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igor-benko-pimcore-plugin/language-switcher
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A Pimcore plugin for easier switching between languages in document hierarchies

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Pimcore plugin: LanguageSwitcher
================================

[](#pimcore-plugin-languageswitcher)

LanguageSwitcher is a Pimcore plugin that makes managing multi-lingual websites a whole lot easier and straightforward. Its main function is to find related nodes in parallel branches and to easily create menus for jumping to the same subpage in other languages - in the frontend and in the backend.

Switching between branches is very easy. You can also open current page in all languages at once.

[![Switching between branches](readme/switch-branch-1.png)](readme/switch-branch-1.png)

If there is no coressponding page in other branch, then the parent node is returned.

Frontend language menu
----------------------

[](#frontend-language-menu)

Integrating language menu to your website is as easy as adding this to view:

```
// This example links to parallel pages but has a label of a branch (eg. En, It, De, ...)

```

```
// This example links to parallel pages and has a label of a parallel page (eg. Contacts, Contatti, Kontakt, ...)

```

```
// You can use any other property to display

```

Switching between branches in the backend
-----------------------------------------

[](#switching-between-branches-in-the-backend)

[![Switching between branches](readme/switch-branch-2.png)](readme/switch-branch-2.png)

You can either switch/open just one language or open a page in all languages at once. This makes it very easy to edit one page in multiple languages.

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

Add this line to the `require` section of your composer.json and install it with composer:

```
"igor-benko-pimcore-plugin/language-switcher": "dev-master"

```

Install it from Extension manager:

[![Installing language switcher](readme/installing-language-switcher.png)](readme/installing-language-switcher.png)

This adds predefined property for selecting branch roots and website setting for selecting the parent node.

### Set parent node

[](#set-parent-node)

If your language structure is like this you don't need to change the parent node:

```
Home:
- en
- de
- it

```

If you have language nodes in a subfolder like this than you need to set it as a parent node in Website Settings:

```
Home:
- languages
    - en
    - de
    - it

```

[![Set parent node](readme/set-switcher-parent-node.png)](readme/set-switcher-parent-node.png)

### Set branch roots

[](#set-branch-roots)

Branch roots must be direct descendants of the parent node. You need to add a property with key `languageSwitcherBranchRoot` to each branch root.

[![Branch roots](readme/parent-node---branch-roots.png)](readme/parent-node---branch-roots.png)

The property MUST be inheritable. Plugin setup procedure creates a predefined property for you that you can use. **After you create the property, drag and drop the branch root to Value field of property.**

[![Set branch roots 1](readme/set-branch-roots-1.png)](readme/set-branch-roots-1.png)[![Set branch roots 2](readme/set-branch-roots-2.png)](readme/set-branch-roots-2.png)

Copyright and license
---------------------

[](#copyright-and-license)

**Developed by: Igor Benko**

**License: BSD-3-Clause**

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance12

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 86.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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