diff --git a/Zotlabs/Widget/Helpindex.php b/Zotlabs/Widget/Helpindex.php
index f23e73e75..8299cf16a 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Widget/Helpindex.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Widget/Helpindex.php
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@ class Helpindex {
 		$o .= '<div class="widget">';
 
 		$level_0 = get_help_content('sitetoc');
-		if(! $level_0)
-			$level_0 = get_help_content('toc');
+		if(! $level_0) {
+			$path = 'toc';
+			$x = determine_help_language();
+			$lang = $x['language'];
+			if($lang !== 'en') {
+				$path = $lang . '/toc';
+			}
+			$level_0 = get_help_content($path);
+		}
 
 		$level_0 = preg_replace('/\<ul(.*?)\>/','<ul class="nav nav-pills flex-column">',$level_0);
 
 		$levels = array();
 
 
+		// TODO: Implement support for translations in hierarchical table of content files
 		if(argc() > 2) {
 			$path = '';
 			for($x = 1; $x < argc(); $x ++) {
diff --git a/doc/toc.html b/doc/toc.html
index 4da01d55d..1b7de3cb3 100644
--- a/doc/toc.html
+++ b/doc/toc.html
@@ -71,65 +71,3 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-<script>
-	toc = {};
-    // Generate the table of contents in the side nav menu (see view/tpl/help.tpl)
-    $(document).ready(function () {
-        $(".doco-section").find('a').each(function(){
-            var url = document.createElement('a');
-            url.href = window.location;
-            var pageName = url.href.split('/').pop().split('#').shift().split('?').shift();
-            var linkName = $(this).attr('href').split('/').pop();
-            if(pageName === linkName) {
-                var tocUl = $(this).closest('a').append('<ul>').find('ul');
-                tocUl.removeClass();  // Classes are automatically added to <ul> elements by something else
-                tocUl.toc({content: "#doco-content", headings: "h3"});
-                tocUl.addClass('toc-content');
-				tocUl.addClass('list-unstyled');
-		tocUl.attr('id', 'doco-side-toc');
-
-            }
-        });
-		
-		$(document.body).trigger("sticky_kit:recalc");
-
-		toc.contentTop = [];
-		toc.edgeMargin    = 20;   // margin above the top or margin from the end of the page
-		toc.topRange      = 200;  // measure from the top of the viewport to X pixels down
-		// Set up content an array of locations
-		$('#doco-side-toc').find('a').each(function(){
-			toc.contentTop.push( $( '#'+$(this).attr('href').split('#').pop() ).offset().top );
-		});
-
-
-		// adjust side menu
-		$(window).scroll(function(){
-			var winTop = $(window).scrollTop(),
-				bodyHt = $(document).height(),
-				vpHt = $(window).height() + toc.edgeMargin;  // viewport height + margin
-			$.each( toc.contentTop, function(i,loc){
-			 if ( ( loc > winTop - toc.edgeMargin && ( loc < winTop + toc.topRange || ( winTop + vpHt ) >= bodyHt ) ) ){
-			  $('#doco-side-toc li')
-			   .removeClass('selected-doco-nav')
-			   .eq(i).addClass('selected-doco-nav');
-				if (typeof($('#doco-side-toc li').eq(i).find('a').attr('href').split('#')[1]) !== 'undefined') {
-					window.history.pushState({}, '', location.href.split('#')[0] + '#' + $('#doco-side-toc li').eq(i).find('a').attr('href').split('#')[1]);
-				}
-			 }
-			});
-		});
-		
-		// When the page loads, it does not scroll to the section specified in the URL because it
-		// has not been constructed yet by the script. This will reload the URL
-		if (typeof(location.href.split('#')[1]) !== 'undefined') {
-			var p = document.createElement('a');
-			p.href = location.href;
-			var portstr = '';
-			if(p.port !== '') {
-				portstr = ':'+ p.port;
-			}
-			var newref = p.protocol + '//'+  p.hostname + portstr + p.pathname + p.hash.split('?').shift();
-			location.replace(newref)
-		}
-	});
-</script>
diff --git a/include/help.php b/include/help.php
index 4f9251b1b..cbadd02d9 100644
--- a/include/help.php
+++ b/include/help.php
@@ -107,20 +107,39 @@ function preg_callback_help_include($matches) {
 
 }
 
-
+function determine_help_language() {
+	require_once('Text/LanguageDetect.php');
+	$lang_detect = new Text_LanguageDetect();
+	$lang_detect->setNameMode(2);
+	if($lang_detect->languageExists(argv(1))) {
+		$lang = argv(1);
+		$from_url = true;
+	} else {
+		$lang = \App::$language;
+		if(! isset($lang)) 
+			$lang = 'en';
+		$from_url = false;
+	}
+	return array('language' => $lang, 'from_url' => $from_url);
+}
 
 function load_doc_file($s) {
-	$lang = \App::$language;
-	if(! isset($lang))
-		$lang = 'en';
-	$b = basename($s);
-	$d = dirname($s);
-
-	if($dirname !== '-') {
-		$c = find_doc_file("$d/$lang/$b");
-		if($c)
-			return $c;
+	$path = 'doc';
+	$x = determine_help_language();
+	$lang = $x['language'];
+	$url_idx = ($x['from_url'] ? 1 : 0);
+	if($x['from_url'] && $lang !== 'en') {
+		$path .= '/' . $lang;	
 	}
+		
+	$b = basename($s);
+	
+	for($i=1+$url_idx; $i<argc()-1; $i++) {
+		$path .= '/' . argv($i);
+	}
+	$c = find_doc_file($path . '/' . $b);
+	if($c)
+		return $c;
 	$c = find_doc_file($s);
 	if($c)
 		return $c;
diff --git a/view/js/mod_help.js b/view/js/mod_help.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f85af462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/js/mod_help.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+function docoTocToggle() {
+	if ($('#doco-top-toc').is(':visible')) {
+		$('#doco-toc-toggle').removeClass('fa-cog').addClass('fa-caret-right');
+	} else {
+		$('#doco-toc-toggle').removeClass('fa-caret-right').addClass('fa-caret-down');
+	}
+	$('#doco-top-toc').toggle();
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+toc = {};
+// Generate the table of contents in the side nav menu (see view/tpl/help.tpl)
+$(document).ready(function () {
+	// Generate the table of contents in the side nav menu (see view/tpl/help.tpl)
+	$('#doco-top-toc').toc({content: "#doco-content", headings: "h3,h4,h5,h6"});
+	
+	$(".doco-section").find('a').each(function () {
+		var url = document.createElement('a');
+		url.href = window.location;
+		var pageName = url.href.split('/').pop().split('#').shift().split('?').shift();
+		var linkName = $(this).attr('href').split('/').pop();
+		if (pageName === linkName) {
+			var tocUl = $(this).closest('a').append('<ul>').find('ul');
+			tocUl.removeClass();  // Classes are automatically added to <ul> elements by something else
+			tocUl.toc({content: "#doco-content", headings: "h3"});
+			tocUl.addClass('toc-content');
+			tocUl.addClass('list-unstyled');
+			tocUl.attr('id', 'doco-side-toc');
+
+		}
+	});
+
+	$(document.body).trigger("sticky_kit:recalc");
+
+	toc.contentTop = [];
+	toc.edgeMargin = 20;   // margin above the top or margin from the end of the page
+	toc.topRange = 200;  // measure from the top of the viewport to X pixels down
+	// Set up content an array of locations
+	$('#doco-side-toc').find('a').each(function () {
+		toc.contentTop.push($('#' + $(this).attr('href').split('#').pop()).offset().top);
+	});
+
+
+	// adjust side menu
+	$(window).scroll(function () {
+		var winTop = $(window).scrollTop(),
+				bodyHt = $(document).height(),
+				vpHt = $(window).height() + toc.edgeMargin;  // viewport height + margin
+		$.each(toc.contentTop, function (i, loc) {
+			if ((loc > winTop - toc.edgeMargin && (loc < winTop + toc.topRange || (winTop + vpHt) >= bodyHt))) {
+				$('#doco-side-toc li')
+						.removeClass('selected-doco-nav')
+						.eq(i).addClass('selected-doco-nav');
+				if (typeof ($('#doco-side-toc li').eq(i).find('a').attr('href').split('#')[1]) !== 'undefined') {
+					window.history.pushState({}, '', location.href.split('#')[0] + '#' + $('#doco-side-toc li').eq(i).find('a').attr('href').split('#')[1]);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	});
+
+	// When the page loads, it does not scroll to the section specified in the URL because it
+	// has not been constructed yet by the script. This will reload the URL
+	if (typeof (location.href.split('#')[1]) !== 'undefined') {
+		var p = document.createElement('a');
+		p.href = location.href;
+		var portstr = '';
+		if (p.port !== '') {
+			portstr = ':' + p.port;
+		}
+		var newref = p.protocol + '//' + p.hostname + portstr + p.pathname + p.hash.split('?').shift();
+		location.replace(newref)
+	}
+});
diff --git a/view/tpl/help.tpl b/view/tpl/help.tpl
index 43b061dcc..31e5b9794 100644
--- a/view/tpl/help.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/help.tpl
@@ -13,21 +13,3 @@
 		{{$content}}
 	</div>
 </div>
-
-<script>
-	// Generate the table of contents in the side nav menu (see view/tpl/help.tpl)
-	$(document).ready(function () {
-		$('#doco-top-toc').toc({content: "#doco-content", headings: "h3,h4,h5,h6"});
-	});
-	
-	function docoTocToggle() {
-		if($('#doco-top-toc').is(':visible')) {
-			$('#doco-toc-toggle').removeClass('fa-cog').addClass('fa-caret-right');
-		} else {
-			$('#doco-toc-toggle').removeClass('fa-caret-right').addClass('fa-caret-down');
-		}
-		$('#doco-top-toc').toggle();
-		
-		return false;
-	}
-</script>