Introduction

Languages, Multi-lingual Content, Automatic translations, Language Edition

After more than 12 years Falang is still the easiest system to translate your Joomla site into one or more languages.
You don't need to duplicate everything, just translate your default language into one or more languages.
The most used components are supported by Falang with content element.
You can use translation service to help you in the translation like deepl/google/azure


Falang 5.22 compatible with Joomla 5 and Joomla 4.3+ released the 2025/09/29
Joomla 4 compatible is Falang 4.X version last 4.14 (2023/10/10)
Joomla 3.9 and 3.10 are Falang 3.10.X version last version 3.10.6 (2022/10/21)

Since the 2.0 vesion show you the status of component translation directly in joomla for menu, article, module.... you can easy extend it for almost all components.

The component is so flexible that you can easily add new components at a later date and then translate the new content.

With extensions you can translate k2, aiContactSafe, hikashop, Redshop, jDownload, phocaDownload ....

The free version has a backlink to faboba site. You can remove it if you upgrade to a basic or standard version without losing your translations and parameters.

The Free version has some limitations.

Falang doesn't use the default language system of Joomla 2.5 and 3.5. You don't have to specify a language for each content article or menu item (which results in a huge amount of duplication).

Did you ever ask yourself how you can create a multi-lingual website without copying every single item and re-creating them in the new language? Then Falang is one of the possible answers to this problem.

In case of problems look for the solution in that page: falang’s problems resolution

Falang was a fork of Joomfish (2012)

The Falang 5.X are for Joomla 4.4 to the last 5.3 version

5.22 (2025/09/29)
* allows language change in yootheme customizer
* add show status of Falang custom fields plugin , in the falang cpanel list
* refactor custom fields code in the new falang cf plugin
* fix acfupload translation bug
* improve display of custom fields

5.21 (2025/09/04)
* add new system plugin to manage custom fields system/falangcf
* add custom fields extra tab (allow disabled translation)
* fix tassos gallery custom field display
* fix calendar custom fields empty translation
* display only custom field set to all language for translation
* fix dynamic properties on TranslationFilter (hide warning)
* fix tag translation (no param's in translation)
* fix help link for non en-GB language in backend
5.20 (2025/06/30)
* fix custom fields multiple line copy/transalte (use base64)
* fix quickjump settings in content element xml file
* fix calendar custom field for non utc site
* fix quickjump bug with ajax call

5.19 (2025/05/27)
* add tags param's translation
* Automatically update the smart search index upon article translation changes.

5.18 (2025/04/15)
* fix front-end edition translation
* allow editor custom fields copy/translate (not display the original value)
* fix bug in Custom fields translation copy

5.17 (2025/04/03)
* add message for yootheme article / translation build with yootheme buidler
* put back the English canadian and french canadian in translation services
* add acf upload support (yootheme builder dynamic field) (not work on subform)

5.16 (2025/03/17)
* add Translate for Yootheme search support (change signature of FalangContentTable)
* remove unused class
* start to change code to be Joomla 6 compatible
* fix titletext copy/translation (banner)
* update banner.xml content element
* update status of translation list on quickjump edit

5.15 (2025/02/11)
* fix bug in copy/translate article meta description/keywords
* improve vikRentCart support, switching on same item

5.14 (2024/12/16)
* fix quickjump bug
* fix astroid framework article param's translation
* fix Google translation on Joomahaper template (Helix plugin)
* improve code in Template by language

4.14 (2023/10/10)
* add 4sef support

3.10.7 ((2023/04/04)
* fix Joomla 4 update process without disabling Falang
* add dlid param's in package (paid version)
* add message to set downloadid
* fix mod_falang inline display language flags

After waiting for months for a Joomla 2.5 compatible version of Joomfish which was expected within a few weeks in January 2012, I decided to try Falang.

I have to say the looks and feel are almost like the Old Joomfish.

I encountered spome problems when migrating the JoomFish content to Falang.

But Stéphane gave me a very quick solution (within one day !) for the problem. Thank you very very much. He is working on a migration tool to migrate Joomfish to Falang.



At the moment there's just one smaller problem, the "Recently Changed" module doesn't seem to work an only shows articles in the original (Dutch) Language and none in the English language.
Hi,



I'm giving up after several installation attempts, I carefully followed the instructions but I can't see anything showing up in translation area of the component no menus, no categories, no content.

Therefore I declare this useless.

What's really bugging me is that there're no valid non-commercial alternatives around for joomla 2.5.
Owner's reply: You probably don't follow well the documentation. you can write me to fix your problem.
A great component, very well done!

Also, something very very fast and very nice!

For your translations of sites is Falang!

Great extension!



Posted on 24 April 2012
Thanks to Stéphane for this great extension! As easy as Joomfish was on J1.5 and much better than the integrated multi-language-solution in J2.5.



And by the way: He's also providing lots of help.
Using this module I found many bugs:

1. Sometimes edited content not saved (if you edit in html mode and press save - changed content not saved, you must switch off html mode and then it work).

2. Sometimes I saw several records in falang component to one content and I can edit any of them but result will be the same.

3. Sometimes I can't switch on publishing check, but content has been published.

4. Joomla create single link to home page in any languages and native switcher works correctly with this links (then I click to domain.com, it go to domain.com/lang page), but falang switcher don't work properly and it go to default language page.

5. Custom controls can't be edited in falang

Last update was been several months ago and I don't recommended use this control until author fix this errors.
Owner's reply: All your problem are very strange because it's never happens to any user.
Are you sure your joomla installation is well done ?
Look at the other reviews.
Working now for years with joomfish and tried this component because joomfish miss by oversleeping to support j2.5.



I´m happy to find this component and invest some bucks for it. This component is easy to install, leightweight, easy to handle and the support is great. Keep up the good work Stéphane... Cheers, Elvis

Great extension!



Posted on 11 April 2012
This extension is awesome! So much better than JoomFish IMHO. Easy to install, a breeze to manage. Only downside: only Super Users (2.5) has access to the component :( So I emailed Stephane - and he replied within 20 minutes - asking for advice and then he sent me a couple of extra files to unlock the permission tabs for FaLang. Problem solved! Great support!

Thanks a million!
After struggling with the new Joomla 2.5 lang support I found this extension and thought lets give it a try.

So I went ahaed and spent the 35Euro and I have to say, this extension is worth every cent. Not only does Stephan do a incredible job answering support questions - within 30minutes i got an answer - but also Falang supports the native lang feature

So i could resolve my troubles simply by cloning the modules and add them to the specific language, without doing any additional hacking etc.



This is way better then using the native Joomla language solution, especially if you have a huge site, cause it wil make your life so much easier



Therefore 5* Start from me



Keep up the good work



Louis
I have installed this extension because of switching a multi-language site from J1.5 to J2.5. Stépahne helps me to migrate the old content of a Joomfish table and it works like a charm now. Thank you for the awesome support and tool!

Just one word !!! WOW



Posted on 30 March 2012
Extension fantastic !

Support incredible !

Thank a lot stéphane !
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Version:
5.22
Developer:
Stéphane Bouey
Last updated:
Sep 29 2025
1 week ago
Date added:
Nov 19 2014
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Registration:
Yes
Includes:
c m p
Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5
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