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Is it ok to use a function to output the text domain name in a wordpress theme

No, this is not okay. NO NO NO. Here’s my favourite Otto quote: Inside all translation functions, no PHP variables are allowed in the strings, for any reason, ever. Otto explains this in more detail, but the simple way to say it is that translation calls are parsed, not executed . So your variable (let … Read more

What is a Theme textdomain?

In this case, ‘themify’ is the defined textdomain for the Theme, used to make the Theme translatable. (Codex reference: load_theme_textdomain()). Making a Theme translation-ready requires a few steps. Define the Theme’s textdomain: load_theme_textdomain( ‘themify’, TEMPLATEPATH.’/languages’ ); Define translatable strings in the template. This is done using one of a few translation functions: __() (for returned … Read more