When I turn comments off for a post which has no comments yet, I get the text "Comments Off" on the main blog page under the particular entry. But this term (Comments Off) doesn't figure in the latest Pot file and I also find that that term doesn't have __() or _e() function in the file comments-template.php.
I have a blog in Tamil (ta_IN) and I want that term to be translated.
Could someone kindly tell me how to go about it.
Thanks in advance.
Posted 6 years ago #
That text is most likely part of your theme. Look in your theme and change it there.
I checked up with all the theme files but couldn't find the string anywhere there. I confirmed that it is picked up only from line No.317 of the file "wp-includes/comments-template.php" since whatever change I make to the text "Comments Off" (No Comments, Comments None, BlahBlah, etc) over there appear on my blog page. I even tried to insert __() etc but it returns a syntax error message - my lack of knowledge of php is the reason.
Kindly help.
Thanks.
S.K
Posted 6 years ago #
Look for the function comments_popup_link in your index.php, page.php or comments.php and change the strings according to this:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/comments_popup_link
Thank you very much Azaozz.
Yes, as you mentioned the hack hides the link to comments whenever comments are disabled for a post.
But I discovered another problem:
It is mentioned in the codex page linked by you as follows:
Displays a link to the comments popup window if comments_popup_script() is used, otherwise it displays a normal link to comments.
Now in my blog, in the header.php file, the comments_popup_script is put off as per the following line found there:
<?php //comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>Also, the comments are shown inline and not as a popup.
In that case why is the popup_link (from the comments-template) is used? It beats me.
How else to disable the comments_popup_link?
Kindly help.
PS:
I have this line at the top of the index.php of my theme:
<?php
get_header();
?>
Posted 6 years ago #
The comments_popup_script() opens a pop-up window when you click on a comments_popup_link() link. As your comments are inline, you don't need to use comments_popup_link() to display the number of comments for a post, use the comments_number() instead.
Search all *.php files in your theme and change comments_popup_link() to comments_number(), translating the strings. More info here:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/comments_number
Also look for something like
`<?php else : // comments are closed ?>
<!-- If comments are closed. -->
<p class="nocomments">Comments are closed.</p>`
shortly after the end of the comments loop - after endforeach;
Hope that helps :)
Thanks Azaozz.
It worked. But the link to the comments are replaced by mere text.
Please help.
S.K
Posted 6 years ago #
I see what you mean... Why don't you try the example from comments_popup_link() page:
<?php if ( comments_open() ) : ?>
<p>
<?php
comments_popup_link( 'No comments yet', '1 comment',
'% comments so far', 'comments-link', ''); ?>
</p>
<?php endif; ?>
leaving the last string empty (as above). Or even just the comments_popup_link() part, without the "if" "endif" lines.
Thanks a Zillion, Azaozz!
It worked and I have inserted a message of my choice between the '' and translated the text to my locale also!
Very kind of you.
S.K
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