Translations

Translations are a collection of strings in different that helps displaying your web site in different languages. Translations are managed in the backend app Translations.

Key Naming

We try try to keep consistent naming for the translation keys. Here are some descriptive examples:

Key Example                 Description
title_this_is_a_title       Used for titles e.g. "This Is a Title".
text_this_is_a_text         Used for text sentences e.g. "This is a text".
abr_etc                     Used for abrevations e.g. "etc."
specific_component:keyname  Used for module specific components e.g. "index:head_title" or "pm_paypal:description_option".

Code Examples

Output a translation

echo language::translate('title_hello'); 

Output a translation and inject the english translation to the database

echo language::translate('title_hello', 'Hello'); 

Output a translation for a specific language

echo language::translate('title_hello', 'Hello', $language_code); 

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