The new release of DotNetNuke 5.05 includes full localization support, this long overdue functionality is a big enhancement for those requiring multi language support as it makes content management much easier.

“Content localization in DotNetNuke 5.5 will allow you to easily manage your web pages in a primary language and then utilize translators to keep the content synchronized in multiple secondary languages.  Whether you are maintaining your site in a single language or dozens of languages, the content localization system will help guide your content editors and translators through the process.” – by Joe Brinkman.

We have tested this functionality on couple of sites so far and are very impressed, there is no need to create separate portals for each language or use third party modules to localise the content. The iFinity rewriter we use for friendly urls supports this functionality as well, which is a very good news. Overall it is a major change to the way we implement the multi language sites.