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Native translation based on the local language setting would be sweet. So, Geneveve in France posts her comment/post in French, and when it pops in the activity stream anywhere, that French post is automatically translated to the native language. THEN to take it to the next level, let’s say someone is tutoring the language. The tutor should have the ability to enclose the text he/she doesn’t want translated per the language tutoring exercise; thus, only the text that requires translation is automatically translated. If you’re gonna dream, dream big!

Buddypress enables so many possibilities…

Make sure you are using the most recent BuddyPress translation file to do your translation:
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-languages/buddypress.pot

If you need to merge an older translation file with the newer BuddyPress one, read this guide:
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/#poedit (scroll down to “Updating your custom language file”)

I would place mo and po in wp-content/plugins/buddypress-activity-plus/languages folder

And you’ve got the WP_LANG set correctly, and are also loading a translation for WordPress itself? Is that code snippet in your first post how you’re actually trying this? Which file did you add that to? I don’t think that should be necessary

@tommyhoang use language file to change the text or add this to your functions.php file
`class Tommys_Translation_Mangler {
function filter_gettext($translation, $text, $domain) {
$translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain );
if ( $text == ‘You will auto join this group when you reply to this topic.’ ) {
return $translations->translate( ‘Feel free to reply.’ );
}
return $translation;
}
}
add_filter(‘gettext’, array(‘Tommys_Translation_Mangler’, ‘filter_gettext’), 10, 4);`

Reference: http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2010/01/02/mangling-strings-for-fun-and-profit/

Something’s getting lost in translation. Avatars are the images representing the members of the BuddyPress installation. Albums are photo galleries. What exactly are you asking about? WordPress has forums in different languages, perhaps there is one in your language.

If you want to change the actual names of the links, I did this by editing the language .pot file

But I’m not sure if that is the recommended method. I wanted to change My Blogs to My Sites:

For 1.2.9, translate the po file from buddypress/bp-languages directory.
Save the translation as buddypress-en_US.mo [if your local is en_US) else buddypress-your_Locals.mo in the bp-languages directory and you will be done.

Poedit is a great tool for translation.

@akyleadam what you’re trying to change was the text string “Topic created successfully” into e.g. “when submit is liked if the post was successful – do this instead of that” and the links I gave could do that.

Take the first link, instead of creating a plugin, you can add this to your active theme’s functions.php – replacing the text string in that post to your own:
`class PJW_Translation_Mangler {
/**
* Filter the translation string before it is displayed.
*
* @param $translation The current translation
* @param $text The text being translated
* @param $context The context for the translation
* @param $domain The domain for the translation
* @return string The translated / filtered text.
*/
function filter_gettext($translation, $text, $domain) {
$translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain );
if ( $text == ‘Topic created successfully’ ) {
return $translations->translate( ‘when submit is liked if the post was successful – do this instead of that’ );
}
return $translation;
}
}
add_filter(‘gettext’, array(‘PJW_Translation_Mangler’, ‘filter_gettext’), 10, 4);`

You see where I’ve substituted you own terms with that of the code given by Westi

The code I posted worked for me, and I would suggest trying it first, then seeing if you would prefer other options from the google page linked to.

Putting it in the header.php should work but might unnecessarily slow the site down a bit…..

I don’t know your theme so I wouldn’t know where to put it precisely…. I put it above the “ tag and below “ – it is important that it doesn’t go anywhere between a “

You put the first bit in an appropriate area in the footer – If it works how you like it then you should probably include it via your theme’s functions.php file

The second bit works in a text widget. Set up a text widget where you would like it and paste.

It translates what it can…. If there are bits that you don’t want translated you can tag them….

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/google-translate#post-95072
?

It would help to know what theme you are using and what tutorial you followed?

Translating stuff links:
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/translations/
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/changing-internal-configuration-settings/

You can try to edit the translation file (.MO). That can be more convenient if you plan to customize many of the strings and terms used by buddypress (such “Friend”, “Group”, “activity”, etc)

Hi I am not sure what I did wrong and its not working properly…

I got the errors everything after i post a forum topic.. The new translation is done but I got this error….

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/footheal/public_html/commandoclub.net/wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php: in /home/footheal/public_html/commandoclub.net/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 897

Please help.

Yeah, I’ve had problems – see details of memory usage here: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/rss-error-in-dashboard#post-88690
If you are on 1and1, then their newer packages may have more memory available….

Thanks for coming back with your solution…. I wish more people would…