create a language file with the i18n string en_US, also the same procedure how with other languages, if the original is english. WordPress set the language key to en_US, if the key is empty in the wp-config.php. Use the plugin Codestyling Localization for easy create the language files inside your WordPress Install.
You have to use translation functions. Example: _e( ‘Number’, ‘accompany-text’ );
i think you need the gettext filter. lifted directly from the codex, here is an example: add_filter( ‘gettext’, ‘theme_change_comment_field_names’, 20, 3 ); /** * Change comment form default field names. * * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext */ function theme_change_comment_field_names( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) { if ( is_singular() ) { switch ( $translated_text ) { case ‘Name’ : … Read more
If dont use the strings inside the theme or plugin the function for localisation, then it is not possible to add this to the mo/po file. You must change the source of the theme or plugin. But used the theme or plugin the functions, than parse the source via plugin or desktop tools to add … Read more
First make sure the language file is found. In your development environment (and only there!) add the following code: $path = plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . ‘lang’; $loaded = load_plugin_textdomain( ‘LSample’, false, dirname( $path ); if ( ! $loaded ) { print “File not found: $path”; exit; } Then … I would use lowercase text domains … Read more
Localize the headings in your initial array: $sections = array( ‘notifcations’ => __( ‘Notifications’, ‘your_text_domain’ ), ‘updates’ => __( ‘Updates’, ‘your_text_domain’ ) ); foreach ($sections as $section => $header ) { add_settings_section( $section .’_section’, $header, array( $this, ‘disable_callback_warnings’ ), ‘sgnc’ ); }
No matter what languages your site are in, when using WPML you should never install a localised WordPress version, instead you should just install the default one (i.e. US English). Also make sure that you didn’t change the LANG definition in your wp-config.php file, so that should read: define (‘WPLANG’, ”); Then you need to … Read more
Type Alt + 124 for the vertical pipe symbol instead of changing language
.po and .mo files are created by the translator himself, and then contain the actuall translation, so if you do not supply a translation with your theme then you don’t need them. .pot file is basically a template for the .po file. you can easily generate it with tools like poedit but IMO it is … Read more
In your example, the company name will not be translated. However, you should at least make it possible to write the name in the native alphabet. Latin letters look really odd in some other alphabets. There is also a legal issue: in some countries it is not allowed to use capital letters for anything but … Read more