Beginner's Guide

Figure 8: A frontpage for each language
A blog
In my case I already have a blog at cocoate.com, so I use the newsfeeds component for displaying the
external blog entries. I create a feed item for each language and the corresponding menu items (Read more
in chapter: Newsfeeds).
An 'About Us' page
I create an 'About Us' page as described in chapter How to create an 'About Us' Page for every
language.
A contact form
I use a single contact form for genaral inquiries. I only need one contact item, so it is not necessary to
assign a language. Only if contact data differs in different languages, e.g., different address or email, will
it be necessary to create one contact item for each language.
Login form
On each page a login form will be visible. I have copied the English login module twice, configured
the menu assigment, changed the title and assigned the correct language. Now it is possible to login and
register at my site.
User menu
I used the existing user menu, which provides you with a link to your profile as well as for creating an
article or weblinks. (Figure 9).
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