16 Jan 2015, last update: 30 Jan 2022
Avoid displaying pages without a language version
This is Sitecore basic knowledge but many websites don’t have a language fallback. As described in Sitecore and the error page paragraph Sitecore Language Code in URL of querystring. It is a good idea to check if the current language is correct to avoid displaying pages without content and allow to set a not working language cookie for the website.
A solution is the use the
Language Fallback module on the marketplace.
This module is specific for multilingual items and sites. And displaying a default language for some content or ignore not translated items.
Another solutions is throw a 404 not found this is descript in the following blog:
Sitecore displaying pages without a language version
Another solutions is to redirect to the correct language. A Good solution for single language websites and multilingual sites that should be 100% translated or display empty content in case a component item is not translated (Default Sitecore behavior)
The following example don’t use a pipeline like the other solution. Advantage is that it also can use without issues when working with multiple vendors in an environment. Just at the code to your masterpage.
@{
//some code to detect if context is in the correct language, this example is for single language. And required a case sensitive correct language code in the site config
if (Sitecore.Context.Item.Language.ToString() != Sitecore.Context.Site.Language)
{
var url = LanguageRedirect.GetPageWithLanguageUrlOptions(Sitecore.Context.Item,Sitecore.Context.Site.Language);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
{
Log.Info("Language Redirect To:"+url, this);
Response.Redirect(url);
}
}
}
using System.Linq;
using Sitecore.Data.Items;
using Sitecore.Data.Managers;
using Sitecore.Globalization;
using Sitecore.Links;
namespace Mirabeau.Website.Helpers
{
public static class LanguageRedirect
{
public static Item GetLanguageVersion(Item item, string languageName)
{
var language = item.Languages.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Name == languageName);
if (language != null)
{
var languageSpecificItem = global::Sitecore.Context.Database.GetItem(item.ID, language);
if (languageSpecificItem != null && languageSpecificItem.Versions.Count > 0)
{
return languageSpecificItem;
}
}
return null;
}
public static string GetPageWithLanguageUrlOptions(Item item, string language)
{
var options = global::Sitecore.Links.LinkManager.GetDefaultUrlOptions();
options.LanguageEmbedding = LanguageEmbedding.Always;
options.Language = Language.Parse(language);
options.EmbedLanguage(LanguageManager.GetLanguage(language));
var newItem = item;
if (item.Language.ToString() != language)
{
newItem = GetLanguageVersion(item, language);
}
if (newItem != null)
{
return LinkManager.GetItemUrl(newItem, options);
}
return string.Empty;
}
}
}
