@intlayer/docs 8.11.2 → 8.12.0-canary.0

package/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_angular_21.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 createdAt: 2025-04-18
-updatedAt: 2026-05-06
-title: Angular i18n - How to translate an Angular 21 app (Vite) in 2026
-description: Discover how to make your Angular website multilingual. Follow the documentation to internationalise (i18n) and translate it.
+updatedAt: 2026-05-31
+title: "Angular 21 i18n - Complete guide to translate your app"
+description: "No more i18next. The 2026 guide to building a multilingual (i18n) Angular 21 app. Translate with AI agents and optimise bundle size, SEO and performances."
 keywords:
   - Internationalisation
   - Documentation
@@ -36,16 +36,54 @@ history:
 
 <TOC/>
 
-## What is Intlayer?
+## Why Intlayer over alternatives?
 
-**Intlayer** is an innovative, open-source internationalisation (i18n) library designed to simplify multilingual support in modern web applications.
+Compared to main solutions like `ngx-translate` or `angular-l10n`, Intlayer is a solution that comes with integrated optimizations such as:
 
-With Intlayer, you can:
+<AccordionGroup>
 
-- **Easily manage translations** using declarative dictionaries at the component level.
-- **Dynamically localise metadata**, routes, and content.
-- **Ensure TypeScript support** with autogenerated types, improving autocompletion and error detection.
-- **Benefit from advanced features**, such as dynamic locale detection and switching.
+<Accordion header="Full Angular coverage">
+
+Intlayer is optimized to work perfectly with Angular by offering **component-level content scoping**, **lazy-loaded translations**, and all the features needed for scaling internationalization (i18n).
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Bundle size">
+
+Instead of loading massive JSON files into your pages, load only the necessary content. Intlayer helps **reduce your bundle and page sizes by up to 50%**.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Maintainability">
+
+Scoping your application's content **facilitates maintenance** for large-scale applications. You can duplicate or delete a single feature folder without the mental burden of reviewing your entire content codebase. Additionally, Intlayer is **fully typed** to ensure your content's accuracy.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="AI Agent">
+
+Co-locating content **reduces the context needed** by Large Language Models (LLMs). Intlayer also comes with a suite of tools, such as a **CLI** to test for missing translations,**[LSP](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/lsp.md)**, **[MCP](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/mcp_server.md)**, and **[agent skills](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/agent_skills.md)**, to make the developer experience (DX) even smoother for AI agents.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Automation">
+
+Use automation to translate in your CI/CD pipeline using the LLM of your choice at the cost of your AI provider. Intlayer also offers a **compiler** to automate content extraction, as well as a [web platform](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_CMS.md) to help **translate in the background**.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Performance">
+
+Connecting massive JSON files to components can lead to performance and reactivity issues. Intlayer optimizes your content loading at build time.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Scaling with none-dev">
+
+More than just an i18n solution, Intlayer provides an **self-hosted [visual editor](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_visual_editor.md)** and a **[full CMS](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_CMS.md)** to help you manage your multilingual content in **real-time**, making collaboration with translators, copywriters, and other team members seamless. Content can be stored locally and/or remotely.
+
+</Accordion>
+</AccordionGroup>
 
 ---
 
@@ -78,7 +116,9 @@ With Intlayer, you can:
 
 See the [Application Template](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer-angular-21-template) on GitHub.
 
-### Step 1: Install Dependencies
+<Steps>
+
+<Step number={1} title="Install Dependencies">
 
 Install the necessary packages using npm:
 
@@ -116,7 +156,9 @@ bun x intlayer init
 - **@angular-builders/custom-esbuild**
   Required to customise the esbuild configuration of the Angular CLI.
 
-### Step 2: Configuration of your project
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={2} title="Configuration of your project">
 
 Create a configuration file to configure your application's languages:
 
@@ -140,7 +182,9 @@ export default config;
 
 > Through this configuration file, you can set up localised URLs, middleware redirection, cookie names, the location and extension of your content declarations, disable Intlayer logs in the console, and more. For a complete list of available parameters, refer to the [configuration documentation](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/configuration.md).
 
-### Step 3: Integrate Intlayer in Your Angular Configuration
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={3} title="Integrate Intlayer in Your Angular Configuration">
 
 To integrate Intlayer with the Angular CLI, you need to use a custom builder. This guide assumes you are using Vite/esbuild (default for Angular 21 projects).
 
@@ -202,7 +246,9 @@ export default [intlayerEsbuildPlugin()];
 >
 > Then in `angular.json` point to `"./esbuild.plugins.mjs"` instead of `"./esbuild.plugins.ts"`.
 
-### Step 4: Declare Your Content
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={4} title="Declare Your Content">
 
 Create and manage your content declarations to store translations:
 
@@ -252,7 +298,9 @@ export default appContent;
 
 > For more details, refer to the [content declaration documentation](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/dictionary/content_file.md).
 
-### Step 5: Utilise Intlayer in Your Code
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={5} title="Utilise Intlayer in Your Code">
 
 To utilise Intlayer's internationalisation features throughout your Angular application, you need to provide Intlayer in your application configuration.
 
@@ -300,7 +348,9 @@ And in your template:
 
 The Intlayer content is returned as a `Signal`, so you access the values by calling the signal: `content().title`.
 
-### (Optional) Step 6: Change the language of your content
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={6} title="Change the language of your content" isOptional={true}>
 
 To change the language of your content, you can use the `setLocale` function provided by the `useLocale` function. This allows you to set the application's locale and update the content accordingly.
 
@@ -357,6 +407,10 @@ export class AppComponent {
 }
 ```
 
+</Step>
+
+</Steps>
+
 ### Configure TypeScript
 
 Intlayer uses Module Augmentation to get the benefits of TypeScript and make your codebase stronger.

package/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_astro.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 createdAt: 2024-03-07
-updatedAt: 2026-05-06
-title: Astro i18n Translation - How to translate an Astro application in 2026
-description: Learn how to add internationalisation (i18n) to your Astro site with Intlayer. Follow this guide to make your site multilingual.
+updatedAt: 2026-05-31
+title: "Astro i18n - Complete guide to translate your app"
+description: "No more i18next. The 2026 guide to building a multilingual (i18n) Astro app. Translate with AI agents and optimise bundle size, SEO and performances."
 keywords:
   - internationalisation
   - documentation
@@ -60,16 +60,54 @@ history:
 
 <TOC/>
 
-## What is Intlayer?
+## Why Intlayer over alternatives?
 
-**Intlayer** is an innovative, open-source internationalisation (i18n) library designed to simplify multilingual support in modern web applications.
+Compared to main solutions like `astro-i18n` or `i18next`, Intlayer is a solution that comes with integrated optimizations such as:
 
-With Intlayer, you can:
+<AccordionGroup>
 
-- **Manage translations easily**: Using declarative dictionaries at the component level.
-- **Localise metadata, routes and content dynamically**.
-- **Ensure TypeScript support**: With autogenerated types for better autocompletion and error detection.
-- **Benefit from advanced features**: Such as dynamic language detection and switching.
+<Accordion header="Full Astro coverage">
+
+Intlayer is optimized to work perfectly with Astro by offering **multilingual routing**, **sitemap**, and all the features needed for scaling internationalization (i18n).
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Bundle size">
+
+Instead of loading massive JSON files into your pages, load only the necessary content. Intlayer helps **reduce your bundle and page sizes by up to 50%**.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Maintainability">
+
+Scoping your application's content **facilitates maintenance** for large-scale applications. You can duplicate or delete a single feature folder without the mental burden of reviewing your entire content codebase. Additionally, Intlayer is **fully typed** to ensure your content's accuracy.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="AI Agent">
+
+Co-locating content **reduces the context needed** by Large Language Models (LLMs). Intlayer also comes with a suite of tools, such as a **CLI** to test for missing translations,**[LSP](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/lsp.md)**, **[MCP](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/mcp_server.md)**, and **[agent skills](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/agent_skills.md)**, to make the developer experience (DX) even smoother for AI agents.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Automation">
+
+Use automation to translate in your CI/CD pipeline using the LLM of your choice at the cost of your AI provider. Intlayer also offers a **compiler** to automate content extraction, as well as a [web platform](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_CMS.md) to help **translate in the background**.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Performance">
+
+Connecting massive JSON files to components can lead to performance and reactivity issues. Intlayer optimizes your content loading at build time.
+
+</Accordion>
+
+<Accordion header="Scaling with none-dev">
+
+More than just an i18n solution, Intlayer provides an **self-hosted [visual editor](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_visual_editor.md)** and a **[full CMS](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en/intlayer_CMS.md)** to help you manage your multilingual content in **real-time**, making collaboration with translators, copywriters, and other team members seamless. Content can be stored locally and/or remotely.
+
+</Accordion>
+</AccordionGroup>
 
 ---
 
@@ -77,7 +115,9 @@ With Intlayer, you can:
 
 Check out the [application template](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer-astro-template) on GitHub.
 
-### Step 1: Install Dependencies
+<Steps>
+
+<Step number={1} title="Install Dependencies">
 
 Install the necessary packages using your preferred package manager:
 
@@ -105,7 +145,9 @@ yarn add react react-dom react-intlayer @astrojs/react
 - **astro-intlayer**
   Includes the Astro integration plugin to link Intlayer with the [Vite bundler](https://vite.dev/guide/why.html#why-bundle-for-production), as well as the middleware to detect the user's preferred language, manage cookies, and handle URL redirects.
 
-### Step 2: Configure Your Project
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={2} title="Configure Your Project">
 
 Create a configuration file to define your application's languages:
 
@@ -130,7 +172,9 @@ export default config;
 
 > Through this configuration file, you can configure localised URLs, middleware redirects, cookie names, location and extensions of content declarations, disable Intlayer logs in the console, and more. For a full list of available parameters, refer to the [configuration documentation](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/configuration.md).
 
-### Step 3: Integrate Intlayer into Your Astro Configuration
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={3} title="Integrate Intlayer into Your Astro Configuration">
 
 Add the `intlayer` plugin to your Astro configuration.
 
@@ -148,7 +192,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 > The `intlayer()` integration plugin is used to integrate Intlayer with Astro. It ensures the generation of the content declaration files and monitors them in development mode. It defines Intlayer environment variables within the Astro application and provides aliases to optimise performance.
 
-### Step 4: Declare Your Content
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={4} title="Declare Your Content">
 
 Create and manage your content declarations to store translations:
 
@@ -175,7 +221,9 @@ export default appContent;
 
 > For more information, refer to the [content declaration documentation](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/dictionary/content_file.md).
 
-### Step 5: Using Content in Astro
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={5} title="Using Content in Astro">
 
 You can consume the dictionaries directly in your `.astro` files using the core helpers exported from `intlayer`.
 
@@ -248,7 +296,9 @@ const { title } = getIntlayer("app", locale);
 </html>
 ```
 
-### Step 6: Localised Routing
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={6} title="Localised Routing">
 
 Create dynamic route segments to serve localised pages (e.g., `src/pages/[locale]/index.astro`):
 
@@ -264,7 +314,9 @@ const { title } = getIntlayer('app');
 
 The Astro integration adds a Vite middleware that helps with language-sensitive routing and environment definitions during development. You can also create links across languages using your own logic or `intlayer` tools like `getLocalizedUrl`.
 
-### Step 7: Continue Using Your Favourite Frameworks
+</Step>
+
+<Step number={7} title="Continue Using Your Favourite Frameworks">
 
 Keep building your application using the framework of your choice.
 
@@ -273,56 +325,9 @@ Keep building your application using the framework of your choice.
 - Intlayer + Svelte: [Intlayer with Svelte](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_vite+svelte.md)
 - Intlayer + Solid: [Intlayer with Solid](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_vite+solid.md)
 - Intlayer + Preact: [Intlayer with Preact](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_vite+preact.md)
+  </Step>
 
-### TypeScript Configuration
-
-Intlayer uses module augmentation to leverage TypeScript, making your codebase more robust.
-
-![Autocompletion](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/autocompletion.png?raw=true)
-
-![Translation Error](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/translation_error.png?raw=true)
-
-Ensure your TypeScript configuration includes the autogenerated types.
-
-```json5 fileName="tsconfig.json"
-{
-  // ... your existing TypeScript configuration
-  "include": [
-    // ... your existing TypeScript configuration
-    ".intlayer/**/*.ts", // Include autogenerated types
-  ],
-}
-```
-
-### Git Configuration
-
-It is recommended to ignore the files generated by Intlayer. This avoids committing them to your Git repository.
-
-To do this, add the following instructions to your `.gitignore` file:
-
-```bash
-# Ignore the files generated by Intlayer
-.intlayer
-```
-
-### VS Code Extension
-
-To improve your development experience with Intlayer, you can install the **official Intlayer VS Code extension**.
-
-[Installation from the VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=intlayer.intlayer-vs-code-extension)
-
-This extension provides:
-
-- **Autocompletion** for translation keys.
-- **Real-time error detection** for missing translations.
-- **Inline preview** of translated content.
-- **Quick actions** for easily creating and updating translations.
-
-For more information on using the extension, refer to the [VS Code Extension documentation](https://intlayer.org/doc/vs-code-extension).
-
----
-
-### (Optional) Step 15: Extract the content of your components
+<Step number={15} title="Extract the content of your components" isOptional={true}>
 
 If you have an existing codebase, transforming thousands of files can be time-consuming.
 
@@ -424,6 +429,58 @@ bun run build # Or bun run dev
 
 ---
 
+</Step>
+
+</Steps>
+
+### TypeScript Configuration
+
+Intlayer uses module augmentation to leverage TypeScript, making your codebase more robust.
+
+![Autocompletion](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/autocompletion.png?raw=true)
+
+![Translation Error](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/translation_error.png?raw=true)
+
+Ensure your TypeScript configuration includes the autogenerated types.
+
+```json5 fileName="tsconfig.json"
+{
+  // ... your existing TypeScript configuration
+  "include": [
+    // ... your existing TypeScript configuration
+    ".intlayer/**/*.ts", // Include autogenerated types
+  ],
+}
+```
+
+### Git Configuration
+
+It is recommended to ignore the files generated by Intlayer. This avoids committing them to your Git repository.
+
+To do this, add the following instructions to your `.gitignore` file:
+
+```bash
+# Ignore the files generated by Intlayer
+.intlayer
+```
+
+### VS Code Extension
+
+To improve your development experience with Intlayer, you can install the **official Intlayer VS Code extension**.
+
+[Installation from the VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=intlayer.intlayer-vs-code-extension)
+
+This extension provides:
+
+- **Autocompletion** for translation keys.
+- **Real-time error detection** for missing translations.
+- **Inline preview** of translated content.
+- **Quick actions** for easily creating and updating translations.
+
+For more information on using the extension, refer to the [VS Code Extension documentation](https://intlayer.org/doc/vs-code-extension).
+
+---
+
 ### Deepen Your Knowledge
 
 If you want to learn more, you can also implement the [Visual Editor](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_visual_editor.md) or use the [CMS](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_CMS.md) to externalise your content.