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sitecore editframe button support multilanguage

I have been playing around with Editframe buttons in a Sitecore 8 for a multilingual project and I have the feeling that Edit Frame buttons do not work properly on sitecore multilingual sites.

  1. Were you able to get it working edit frame buttons with a multilingual implementation?
  2. Is it working out of the box or do you need any special configuration?

My experience is that when I am on a localized page and I click on an EditFrame button, it will open the default language Item instead of the localised item. I am of the impression that this is what happen when you click on Edit the Related Item in the Experience Editor.

Solution

  • I encountered your scenario very recently.

    1. Were you able to get it working edit frame buttons with a multilingual implementation?

    Yes, all the Fields I set up within the Edit Frame Buttons in the Core worked correctly with my Multilingual Site

    1. Is it working out of the box or do you need any special configuration?

    You need to add your Field Names into the Edit Frame Button Items in the Core database, found at the out-of-the-box path; /sitecore/content/Applications/WebEdit/Edit Frame Buttons/Default/Edit. Make sure your sc:Edit component references this path in the Buttons property

    You may use different Display Names of the Fields for each of your languages for ease of use in the Content Editor / Experience Editor but as long as they are display Names it should be fine. If they are not and it doesn't work I recommend putting the Field Name for each language in the Edit Frame Item.

    1. When I click on an EditFrame button, will it open the default language Item instead than the localised item, I am of the impression that this is what happen when you click on Edit The Related item as well

    No, in both instances the Item will be loaded in the correct Language as well as when you create a new Datasource Item to be referenced by your Component.

    The biggest issue that is present is when Edit the Relating Item and make changes to Rich Text Editor field or TreeEx field is that when you save it, it saves it to the default enlanguage, even creating a Language Version for it if it does not exist.

    I have raised this issue with Sitecore Support and they are currently investigating. When they have a fix I'll update you with their solution.

    EDIT

    The Support Patch to resolve the issue Edit the Relating Item saving changes to the wrong language version of the Item can be found here - https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/814090