Tag: languages

Latest enhancement: No more language confusion

Hi folks,

In the latest update to Scubbly’s software, we fixed one of the language issues.

Before, if someone was browsing and purchased something via http//es.scubbly.com, they would complete the transaction and get their notification email in Spanish. All good. However, because the transaction was in Spanish, the seller would also get their email in Spanish. This, I can empathize, was awkward for sellers appealing to multilingual buyers.

Now all emails are sent out using your “Preferred Language” setting, which you can set by logging in, then clicking “Account”, then “Profile”. For all existing users, this has been set to English. If you prefer your notification emails in French or Spanish, go in and change it.

The next enhancement we’re working on is the ability to describe & name your products in multiple languages, so that the correct language appears to the appropriate users. This will benefit both useability for multilingual buyers, and it’ll be good for search engine optimization.

Enjoy!

Blog styling, and i18n

I realize that the blog looks kind of stupid right now, with just the logo on top and the footer kind of squished over to the right margin. Things have been so busy lately, I tossed up this blog and got it working functionally, but I haven’t taken the time to style it properly.

But you can still read it and that’s what really matters, right?

Behind the scenes, the emphasis lately has been on improving Scubbly’s internationalization (aka “i18n”) and translation issues. Though the Spanish and French versions of Scubbly were launched many weeks ago, there are still phrases in the interface with awkward grammar, and issues with the delivery of the proper language content when a seller and buyer have different language preferences… and SOON you will be able to add multiple translations of your product descriptions, so they appeal to buyers at http://es.scubbly.com and http://fr.scubbly.com .

So, the blog styling can wait… for a while…

But thanks for reading! Excuse our dust!