Trouble to translate own plugin (add_menu_page/add_submenu_page)

  • Resolved Mika

    (@blaueantilope)


    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hi,

    I spend few hours to fix my problem – I’m giving up. I need help!

    Whats wrong with my code to translate an admin-menu? Everything else is nice translated (plugin header, error messages, buttons – perfect!), the menu doesn’t work. ??

    I use PoEdit Pro for the translation.

    text-domain: yet-another-blogroll

    add_action('plugins_loaded', 'yab_init');

    function yab_init() {
	 load_plugin_textdomain( 'yab', false, plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'languages/' );
}

    add_action('admin_menu', 'yab_admin_menus');

    function yab_admin_menus() {
	if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) :
		// Hauptmenü
		$top_menu_item = 'yab_admin_page';

		add_menu_page('', __( "Yet Another Blogroll", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', 'yab_admin_page',
						  'yab_admin_page', 'dashicons-rss' );

		// Untermenü: Information (wie Hauptmenü)
		add_submenu_page($top_menu_item, '', __( "Overview", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', $top_menu_item, $top_menu_item );	

		// Untermenü: Gruppen
		add_submenu_page($top_menu_item, '', __( "Groups", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', 'yab_groups_admin_page' );

		// Untermenü: Webseiten
		add_submenu_page($top_menu_item, '', __( "Websites", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', 'yab_websites_admin_page' );

		// Untermenü: Einstellungen
		add_submenu_page($top_menu_item, '', __( "Settings", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', 'yab_settings_admin_page' );

		// Untermenü: Fehlerprotokoll
		add_submenu_page($top_menu_item, '', __( "Error logs", 'yet-another-blogroll' ), 'manage_options', 'yab_errorlogs_admin_page' );	

	endif;

}

    Please! Help! Me! It’s a detail, yes, but a pain in the… ??

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    This isn’t my area of expertise, but I believe the plugin header text domain line and the translation functions __() text domain parameter should all match the tag assigned when load_plugin_textdomain() is called. In your example, ‘yab’.

    Thus the plugin header line should be // Text Domain: yab
    And translation functions should be __( 'Overview', 'yab' )

    Alternately, you could change everything in your plugin to ‘yet-another-blogroll’. Whatever you decide to use, use it consistently. This includes how the .mo etc. files are named.

    Thread Starter Mika

    (@blaueantilope)

    Hi bcworkz,

    thanks for your answer.

    Yes, you are right – the textdomain must be identical. It is identical, but I have copied the load_plugin_textdomain code from an old file – upsi. ??

    In my testcase the textdomain is all over the same and it works but not on the admin menu… ??

    Thread Starter Mika

    (@blaueantilope)

    Okay, it looks like a typo error – I create a new plugin just with the basics and everything is fine.

    Folder:
    /languages/
    test-plugin.php

    <?php
/*
Plugin Name: Test Plugin
Description: Test Plugin
Version:     4.2
Author:      Mika
Domain Path: /languages
Text Domain: test-plugin
*/

// Action
add_action( 'init', 'tp_init' );
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'add_my_custom_menu' );
add_action( 'plugins_loaded', 'tp_load_plugin_textdomain' );

// Hooks
register_activation_hook( __FILE__, 'tp_activation' );
register_deactivation_hook( __FILE__, 'tp_deactivation' );

function tp_load_plugin_textdomain() {
    load_plugin_textdomain( 'test-plugin', FALSE, basename( dirname( __FILE__ ) ) . '/languages/' );
}

function tp_init() {

}

function tp_activation() {

}

function tp_deactivation() {

}

function add_my_custom_menu() {
    //add an item to the menu
    add_menu_page (
        'Test Plugin Page-Title',
        __('Test Plugin EN', 'test-plugin'),
        'manage_options',
        'tp_page',
        'tp_admin_page_function',
        'dashicons-businessman'
    );

    add_submenu_page (
      	'tp_page',
      	'Settings',
      	__('Settings', 'test-plugin'),
      	'manage_options',
      	'tp_setting_page',
      	'tp_admin_setting_page'
    );
}

function register_submenu_page() {

}

function tp_admin_page_function() {
	?>
	 <div class="wrap">
        <h2>Test-Plugin</h2>
        Content...
    </div>
	<?php

}

function tp_admin_setting_page() {
	?>
	<div class="wrap">
        <h2>Settings</h2>
        Content...
    </div>
	<?php
}

    I create with PoEdit a new pot file and the po/mo-files (filename must be “test-plugin-de_DE.mo/po” for german). And taadaaa, it works…

    Solved!

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