MODX 3 - Manager Language

[krischel]

Hi, a question about the Manager Language.

I don’t want to work in a German Manager by default, because most documents and this forum are in English and therefore I would prefer a system setting like in MODX 2. If this is no longer possible, at least the manager should keep my last selected language? I can override the detected language in the user settings. Unfortunately, the manager doesn’t keep it. Or have I missed something?

Environment:
MODX 3.0.2
Linux Manjaro and Mozilla Firefox 107

[bobray]

Try the cultureKey System Setting. There is some more info on this here.

[krischel]

Hi Bob, thanks for your reply. This doesn’t work, the cultureKey in the system setting is for the frontpage. I tried it with “en” and then only the buttons on the frontpage are in english. A different language can only be selected at the bottom of the login screen, but it will not remember this setting. Unfortunately the link is not helpful for me, it says: “In MODX 3, this setting has been removed, and the manager language is instead stored in the users’ session.” I simply do not understand why this is not saved.

[bobray]

Does this help you?

When visiting the manager, it will automatically select the most likely desirable language based on the browser language.

[krischel]

Good idea, the manager will then be displayed in English and I will try it this way. I set Choose the languages used to display menus, messages, and notifications from Firefox to German and Choose your preferred language for displaying pages to English.

[bobray]

Sounds promising. You could also use two different browsers to view different things.

[krischel]

It’s not a solution, but it’s a useful workaround for me.

[mathiasd]

You should be able to change that in the manager: Manager Language - Upgrading from 2.x to 3.0 | MODX Documentation

[krischel]

yes, of course, but not remember at the next login.

[halftrainedharry]

Maybe you can create a custom plugin that runs on the event “OnManagerLogin” and sets the correct language.
Something like this may work:

<?php
$eventName = $modx->event->name;
switch($eventName) {
    case 'OnManagerLogin':
        $id = $user->get('id');
        if ($id == 1){ // user has ID = 1
            $_SESSION['manager_language'] = 'en';
        }
}

[krischel]

This is perfectly for me and works with any browser, THANKS!