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/)