Title: Override String Translations Author: Vincenzo Published: August 6, 2019 Last modified: March 22, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-override-translations/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2134779) # Override String Translations By [Vincenzo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vluongo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-override-translations.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/) ## Description **WP Override Translations** allows you to easily override any text string in WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugin/theme translations directly from your admin panel – no code editing required! **🔒 Security First (v3.0.0)** * CSRF protection with WordPress nonces * User capability validation * XSS prevention with secure coding practices * No inline JavaScript handlers **⚡ High Performance (v3.0.0)** * Modern MutationObserver API for DOM changes ( replaces resource-heavy intervals) * Pre-built translation maps for faster processing* Optimized JavaScript with comprehensive error handling * Graceful fallback for older browsers **✨ Key Features:** * Override any WordPress core, plugin, or theme text strings* Full WooCommerce compatibility for e-commerce sites * Support for HTML in translations( bold, links, etc.) * CSS selector-based DOM string replacement for dynamic content* Translates all `_e()`, `__()`, `gettext`, and `ngettext` calls * Real-time JavaScript translation for dynamic elements * WordPress coding standards compliant **📝 What You Can Translate:** * WordPress core strings * WooCommerce product pages, checkout, cart messages * Plugin and theme text strings * Button labels, error messages, form fields * Any string that uses WordPress translation functions **❌ Limitations:** Dynamic strings with placeholders like `%s` or `%d` cannot be translated (e.g., “%s has been added to your cart”). ## Screenshots [⌊Original frontend string⌉⌊Original frontend string⌉[ Original frontend string [⌊Overwrite string from backend⌉⌊Overwrite string from backend⌉[ Overwrite string from backend [⌊Overwritten string⌉⌊Overwritten string⌉[ Overwritten string [⌊Original Woocommerce frontend string⌉⌊Original Woocommerce frontend string⌉[ Original Woocommerce frontend string [⌊Overwrite string from backend⌉⌊Overwrite string from backend⌉[ Overwrite string from backend [⌊Overwritten Woocommerce string with HTML⌉⌊Overwritten Woocommerce string with HTML⌉[ Overwritten Woocommerce string with HTML ## Installation 1. Upload directory `WP Override String Translations` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Click settings in your plugin list (or visit Settings submenu) 4. Done! ## FAQ ### How does this plugin work? It uses a gettext and ngettext WordPress filter ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/191205eced5f31b961f30b0de26ce2f8a15e468a7128675653a8299fc944a689? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[light weight & functional](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/light-weight-functional/)󠁿 [KJA4U](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kja4u/) November 30, 2022 A great replacement for the outdated well-known plugin “Lucas String Replace”. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/86cb165485daa1b0f7e703a972b5ff559af96f6ef1fbb4407861753198b9fd9e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does not work with Woocommerce!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-with-woocommerce-12/)󠁿 [john1257](https://profiles.wordpress.org/john1257/) February 8, 2022 Does not work with Woocommerce! And when you translate, translated text disappears! So you don’t know what you translated and what not! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/884736c23a862cf69a8b57d35ee4dad98530ef9fdd79a728bcaca6e8e5b7b242? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super simple and useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-simple-and-useful/)󠁿 [cojad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cojad/) April 11, 2021 Make changes to existed translation string with simplest way. 看到甚麼翻譯不順眼 就直接替換掉, 粗暴又有效. 太棒了 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16e9f2548b9baf0c78374ccba867340ac5a6803902004dbdbe7637de5e2d1ebe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Totally useless](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/totally-useless-20/)󠁿 [leokand](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leokand/) February 10, 2021 Doesn’t function. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/64a8c94fb546437d452f24a2fcd2e101436dce76757c5dc4b68d73bf294d11f0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-6577/)󠁿 [dluiso](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dluiso/) December 18, 2020 Anyone does not calculate the functionality of this plugin, after spending days looking for how to translate certain words of a website in which I did not want to use the rest of the robust plugins for translations by simply changing 4 texts, I found this plugin and it is well worth it in leave a recommendation, because they deserve it. Keep moving forward. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/75bdf5fb84bb3a1bffb166a83902e547520f804a0ca9e1e39066a60ad28b82ab? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-10040/)󠁿 [the-webmaster](https://profiles.wordpress.org/the-webmaster/) October 12, 2021 Ce plugin est juste magique, enfin mes traductions récalcitrantes sont faites sur des plugins impossible à traduire, même avec poedit… Mille Merci au Développeur ! Ce plugin soigne aussi les nerfs 😉 [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Override String Translations” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Vincenzo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vluongo/) “Override String Translations” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-override-translations/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Override String Translations” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-override-translations) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-override-translations/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-override-translations/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-override-translations/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-override-translations/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.0.0 * **MAJOR SECURITY UPDATES**: Added CSRF protection with WordPress nonces * **MAJOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS**: Replaced setInterval with MutationObserver for better browser performance * **SECURITY**: Added user capability checks for admin functions * **SECURITY**: Removed inline onClick handlers to prevent XSS vulnerabilities * **PERFORMANCE**: Pre-built translation maps to eliminate redundant processing loops * **PERFORMANCE**: Optimized JavaScript error handling with try-catch blocks and graceful degradation * **STANDARDS**: Fixed all WordPress coding standards violations (variable naming, text domains, etc.) * **JAVASCRIPT**: Enhanced DOM manipulation with better selector validation * **JAVASCRIPT**: Added fallback support for older browsers without MutationObserver * **ADMIN**: Improved user interface with proper event listeners instead of inline JavaScript * **ADMIN**: Added wp_localize_script for secure PHP-to-JavaScript data transfer * **TRANSLATION**: Added proper text domain support for all translatable strings * **CODE QUALITY**: Comprehensive error handling and logging improvements * **COMPATIBILITY**: Maintained backward compatibility while modernizing codebase #### 2.0.0 * Improvements for WordPress 6.8 support * Add javascript with selector translate * Code improvements * Code Fixes #### 1.5.0 * Support for WordPress 6.x added #### 1.4.0 * Support for WordPress 5.9 added * Bug fix #### 1.3.0 * Support for WordPress 5.8 added * Minor bug fix #### 1.2.1 * Support for WordPress 5.7 added #### 1.2.0 * Bug Fix and added support for WordPress 5.6 #### 1.1.0 * Compatible with WordPress 5.3 * bug fix #### 1.0.0 * First public release ## Meta * Version **4.0.0** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.6** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/) and [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-override-translations) * Tags * [gettext](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gettext/)[ngettext](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ngettext/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-override-translations/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-override-translations/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Vincenzo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vluongo/) ## Support Got something to say? 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