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Generating language files

  1. Open package.json and add a script for generating language files:
  1. Run yarn pot from your theme directory to generate the language files. In case of an error, install/update coreutils, findutils and/or gettext on homebrew.

  2. Open the generated .pot file with Poedit, select "Create new translation", save .mo & .po files in the resources/lang folder with the correct name syntax (eg. fr_FR, en_US)

When adding/removing translations in templates, run yarn pot again, then select "Catalog > Update from a POT file" in Poedit.

Loading language files

Add the following to app/setup.php:

Make sure language files exist in the resources/lang directory.

Polylang and Sage

Need to also translate strings from the app/ folder? See Sage_Polylang_Theme_Translation.

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