Created centralized helpers:
- src/lib/i18n/pageMetadata.ts: All page metadata (titles, descriptions, alt text)
- src/lib/i18n/productText.ts: Product-specific translated text (shortDescription, benefits)
- src/lib/i18n/metadata.ts: Helper functions for locale handling
Updated all pages to use centralized metadata:
- Homepage: Uses getPageMetadata for title, description, productionAlt
- Products page: Uses getPageMetadata
- Product detail: Uses getPageMetadata + getTranslatedShortDescription/getTranslatedBenefits
- About page: Uses getPageMetadata
ProductDetail component now uses:
- getTranslatedShortDescription() instead of locale comparison
- getTranslatedBenefits() instead of locale comparison
All user-facing text now goes through translation files or centralized helpers.
Adding a new language now requires only:
1. Add to SUPPORTED_LOCALES in locales.ts
2. Add LOCALE_CONFIG entry
3. Add entries to pageMetadata.ts and productText.ts
4. Add translation keys to message files
WARNING: This change breaks existing SEO URLs for Serbian locale.
Changes:
- Migrated from separate locale folders (src/app/en/, src/app/de/, etc.)
to [locale] dynamic segments (src/app/[locale]/)
- Serbian is now at /sr/ instead of / (root)
- English at /en/, German at /de/, French at /fr/
- All components updated to generate locale-aware links
- Root / now redirects to /sr (307 temporary redirect)
SEO Impact:
- Previously indexed Serbian URLs (/, /products, /about, /contact)
will now return 404 or redirect to /sr/* URLs
- This is a breaking change for SEO - Serbian pages should ideally
remain at root (/) with only non-default locales getting prefix
- Consider implementing 301 redirects from old URLs to maintain
search engine rankings
Technical Notes:
- next-intl v4 with [locale] structure requires ALL locales to
have the prefix (cannot have default locale at root)
- Alternative approach would be separate folder structure per locale
