How to load translated entity values in Twig for SEO purpose?

Question

How can I get access for the english values of my entity in the french version of my twig template. This is for a tracking task.

Let say I want to print the node title en english on the french version.

I was hoping I could do something like this : {{ node.languages.en.label }} but this doesn't work.

I'd rather avoid using preprocess if possible (I know how to do it with preprocess).

Stop thinking in D7 templates and start using hook_preprocess. — user21641, Oct 23, 2017 at 10:18
Well I do already, but actually I'm not thinking in D7 templates but in Twig templates meaning using the less hook_preprocess possible for the frontend developer to have more freedom on their twig templating. I have 30 templates to edit with various values to get so... — pbonnefoi, Oct 23, 2017 at 10:23

4uk4 · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-23 10:23:45Z

4

You can get the translated node with getTranslation():

{% if node.hastranslation('en') %}
  <p>{{ node.translation('en').title.value }}</p>
{% else %}
  <p>No translation<p/>
{% endif %}

If you are not sure that the translation exists, check first with hasTranslation(), because a missing translation throws an exception.

answered Oct 23, 2017 at 10:23

4uk4

98.2k7 gold badges167 silver badges213 bronze badges

Well thank you very much, this was exactly what I needed. BTW, {{ node.translation('en').label }} works fine too in my case :-)
– pbonnefoi
Oct 23, 2017 at 10:30
Yes, I've used the title field for the example, because the question was about entity values. But you can use a method like label() on the translated node, too.
– 4uk4
Oct 23, 2017 at 11:11

Add a comment |

1 Answer 1