: "transliteration"
});
</script>

That's a quote from google.

Here's the code again for you to copy/paste into your "headinclude" template.

PHP Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
  google.load("elements", "1", {
      packages: "transliteration"
  });
</script> 


Mine worked without the API, but I figure this makes it load faster and work better.
I'm no programmer/coder, but I get by with my own few little hacks and just thought some of you might like this as well until something better comes along.

Official Google resources are Here.

http://translate.google.com/translate_tools?hl=en&layout=1&eotf=1

and

http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlanguage/documentation/#TransliterationApiLoading

[BlackJacket]

Thanks!

[linuxututs]

Its nothing really, but a google gadget, but it gets the job done, and its quick to.

I'm sure alot of webmasters here no of this but just thought I'd help a few of you out who didn't.

Thanks,

[sebaldus]

Thanks from me to..

[edwinlar]

thank from melchorsito guatemala

[KevinGupta]

hey.. sorry but I will wait for something better... It made my website load a little slower...once I removed it .. It works just fine
I would love to have it on my website .... but something that will not affect the loading of the website lol

Thanks a lot for this but

[linuxututs]

It only slows down when your actually translating a page.

vBulletin 4.0.0 Debug Information

    * Page Generation 0.74765 seconds
    * Memory Usage 33,746KB
    * Queries Executed 17

And that's a slow page load. Usually average around the .5 area on my site....

Thanks,

[Vaupell]

Thank you, like it..

i often use google translater for other sites, manually.
but would ofcourse offer my visitors and alternative

rated 5

[bandare]

Superb addition!

[linuxututs]

Just to let everyone know, I have switched to using this Mod from NLP-er.
Witch can be found HERE.

This is still a Great little tool/hack, but I choose to use the other for SEO purposes.
If not for that I'd stay with this one here.

Thanks,