In this chapter, you will learn how to prepare your store for international sales. This chapter goes beyond just installing a new language pack. There are many other things that need to be considered, such as:
Translating your products
Creating a new URL for your international store
Customizing transactional e-mails for your international store
Translating CMS pages
Creating a new website versus a new storefront
Magento gives you the ability to display your store in different languages. When you enable support for multiple languages, Magento will display the store navigation in the language that the shopper selects. Magento does this through language packs that you install.
However, Magento won't translate your product descriptions, category names, and other product information. You will need to translate the product information. Then, both the store navigation and the product information will be displayed in the language...