Languages
sNews has a very international following, and since people wish to use sNews in their language, some have translated the language component of sNews, and posted it back to the community.
A full (although not complete) list of translations for the current version of sNews can be found on our forum. If you do not find a translation for your language, and are able to translate the language section, there are many who would appreciate it being posted in the forum.
How to install a language to your sNews.
A few simple steps will enable you to install a suitable language for your sNews site.
- 1) Locate the translation in the forum and copy the text.
- 2) Paste the text into a new file (using notepad or similar) and save as snews_LA.php where LA is the 2 character code for your language. For example, Esperanto => snews_EO.php
- 3) Upload this file to your site, in the same directory as snews.php.
- 4) log in to your site admin, and browse to the Site ->Settings -> Time and Locale settings, and insert the language code. Save
- 5) Refresh your browser
*** IMPORTANT ***
As with all mods, read the instructions completely and make a backup of your snews.php file (and your database if applicable) before applying a mod to your website.
If possible, it is highly recommended that you do not apply a mod directly to a “live” website. How to use sNews on your computer for off-line development
GET STARTED
sNews requires PHP, MySQL and mod rewrite. If your server meets those requirements, get started and learn how to install sNews on your website in 3 easy steps.
LEARN
Browse through our help center and learn about template tags and how to simply create your own theme. Dig into sNews and customize it to behave the way you want.
EXTEND
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