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I just installed this language pack:

http://imaginaerum.github.io/magento2-language-fr-fr/en.html#section-installation

The way I installed it was like this: 1. create folder via ftp in app/i18n/imaginaerum/fr_fr/ unzip file here 2. create store view and change language to french (france).I used language code "fr"

it works.

I'm curious how Magento knew to use that folder as a language pack. It seems to me I did nothing to really connect the language choice with that pack. And while it is doing exactly what I want I don't know how/why so I am kind of curious as I am just starting to learn how magento works.

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  • for all languge there is specific code. for example : fr_fr and you select french from admin. so magento will check if languge pack is available it will use it or use magento default text
    – Kul
    Jan 17 '17 at 15:55
  • @Kul How did Magento know to look in that folder for the code though? Is there a specific folder that magento looks for language packs?
    – Sackling
    Jan 17 '17 at 16:02
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If you look into app/i18n/Magento you can find different language packages. Every package to be recognized by Magento must have registration.php file.

We have 2 cases to read this file.

1. Install via composer.

To be executed this file must be added to composer.json in the package directory.

"autoload": {
    "files": [
        "registration.php"
    ]
}

2. Not installed via composer

Magento looks for this file in predefined dirs.

See

app/etc/NonComposerComponentRegistration.php

line

$pathList[] = dirname(__DIR__) . '/i18n/*/*/registration.php';

That's it.

Same mechanism exists for modules and themes which allows to be placed either under app or vendor folders.

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