EPIC Goal

Enable full French language support across the RHDH developer portal and its core plugins. This will improve accessibility and user experience for French-speaking users, especially in regions like Quebec where French support is often required.

Background/Feature Origin

Several customers, including teams based in Quebec, have requested French language support. French is legally required in many organizations there, and lack of localization has been a blocker.

Our team has already taken steps to make localization possible, such as structuring strings for translation and setting up `i18next`. This epic focuses on completing the end-to-end implementation of French language support.

Why is this important?

We want to make the RHDH usable for French-speaking teams by translating all visible text into French. This unlocks adoption in markets that legally or operationally require French, and supports our long-term plan for internationalization.

User Scenarios

• Admin sets the default language to French for their instance.
• French speaking users see an interface that is fully translated and easy to use.

Dependencies (internal and external)

• Internal:
  • i18n framework (RHIDP-8108)
  • Plugin and component readiness (string extraction, format compliance)

• • Optional design review for layout changes, if needed

• External:
  • Translations (AI generated strings or get help from Globalization team)

Acceptance Criteria

1. All RHDH core plugins and UI components support French via translation keys.
2. Users can choose French via a language setting or toggle.

1. The UI displays cleanly in French with no visual or formatting issues.

1. Translations are accurate and consistent.

1. There are no untranslated strings when French is selected.

1. Fallback behavior is correctly implemented when a string is missing.

1. The string organization is clear and maintainable for future languages.

1. Community plugins are not included in this scope.

Release Enablement/Demo - Provide necessary release enablement details
and documents

• Demo video or live preview showing the French interface

• Admin configuration steps documented

• List of out-of-scope items and known limitations

DEV - Upstream code and tests merged: <link to meaningful PR or GitHub
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DEV - Upstream documentation merged: <link to meaningful PR or GitHub
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DEV - Downstream build attached to advisory: <link to errata>

QE - Test plans in Playwright: <link or reference to playwright>

QE - Automated tests merged: <link or reference to automated tests>

DOC - Downstream documentation merged: <link to meaningful PR>