Manual languages
A manual can have one language or two. Here is how languages work in the manual and in the panel, what gets translated and what both languages share.
One or two languages
A manual always has a default language at the main address, for example yourbrand.visualbook.pro. Optionally it can have a secondary language at an address with the language code, for example yourbrand.visualbook.pro/cs.
You choose the languages from Czech, English, German, Polish, Spanish and Slovak. A manual can’t have more than two languages at once.
Typical pairs are English and German or Czech and English. A single-language manual is just as complete – you can add a second language at any time.
What visitors see
In a bilingual manual, the header has a button for switching language. Each page has its own title and address in each language – for example /logos and /cs/loga. Until you translate a page, visitors in the second language see a copy of the default-language text.
What is translated and what is shared
| Translated (each language has its own) | Shared by both languages |
|---|---|
| Page and section titles | Card images |
| Texts in sections, image captions | Download files and links – unless you switch them to Unlinked |
| Card descriptions | Passwords and allowed email domains |
| Brand Manual Description (the home page heading) | Brand Name, Design, the page and card structure |
| Page addresses | Settings such as Hide page from Visualbook search |
Need a different file in the second language, such as an English PDF? Switch the file or link from Linked to Unlinked, upload a separate file and click Save.
The panel language is a separate setting
The panel is available in six languages and each user switches it in their own account (Your account → Change language). The panel language has no effect on the manual’s languages: an editor can use the panel in English and edit a Czech-German manual.
Support changes the manual’s languages
Changing languages rebuilds the content of the whole manual, so Visualbook support does it for you. Add or change a language explains what to prepare and what happens during the change.