Plugin Author
Guido
(@guido07111975)
Hi,
And what about the other labels? How do you translate them? I don’t understand why the shortcode attribute was helpful for you while making your form multilingual. Or do you have multiple contact forms; one for each language?
Guido
Hi Guido,
Thank you for your reply.
If I leave the labels, in settings page, blank (with your greyed out default text), they automatically translate when your contact form shows up.
However, if I want to change a label from its default values (and the ONLY one I need to change is the captcha label, since people find the default version confusing), and I type in the new label in the settings page, then that does NOT translate 🙁
This is why I would want to be able to set the captcha label via shortcode attributes, as opposed to via the settings page.
Plugin Author
Guido
(@guido07111975)
Hi,
The auto translation only works when it is translated into that language already. So only when plugin translation is available on this page, am I right?
Guido
Yes, that is correct. Auto-translation happens IF the area on the Settings page is left blank (with your default text) AND the translation is available in the po-mo files.
Once a user inserts their own customized text in the settings area, then the auto-translation does not happen for that field.
I have changed the po-mo ES files to include the translation for the Privacy checkbox text, since this had not already been included, and that text did not autotranslate. However, I had no requirement to use custom text there.
I imagine I could have done the same with the Cpatcha label text (just changed the strings in the GB and ES files), but I preferred to use the shortcode attribute for that, so the website owner could change that text to their liking (in both languages).
Thank you for your replies!
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This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by DanielJ7.
Plugin Author
Guido
(@guido07111975)
Hi,
When I get back from my trip I will add the shortcode attribute for the captcha again, no problem.
Meanwhile, are you willing to complete the Spanisch translation? And are you willing to become a translation editor for my plugin, so you can approve Spanish translation?
Guido
Plugin Author
Guido
(@guido07111975)
Hi again,
Thought about it some more..
The problem with the shortcode attribute is, you cannot add an attribute for each language. So if you have a multi-language site, you must use a different form for each language, when using this atribute.
Guido
Plugin Author
Guido
(@guido07111975)
Hi @danielj7
I’m thinking about a plugin update which includes all label (shortcode) attributes, so you will be able to change labels via attributes again, instead of the settingspage.
Guido