How and where to translate “Select Some Options”

I’m not sure if it is possible to change that text because it is set by the browser. But I have added to the list and will try to find a way for the next update. Thanks for the feedback, @dakini2.

Hi @dakini2, just wanted to follow up with this. It’s been awhile with no reply, so I hope the issue is resolved? Or if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. Thank you.

Yes, the issue is resolved. And this has nothing to do with the browser. Shame that the developers can not help with such plain issue ??

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by dakini2.

Hi @dakini2,

Looking again at your question, about changing the default “Select” text for the category field, here is what I found:

– The “Please select” text is defined in the plugin’s submission-form.php file

– The “Please select” text is fully ready to be translated, it is internationalized in the source code:

<option value=""><?php esc_attr_e('Please select some tags..', 'usp'); ?></option>

– It is possible to customize the default “Please select” option by implementing the custom form template. Instructions for how to do this are provided in the plugin documentation. Basically you would need to set up the custom form, and then you could modify the template with custom “Please select” text or any other details.

I hope this helps. Let me know if I can provide any further infos.

Looking further at this, here is a simple way to customize the “Please select” options for both Category and Tag fields:

1) Add the following code to the option “Custom Content”:

<script>
var usp_disable_chosen = true;
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
	$('select option:contains("Please select some tags..")').text('Whatever..');
	$('select option:contains("Please select a category..")').text('Whatever..');
});
</script>

2) Edit the “Whatever..” text in the code above to whatever you want. The first instance is for the Tag field. The second instance is for the Category field.

Save changes and done. May need to empty/clear browser cache and/or reload the form page to view changes.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by Jeff Starr. Reason: adds infos

Thank you for this, but I did it in much easier way. However your second solution also looks easy and fine. Why did you say it was a browser issue at first then, Jeff?

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by dakini2.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by dakini2.
• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by dakini2.

What is the easier way that you found?

“Why did you say it is a browser issue at first then, Jeff?”

Because I misread the question. It is the File(s) input field that cannot easily be changed, because the “Please select” text for files depends on the browser.

I simply changed the words in one of .js files. Don’t remember which. Thank you for your help anyway!

• This reply was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by dakini2.

“I simply changed the words in one of .js files.”

Are you sure? I just checked all of the plugin’s JavaScript files and the text “Please select” is not found anywhere. Also, even if it were to exist somewhere, it is not recommended to make any changes to the plugin core files. The reason is because any changes made will be overwritten immediately when the plugin is next updated.

Best advice for anyone who wants to customize the “Please select” tags/category option, is to use the technique described in my previous comment.

In any case, glad you got it sorted, @dakini2.