Spreadsheet Translations

This plugin enables non-developers to access static translations via a Google spreadsheet.

Requirements

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.1.0 or later.

Installation

To install this plugin, follow these steps:

Install with Composer via internetztube/craft-spreadsheet-translations
Install the plugin in the Craft Control Panel under Settings > Plugins You can also install this plugin via the Plugin Store in the Craft Control Panel.

Issues

Please report any issues you find to the Issues page.

Dynamic Strings

You CANNOT translate dynamic strings. Please use the message parameter.

  {{ ("Welcome back, " ~ currentUser.friendlyName ~ "!") | t }}

  {{ 'Welcome back, {name}!' | t(params = { name: currentUser.friendlyName}) }}

Only translations made in Twig with the {{ "..." | t }}-filter get pushed automatically into the spreadsheet.

Console Utilities

Pulls all translations from the spreadsheet into static files on the disk. No handles get deleted!
```
  php craft spreadsheet-translations/main/pull-translations
```
Pushes all missing translation handles from the templates into the spreadsheet. No handles get deleted!
```
  php craft spreadsheet-translations/main/push-missing-handles
```
Pushes all missing site languages into the spreadsheet. No languages get deleted!
```
  php craft spreadsheet-translations/main/push-missing-languages
```

These utilities are also available in the control panel in the Utilities section.

Setup / Settings

Google API

For this plugin a Google API token is mandatory. Here you will be shown how to create one.

Go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library/sheets.googleapis.com.
Click ENABLE.
Click Credentials in the sidebar.
Click Create Credentials and then select Service account key.
Click Select... and create a new Service account or use an existing Service account.
Just fill in a name and an eMail prefix. You will need the eMail address in a further step.
Keep JSON as Key type.
Click Create.
This Service account DOES NOT need a special role. So click CREATE WITHOUT ROLE in the modal.
A JSON file had been downloaded. The contents of this file must be copied to the Contents of the access key file-field in the plugin's settings.
Go to your Spreadsheet and share it with the eMail Address of the Service account.

Google Spreadsheets

In addition to the Contents of the access key file, the Spreadsheet Id and the Sheet Name where the Translations are located is required in the settings.

Spreadsheet Id

The Spreadsheet Id is just a part of the URL.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/<SPREADSHEET-ID>/edit

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11fRj44MwhGqFGpIYHGfwpA69ed-Z657WdiXex6kvuo8/edit -> 11fRj44MwhGqFGpIYHGfwpA69ed-Z657WdiXex6kvuo8

Sheet Name

This is the name of the sheet, where the translations are stored, which should be applied for this project. This string gets slugified. DEV: Translations -> dev-translations.

Brought to you by Frederic Köberl