Joomla Integration

How Do You Install ConveyThis On:

Integrating ConveyThis into your site is fast and easy, and Joomla is no exception. In just a few minutes you’ll learn just how to install ConveyThis to Joomla and start giving it the multilingual functionality you need.

Step #1

Go to your Joomla control panel and click «System» — «Extensions«

Step #2

Type ConveyThis in the search field and the extension will show up. Click on it to proceed to the installation page.

Here click «Intall» button and then click «Install» again on the confirmation page.

Step #3

Once the installation is complete go to the «Components» category and ConveyThis shows up there. Click on it.

Step #4

On this page you need to configurate your settings.

To do that, first of all you need to create account at www.conveythis.com if you haven’t already.

Step #5

Once you confirmed your registration, you will be directed to your dashboard.

Copy your unique API key and get back to the extension’s configuration page.

Step #6

In the platform selection section, you need to choose the required platform in the technology selection field. If you haven’t found your platform, you can select “other”.

Step #7

Next, there is the domain addition and language setup section. In the “domain address” field, specify your website’s domain name. After that, you need to indicate the original language of your website and the language to which you want your website to be translated.

Step #8

Paste your API key to the appropriate field.

Select source and target languages.

Click «Save Configuration».

Step #9

That’s it. Please visit your website, refresh the page and the language button shows up there.

Congratulations, now you can start translating your website.

*If you want to customize the button or get familiar with an additional settings, please go back to the main configuration page (with language settings) and click «Show more options».

Troubleshooting

If you get 404 error when you press on language button, then you need to enable «URL Rewriting» on your global configurations.