Quick Localisation allows to hook on gettext, gettext_with_context, ngettext, and ngettext_with_context so that one can easily tweak WordPress translations generated by functions __, _e, _ex, _n, _nx, _x, translate, and translate_with_gettext_context.
For installation please see the corresponding section. It is as trivial as copying the plugin folder in your WordPress.
To get the flavour of what the plugin actually does, see the screen shots.
Once installed and activated, the plugin back-end will be accessible via a separate menu in the admin panel (WP Admin -> Quick Localisation).
N.B. by all means this plugin is not a replacement of the standard WordPress localisation framework. In fact, webmasters are advised to use it as a long-term solution.
However Quick Localisation comes very handy when quick patches or unconventional translations are required.
The plugin offers the following options.
Editing Localisation Table
- Old text
- New text (optional; empty values will remove the localisation subject)
- Text domain (allows to target specific plugin or theme “domains”; if set to
_ALL_– it will be applied to all matching text)
Export
- Allows exporting saved localisation for easy copy-pasting between the sites and backups.
- This feature also comes handy later when generating actual
.POfiles.
Import
- It is possible to import previously saved localisations or just copy them from other WordPress sites.
- It is possible to empty the localisation database prior to import as well as to choose whether or not to overwrite already existing entries.
Hooks
At the moment Quick Localisation hooks on gettext, gettext_with_context, ngettext, and ngettext_with_context filters with very low priority (namely, 1000), allowing it to be the last one to have a say on translations.
Should one use other similar *gettext* hooks, the priority can be changed in index.php.
Translations
If you want to translate this plugin, please contact the Name.ly team. Already translated languages can be downloaded here. There, one can also find a sample English-to-English QL file. Simply edit the second column in your language and import the text.
Alternatively, as the site admin, one can enable gathering function of the plugin itself and quickly translate it inline.
Recommendations
Check out our other cool plugins: Feed2Tabs and Links2Tabs.
They go well together like coffee and doughnuts!
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Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.