Add any strings to strings translation tab

For theme options, I recommend reading:
https://polylang.wordpress.com/documentation/documentation-for-developers/functions-reference/#pll_register_string
and
https://polylang.wordpress.com/documentation/documentation-for-developers/the-wpml-language-configuration-file/

For strings in templates:
https://polylang.wordpress.com/documentation/setting-up-a-wordpress-multilingual-site-with-polylang/theme-internationalization-i18n-and-localization-l10n/

hello Chouby,

I find your plugin awesome, thanks for doing a great work!
But I’m struggling with adding new translations in ‘String translation’ tab (topic is related, so decided to post here)

I’ve created wpml-config.xml file, tried copying some examples from:
https://polylang.wordpress.com/documentation/documentation-for-developers/the-wpml-language-configuration-file/

and here:
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/language-configuration-files/

uploaded that file to root of my theme – didn’t work, created ‘polylang’ folder in wp-content and uploaded that file there – didn’t work as well…

tried to add this line to functions.php:

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'setup' );

	function setup() {
		load_theme_textdomain('MYTHEMENAME', get_template_directory());
	}

and then added this to my theme:
echo __(‘Read the rest of this entry »’, ‘MYTHEMENAME’);

Thought it will somehow come up to ‘String translation’, but it didn’t…

Tried adding this to my functions.php:

pll_register_string(‘myplugin’, ‘mystring’);

but nothing happened as well..

Really hope you can help

P.S. tried to switch to twentyfourteen theme, didn’t help

Thanks

Thanks for the fast reply!

So, I did register the field to translate:

pll_register_string('footer-mapa', 'mapa do site', 'Theme Option', $multiline);

It created the field on strings translation tab and I’ve translated for my languages. So far so good.
But now, how will polylang know where is that string to translate?

Sorry about the noob questions

Thanks,
André

Got it!!

Searched more and found this: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-polylang-changing-theme-options?replies=5

I’ll just leave a quick how-to, in order to help someone that may have the same issue:

You mentioned:
<em>Now you have to find where the string is displayed on frontend and replace</em>

And from this, on functions.php: pll_register_string('footer-mapa', 'mapa do site');

Added this, on the template that echoes the string I wanted to translate: pll__('mapa do site');

Many thanks for the help and, above all, many thanks for this great plugin!

Not sure if you want to mark this thread as resolved or if you need it to help qrmiz. There’s no problem for me.

Regards,
André

Andre – I used your code above:

pll_register_string('footer-mapa', 'mapa do site', 'Theme Option', $multiline);

and it worked!

So I believe you can mark it as resolved ??

Cheers!