I'm working on a new plugin that lets users choose their admin side language. This plugin only changes the admin locale, not the entire blogs. So if u have multiple authors each author can use wordpress admin in their preferred language. Each users language setting is saved in user profile in variable WP_ADMIN_LANG. The plugin automatically detecs the language files (.mo) in wp-content/languages folder and displays a dropdown box in users profile settings.
Everything works allready this far. But no here is the tricky part I havent found solution yet. I need to now when, and wich functions actually handles the loading of the locale. How can I override that function and can it be done by using action or filter hooks.
Moved this topic to here, since the plugin is more usable in multilanguage setup of wpmu. But your help is still needed. Haven't got a single answer so far.
tiberule
Member
Posted 3 months ago #
Here is a little patch to implement different languages for admin and content parts of blog.
Just change file "wp-includes/l10n.php"
Find function "get_locale" and make changes as shown below.
function get_locale() {
global $locale;
if (isset($locale))
return apply_filters( 'locale', $locale );
// WPLANG is defined in wp-config.
if (defined('WPLANG'))
$locale = WPLANG;
if (empty($locale))
$locale = 'en_US';
//!!!!Add this to function
if (is_admin())
$locale = 'en_US';
//!!end of changes
return apply_filters('locale', $locale);
}
you can change $locale = 'en_US'; to any language you want.
And don't forget to check this after every update. It can be rewritten automatically by wordpress
azunoman
Member
Posted 2 months ago #
I have a wordpress blog I built for an Spanish speaking artist. I work in english but want to turn over the wordpress to him in Spanish. I see the WPMU doesn't work for the regular wordpress 2.8.
I am not sure how to get the admin portion of wordpress to work in Spanish for him...and english for me....should I install MU and then just gen his site in Spanish?
Thanks in advance for the time to advise....
daily