# Language & Text

This page relates to the language settings in Maian Support.

Language Location

ALL files related to the default language are found in the following directory:
content/language/english/*.php
To create a new language pack, make a copy of the 'english' folder, translate the files and then enable new default language in settings. Keep language folder name to lowercase. eg: french, german, finnish etc

Editing Language Files

Use a good quality text editor, such as CudaText to edit files. All variables in the language files are encased in single quotes. To use a single quote (or apostrophe) in a variable escape it with a backslash. Example:
$variable = 'Escape \' Character..';

Multi Language Interface

It is possible to run multiple languages from the same install and visitors can choose which language they prefer.
You need to make copies of the 'content/language/english/' folder. Once copied, translate files. Example:
content/language/english/
content/language/french/
content/language/german/
In your settings you can determine the default language and also assign template sets to each language. Visitors can then update their account profile and enable the language they prefer. Note that loading alternative languages via the main interface was dropped in v3.0 in favour of this option.

Language Packs

Available language packs can be found on the Maian Support website. If you would like to submit a new language pack, please contact us: https://www.maianmedia.com/support