Title: Customize “older posts” message
Last modified: May 19, 2021

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# Customize “older posts” message

 *  [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/)
 * I modified the fr_FR.po and fr_FR.mo files to customize the labels older posts
   and newer posts. But these files are in wp-content/languages and regularly overwritten
   by WordPress updates. I can’t seem to turn off these updates. Can I do otherwise?
   How? I already have a child theme. Theme Dyad.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcustomize-older-posts-message-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14459154)
 * > I can’t seem to turn off these updates.
 * Why? What action have you taken that didn’t work?
 * You should be able to turn of automatic updates of translattion files via a filter,
   as [documented here](https://wordpress.org/support/article/configuring-automatic-background-updates/#translation-updates-via-filter).
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14459254)
 * I did it (add_filter…) but it doesn’t work. Files always updated automatiquely!
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14461351)
 * exactly : add_filter( ‘auto_update_translation’, ‘__return_false’ );
    and I have
   tried plugins that claim to also handle updates (I didn’t write down the names)
   but I’m here today because I still don’t have a working solution.
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14461417)
 * add_filter is the last line of wp-config.php. Is it a problem?
 *  [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/)
 * (@gappiah)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14461523)
 * I’m not a developer, but the documentation I linked to above clearly states (
   emphasis mine):
 * > Configuration via Filters
   > Using filters allows for fine-tuned control of automatic updates.
   > The best place to put these filters is in a [must-use plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/article/must-use-plugins/).
   > **Do not add add_filter() calls directly in wp-config.php**. WordPress isn’t
   > fully loaded and can cause conflicts with other applications such as WP-CLI.
 * That said, I don’t know if adding the filter in `wp-config.php` is the problem
   here, but putting the code at the very end is certainly wrong: all additions 
   to `wp-config.php` should go **_ABOVE_** the line that says:
 * `/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */`
    -  This reply was modified 5 years ago by [George Appiah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gappiah/).
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14466284)
 * No line “stop editing!” in french’s wp-config but I have a fatal error if I move
   my line in the middle of the file. So I going to try to insert it in a plugin
   config…
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14466368)
 * I find it strange that Worpress is telling me that I have translations to update.
   Looks like my fr_FR files are not considered translations because they have been
   automatically updated.
 *  Thread Starter [cgibourg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgibourg/)
 * (@cgibourg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14468701)
 * I created a new WordPress instance with an old version -1.5.7.1-, I created a
   php file in mu-plugins with auto_update to FALSE, copied my fr_FR files, I restored
   my database and … my fr_FR files have been updated automatically!
    I found the
   line / * That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. * / in wp-config.php, so I
   added before “define (‘automatic_updater_disabled’, true);” ; then I updated 
   my fr_FR files, I restored my database and so far no automatic update has been
   detected. Also, I added?> At the end of config.php because it was missing. Now
   I’m waiting to see … Thank you very much for your advice.

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 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-older-posts-message-2/#post-14468701)
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