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I think I may have just found a way – I saved the following as a plugin myself and it works. So If you change the Case text for your own it may help – I run single site so i can’t try it out…
`<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Text Mangle
Original Author URI: http://quirm.net/
Description: Replacing buddypress texts the eshop plugin way.
Based on PJW Translation Mangler by Peter Westwood http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/
Originally cut and pasted from: http://quirm.net/wiki/eshop/changing-displayed-text/
Author: Rich Pedley
Version: 0.01
*/
class buddypress_Translation_Mangler {
/*
* Filter the translation string before it is displayed.
*/
function filter_gettext($translation, $text, $domain) {
$translations = &get_translations_for_domain( ‘buddypress’ );
switch($text){
case “Who’s Online Avatars”:
return $translations->translate( “Who’s Online…” );
break;
}
return $translation;
}
}
add_filter(‘gettext’, array(‘buddypress_Translation_Mangler’, ‘filter_gettext’), 10, 4);
?>`
I would like to know if there’s anything wrong with using this technique in buddypress?

Thanks for the links guys. I will try your suggestions.
I am new to this but I can’t believe this is such a pain to do.
Strings are constants – a type of data. Code is code. Why mix the two?
I am an ex-programmer from the 80’s – back then, it was easy to make changes to string constants, or any type of constant, throughout a project – you kept them separate. If you didn’t you’d soon be in trouble.
Some goes for colours, all sprinkled throughout. What a mess. What’s worse they’re in hexadecimal.
It’s crazy.

@kenrichman

Have you tried?
`
case “Friends (%d)“:
return $translations->translate( “Mates (%d)” );
break;
`
Also. I have just discovered from the buddypress codex that the friends slug can be changed to match to your choice…
`
define ( ‘BP_FRIENDS_SLUG’, ‘peeps’ );
`
It goes in the wp-config.php file