Comments on: WPML 0.99 – country flags and custom language switcher

By: Sci-Fi Si

Sci-Fi Si — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:59:10 +0000

Dude,

Just use an IP locator, you don’t have to be too detailed where they are, just which country – then select that flag. That way everyones happy for which ever language – we’re all super special.

By: Amir

Amir — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:42:47 +0000

The HTML for a vertical language switcher is exactly the same as for a horizontal switcher. All you need to modify is the CSS.

In our example, this CSS makes the list vertical:
#footer_language_list ul li{
display:inline;
}

If you remove the ‘display: inline’ statement, it will become a vertical list.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:35:20 +0000

Please show me how to config Language Switcher to a Horizontal List, not a Vertical Dropdown like default ?

By: Amir

Amir — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:47:50 +0000

Thanks for the tip. WPML makes it easy for you to implement your own flags. You can place a flag JPEG in the theme folder and then tell WPML to load it from there.

By: Thorwald Westmaas

Thorwald Westmaas — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:15:49 +0000

TIP: to avoid the issue of US-flag vs. UK flag (and others), add a rotating GIF file which shows both flags (or 3 flags).

I think I’ll give this plug in a try at our new blog http://www.casabalboapanama.com.

Is there any IP recognition so when a Dutch users visits the site, the Dutch version of the post or page is served?

Thorwald