Logo for the Dropdown Language project Dropdown Language

Provides a block using the Dropbutton element to switch site language. Rather than the Language Switcher (Language modules basic block) that is an unordered list of links.

• Block will 'appear' when more than one language is active. Otherwise content is empty.
• Current Language appears at top of list. Otherwise by Language Weight
• Each list item has a class for it's language allowing for background image (flag) attached via theme level. For a great base of icons try: flag-icon-css.
• Options to display language link titles by:
  1. Language Name (translation UI)
  2. Language ID
  3. Native Name
  4. Custom Labels (per block instance)
• SEO Feature: Option to hide links to untranslated Entities. Sub-option: keep block render in place if no other translation path is available
• Is friends with Bootstrap! v3.8+ #2901106. Bootstrap themes will switch Drupal's native Dropbutton element with Bootstrap Dropdown

A Few Mentions:

• About 'hreflang' and Language Blocks: @SEO

  The hreflang attribute is used with all links within the language block, unlike other 'menu' blocks. This is why dead links to other non-published, or relinking/redirecting to the frontpage: is bad!

• Panels, Views & Other Route Controlling Things

  These such contrib tools do not conform to building pages that connect as Translated Nodes (or other such Content Entities) do. °This is why they do not have 'translation links'. (*Also possibly the next version of Drupal/Symfony routing may have better translation routing support and such tools could then adopt said tools..). Now that Drupal has it's own Layout tool built ontop of Nodes -- Nodes remain the way to produce such landing pages and attach field/blocks via Layouts while keeping ready for translation.
  
  ° See this project Plan Issues as related possible plugins.
  * In Theory...
  

• Language Icons...

  • flagsarenotlanguages Design vs Communication.
  • languageicon.org

Dependencies:

• Language (core)
• Block (core)
• Node (core)

Soft Dependencies:

• (core) Locale and Content Translation

Summary Reminder

Nodes (Content Entities) are the base of determining translation children: Views, Panels, Custom Routes have no ability to 'find a translation of'.

Config path:

• /admin/config/regional/dropdown-language-switcher
• /admin/config/regional/language — General Language Setup (core)

Similar As (yet better than):

• Language Switcher Dropdown
• Toolbar Language Switcher
• Language Switcher Extended
• Language Switcher Enhanced
• Language Switch Links
• Language Switcher Dialog

Drupal 11.0→11.2 Releases Footnote:

'Project page' can not show both subversions of support. Refer to https://www.drupal.org/project/dropdown_language/releases/4.1.1 for Drupal 11.0→11.2 specific support without the new core caching tool used in 4.1.2 for Drupal11.3+.