Translating Django's Default Authentication Text

To translate Django's built-in authentication text (like help text and field labels) to another language, you need to use Django's internationalization (i18n) framework. Here's how to do it:

1. Enable Internationalization

First, make sure internationalization is enabled in your settings.py:

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MIDDLEWARE = [
    # ... other middleware
    'django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware',
    # ... other middleware
]

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    # ... other apps
    'django.contrib.auth',
    # ... other apps
]

USE_I18N = True
USE_L10N = True

# Define the languages your site will support
LANGUAGES = [
    ('en', 'English'),
    ('fr', 'French'),  # Example - add your target language
    # Add more languages as needed
]

# Set the default language
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'fr'  # Change to your preferred language code

2. Activate the Language

You can activate a language for the current thread using the activate function:

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from django.utils.translation import activate

activate('fr')  # Replace with your language code

You can also use the override context manager for temporary language changes:

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from django.utils.translation import override

with override('fr'):
    # Code that needs to run with French translations
    pass

3. Language Selection Based on User Preference

To dynamically select language based on user request:

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from django.utils.translation import get_language_from_request

def my_view(request):
    user_language = get_language_from_request(request)
    activate(user_language)
    # Rest of your view code

4. Using Translated Forms

Django's authentication forms already have translations for many languages. If you're using the built-in authentication views and forms, they should automatically use the translations for the active language.

If you need to customize the translations, you can create your own form that inherits from Django's authentication forms and override the help texts:

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from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm

class CustomUserCreationForm(UserCreationForm):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.fields['password1'].help_text = 'Your custom help text here'
        # Override other fields as needed

Getting Help

If you need more assistance with Django's internationalization:

• Getting Help FAQ
• Django Discord
• Official Django Forum