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E21 | A Conversation about Localization and eCommerce | Diego LaManno


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In today’s episode, I had a great conversation with Senior Web Developer at Ecobee, Diego LaManno, all about Localization, eCommerce Integration and Contentful.

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Questions Asked

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  • Tell us about your background as a software developer.
  • What is your tech stack at Ecobee?
  • Where is the content in your iOT product stored in the back end?
  • Define localization.
  • How is localization different then personalization?
  • Can localization affect personalization?
  • How do you use localization on Ecobee's site?
  • For A/B testing, what tools do you use?
  • How does Contentful handle localization?
  • How does the Gatsby / Contentful plugin help you with localization?
  • Which specific locale are you using for the Ecobee site?
  • Does Contentful tie multiple languages to a particular country as a locale?
  • Can localization be controlled at the field level?
  • How do you access locales via Contentful's APIs?
  • How can you access locales via GraphQL?
  • How does the REST API handle localization?
  • How can we use Roles in Contentful to limit the author's ability to translate a particular language only?
  • How can you localize assets?
  • Did you create your own media content type or use the native one built into Contentful for localization?
  • Can branding be localized in Contentful and if so, how?
  • Tell us about your integration with Shopify and its localization capabilities.
  • Tell us how you used UI Extensions in Contentful to connect with your Shopify API.
  • How did you localize your actual products from Shopify?
  • How are emails, text messages, website messages and other types of messages handled in Contentful for different locales?
  • How do you handle user sessions across locales?
  • Do you allow users to switch locales on the website itself?
  • What's the most important thing to consider before embarking on localization?
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    Reference Links

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    • Diego on Twitter (https://twitter.com/diegolamanno)
    • Diego’s Website (https://www.diegolamanno.com/)
    • Diego on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegolamanno/)
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