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Support multilingual pages via a toggle

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#3456 opened on Jan 9, 2026

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Description

On the website for InterHop made with Jekyll, there is an "EN/FR" button that allows switching between french and english language.

The code for that website is at framagit. According to their README they're using this to make the site mulilingual.

I was wondering if you would be interested in implementing this? If not, i'll do it for myself but would prefer to avoid diverging from your repo too much. Alternatively if you want me to make a PR just tell me.

Sort of related to #568

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rubyhtmlcss
Domain
frontendinternationalization
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
needs maintainer response
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Examine the current Jekyll setup in the repository, particularly the config.yml and layout files. Review the multilingual approach used in the referenced InterHop project and the blog post at https://sylvaindurand.org/making jekyll multilingual/. Assess whether a similar approach can be integrated as an optional feature, considering the existing structure. Pay attention to the required changes in config.yml, layouts, and inclusion of language specific content.