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hi,

how to set the defualt language for the forum to be arabic-utf8 instead of Engilsh,....with the ability to switch to english from the localization settings for each memebr….

i nead the defualt language for the forum to be Arabic-utf8….for all members

thanks in advanced

You’d just need to use utf-8 instead of some other encoding; the language shouldn’t matter. You might have to modify the forum theme files for that. May I suggest to use EE2 and Forums 3? Things have gotten easier in that regard, utf-8 is used by default now.

hi Ingmar,thanks for your reply

how to modify the theme files?which files?
i do not want to start using ee2 at least right now…i had made the whole website using ee 1.9 and i am running out of time….the only thing left is the Arabic forum….

thanks in advanced

Start with theme_global.php for the theme you’re wanting to modify. It’s towards the beginning of the file.

hello,

i had now installed both ee2 and forum 3…

from to change the language of the forum to be arabic?

thanks

xotox,

It would be the same method. Start with the files inside /themes/forum_themes/default/forum_index