Title: Change Text? Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Change Text? * Resolved [Matt Blank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattblank/) * (@mattblank) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/) * Hi! * How can I change the text so that when the plugin gets updated it doesn’t override what I’ve changed? * For example I don’t want it to say “Guestbook Entry” etc… * Thanks! Matt * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gwolle-gb/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104264) * There are filters that you can use. Which text at which places would you want to be changed? * Thread Starter [Matt Blank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattblank/) * (@mattblank) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104271) * Thanks for the response, and can I say this plugin is excellent! * Ideally I want to change some of the text from frontend/write.php, including: * >> Write a new entry. Guestbook entry * I also want to remove the * from the required fields. * ALSO: Another request, in the widget can you ask it to show a random entry, rather than the latest? * Thanks! Matt * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104389) * This will change the text of the button: * ``` function my_gwolle_gb_button($html) { $old = '» Write a new entry.'; $new = 'New String'; $html = str_replace( $old, $new, $html ); //var_dump($html); return $html; } add_filter( 'gwolle_gb_button', 'my_gwolle_gb_button' ); ``` * ``` function my_gwolle_gb_write($html) { $old = 'Guestbook entry'; $new = 'New String'; $html = str_replace( $old, $new, $html ); $old = '\*'; $new = ''; $html = str_replace( $old, $new, $html ); //var_dump($html); return $html; } add_filter( 'gwolle_gb_write', 'my_gwolle_gb_write' ); ``` * Not sure about this last function where the * gets replaced. Please test. You can place this code in functions.php of your theme or in your own plugin. I will think about the feature for the widget. * Plugin Contributor [Rhialto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhialto/) * (@rhialto) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104461) * I’m curious and since I just began looking at this guestbook, is there a PO file too for easy editing of original strings or it’s hardcoded? * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104462) * Translations are done at GlotPress: [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gwolle-gb](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gwolle-gb) If you have a PO file it will get overwritten with updates, so that isn’t really a viable option. * Plugin Contributor [Rhialto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhialto/) * (@rhialto) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104463) * Then how to edit original english strings? I don’t know yet if I will need this but this button was a good example so was wondering if one need to use a function each time. * Also I plan to to my own french because french translators from France use more english than we do here in Canada sometimes so if I take the GlotPress route and work on French Canada, all future updates will have the correct translation? On the other hand, if I do it on my side I will need to keep a PO file safe to put back after each update? * If I ever decide to work on French Canada, can I use POedit to do it locally then upload the .po file or I absolutly need to edit at GlotPress? I would prefer to work offline and upload once completed and tested. * Plugin Contributor [Rhialto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhialto/) * (@rhialto) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104466) * I’ll add another example: **Admin Reply by:** * Since I’m the only admin I would like to change that string to **Rhialto’s reply:** and get rid of the name after colon (:) * I understand I can’t change it if it’s hardcoded or I will lost the change with next update, still not sure it’s editable in a PO file as I don’t see one. So what are my option, do I need to create a function based on the one above? * Thanks! * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104468) * The strings are hardcoded in the PHP code. The filters are there for this type of customizing. The Settings page is already crowded enough already… * Plugin Contributor [Rhialto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhialto/) * (@rhialto) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104470) * I thought I would be good and quite understand the filter thing but it’s not working so I must be missing something: * ``` function my_gwolle_gb_entry_read_add_after($html) { $old = 'Admin Reply:'; $new = 'Test'; $html = str_replace( $old, $new, $html ); //var_dump($html); return $html; } add_filter( 'gwolle_gb_entry_read_add_after', 'my_gwolle_gb_entry_read_add_after' ); ``` * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104473) * Hi, for the list you probably want to use the filter: ‘gwolle_gb_entries_read’ * Plugin Contributor [Rhialto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rhialto/) * (@rhialto) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104474) * Weird, pretty sure I tried it and it wasn’t working but now it works… * Thanks! * [zergix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zergix/) * (@zergix) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104489) * Hello, I have installed your plugin, very nice, compliments! I have a question… I would not use it to a “Guestbook” in Spanish I have called it “Pizarra de Mensajes y Foro” and then I would like to change 4 written if is possible.. the 3 written in the spanish version are “Dejar una firma en el libro” (button), “Firma en el libro:” (outside the form), “Firma en el libro” (inside the form) and “¡Firmar!”; I would like to change the first three with “Ingresa tu mensaje” and the last one with “Enviar” it is possible to made this changes? many thanks! * Plugin Author [Marcel Pol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mpol/) * (@mpol) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104490) * Hi, you can use the PHP filters that are listed above. You can replace text with them. * [zergix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zergix/) * (@zergix) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104491) * I can not find the code to be replaced … can you tell me please where is it? I will need to change not only the button but also other parts of the text that I have indicated.. could you tell me please if it is possible to do to… thanks! * [zergix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zergix/) * (@zergix) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-text-18/#post-7104492) * sorry! I read with more attention what you wrote and I understand 🙂 I have inserted the codes provided in the files function.php of theme and I solved 🙂 sorry but I will like to made question… why is not possible just changed the gwolle-gb-es_ES.po files? already many thanks! 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