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title: "Configuration - General"
date: 2025-02-24
author: "Jeroen Moolenschot"
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# Configuration - General

TheAutolanguage plugin is packed with options, giving you control over how it works and behaves. Here is the full list of the options you can find in the **Autolanguage System plugin settings**.

 **Plugin Tab:**

 ![config 01](https://ext26.joomill.dev/images/documentation/autolanguage/config-01.png)

 
|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Translation method | You can choose:  
**Upon saving (Alert banner)**![config notification](https://ext26.joomill.dev/images/documentation/autolanguage/alert-banner.png)

 or **Batch (Overview button)  
![mode overview](https://ext26.joomill.dev/images/documentation/autolanguage/mode-overview.png)** |
| Show Notifications *(only visible when Translation method is set to Upon save (Alert Banner))* | Show a notification at the top of the edit screen if the item will be automatically translated upon saving.  
  
![config notification](https://ext26.joomill.dev/images/documentation/autolanguage/alert-banner.png)

 You can select/unselect the target languages before saving. |
| Active Source Language | Select the language used as the source. The plugin only works if the item being saved matches this language. '*' is ignored. |
| Target Languages | Select which languages to translate to. |
| Unselected Target Languages *(only visible when Translation method is set to Upon save (Alert Banner) and 1 or more Target Languages are selected)* | Determine whether languages not selected above should be shown when editing an item.  
E.g. when you only select English and don't select French and Spanish, the Alert Banner looks like:  
![alert banner unselected languages](https://ext26.joomill.dev/images/documentation/autolanguage/alert-banner-unselected-languages.png)  
  
You can always manually select the Spanish and French languages before saving this item. |
| Debug | Enable logging to help troubleshoot issues. Logs are stored in the Joomla log folder. |