Change “No shipping method available” text in block based checkout

Hi Daniel

I don’t think this string can be translated in the editor because it appears only when needed, but there are ways to translate strings using filters in JavaScript.

This documentation covers it: https://developer.www.ads-software.com/block-editor/reference-guides/filters/i18n-filters/#basic-example

I just tested this myself in the browser console and it worked:

function myPluginGettextFilter( translation, text, domain ) {
    if ( text === 'No shipping options are available for this address. Please verify the address is correct or try a different address.' ) {
        return 'This is your replacement text';
    }
    return translation;
}

wp.hooks.addFilter(
    'i18n.gettext',
    'my-plugin/override-add-to-reusable-blocks-label',
    myPluginGettextFilter
);

Hope that helps.

Hi @mikejolley,

Thank you for answering. I’ve tried the JS snippet in my browser without any luck. We have the checkout in Spanish so the messages we need to translate are:

• “A?ade una dirección de envío para ver las opciones de envío.”
• “No hay opciones de envío disponibles“

I’ve tried any string but nothing changes in the frontend:

function myPluginGettextFilter( translation, text, domain ) {
    if ( text === 'No hay opciones de envío disponibles' ) {
        return 'Some different text';
    }
    return translation;
}

// Adding the filter
wp.hooks.addFilter(
    'i18n.gettext',
    'my-plugin/override-add-to-reusable-blocks-label',
    myPluginGettextFilter
);

Any ideas?

Thank you again.

Hi there!

I understand your concern. I tested the above code on my site, and it’s not working correctly either. However, I was able to successfully change the text using the Loco Translate plugin, as demonstrated in this screenshot: https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cZXr6AnVy6g.

Could you please try using the Loco Translate plugin to update the text? If you prefer not to use the plugin and want a code-based solution, please note that we don’t provide support for customizations.

If you need more in-depth support or want to consider professional assistance for customization, I can recommend?WooExperts?and?Codeable.io?as options for getting professional help. Alternatively, you can also ask your development questions in the??WooCommerce Community Slack?as custom code falls outside our usual?scope of support.