Title: Language override Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Language override * Resolved [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/) * Dear all, * sorry for this type of question but i have problem with translation woocommerce for some sentence in my language (Slovakia). Due to law in our country is needed to change text for one field. I used loco for translation fields what works perfect but my main problem is that after some time my translation is override somehow( i didn’t do any updaet update theme i don’t do anything just leave my whole web untouched) to original slovak translation, where my translated string are overriden. I already used your help page with translation: * // Code to be placed in functions.php of your theme or a custom plugin file. add_filter( ‘load_textdomain_mofile’, ‘load_custom_plugin_translation_file’, 10, 2 ); * /* * Replace ‘textdomain’ with your plugin’s textdomain. e.g. ‘woocommerce’.* File to be named, for example, yourtranslationfile-en_GB.mo * File to be placed, for example, wp-content/lanaguages/textdomain/yourtranslationfile-en_GB.mo */ function load_custom_plugin_translation_file( $mofile, $domain ) { if ( ‘textdomain’ === $domain ) { $mofile = WP_LANG_DIR . ‘/textdomain/yourtranslationfile-‘ . get_locale() . ‘.mo’; } return $mofile; } * but this unfortunatelly didn’t worked. * I tried to change permission of translated file to only read but was overrided again due to woocommerce was installed under server permission. * I really don’t know where problem could be and i really appreciate your helps or advice. * Many thanks * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332874) * The code above has not been modified – did you change it to load a custom file or use what you pasted (which won’t work)? * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332942) * Hi Mike, * i replaced if ( ‘textdomain’ === $domain ) { to if ( ‘woocommerce’ === $domain){ and $mofile = WP_LANG_DIR . ‘/textdomain/yourtranslationfile-‘ to $mofile = WP_LANG_DIR.‘/ wp-content/languages/SK.po’ . get_locale() . ‘.mo’; * my translated language was saved in file SK.po and this will not working, translation was original in english. * Many thanks * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332949) * You need a mo file, not the po file. Also the name in your snippet was wrong. It is looking for : * SK.poSK.mo * in your case which is wrong 🙂 * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332951) * I changed it to: /* * Replace ‘textdomain’ with your plugin’s textdomain. e. g. ‘woocommerce’. * File to be named, for example, yourtranslationfile-en_GB. mo * File to be placed, for example, wp-content/lanaguages/textdomain/yourtranslationfile- en_GB.mo */ function load_custom_plugin_translation_file( $mofile, $domain ) { if ( ‘woocommerce’ === $domain ) { $mofile = WP_LANG_DIR . ‘/wp-content/languages/ sk_SK’ . get_locale() . ‘.mo’; } return $mofile; } * but still english translation. * in wp-content/languages/ i have file sk_SK.mo and sk_SK.po * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332952) * rename it to wc-sk_SK.mo, and change the sk_SK part in your snippet to wc- * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332953) * ouch i see the script that locale are dynamically selected. i changed my code to: $mofile = WP_LANG_DIR . ‘/wp-content/languages/wc-‘ . get_locale() . ‘.mo’; * file on ftp renamed to wc-sk_SK.mo but still same english language on page 🙁 i really don’t understand. if i change url for static ‘/wp-content/languages/ wc-sk_SK.mo’; still english language was used * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332954) * what does `echo get_locale();` give you? I wonder if the code is wrong. * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332964) * Hello, * i put your code into function.php and on the page is locale: sk_SK so it should be correct. * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332983) * Ok, so which strings are missing, or are not strings translated? What about the backend, is that translated? * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332984) * There is not missing string. In our country i need to change translation becouse some string are translatted incorrectly. for example backordered is translated as returned in my language in its tricky in checkout. In total i founded that 4 strings are not correcnt and not aligned with our law, therefore i did translation using Loco and save it. This works some hours but from unexpected reason was my translated file overriden with original woocommerce file translation where i have again incorrect translated strings. * I don’t know why filter not working but this make me sad as i did translation as last step in woocommerce configuration and as i am very beginer it take for me long time. * Any help how setup woocommerce to not override translated translation with original translation? * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332985) * Just the ‘load_custom_plugin_translation_file’ snippet method above which does work my end. It must be to do with the naming of the files – I cannot see what else it could be. * If there are not many strings to correct, how about using ‘say what’ instead? * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332994) * Sorry, what is ‘say what’? * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332995) * [https://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce-localization/#translate-or-replace-default-text](https://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce-localization/#translate-or-replace-default-text) * Thread Starter [etmanko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/etmanko/) * (@etmanko) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7332999) * Mike, * super this is sufficient for me. I hope translation will not be overriden again. I translated 5 strings with ‘say what’ * Many thanks for your time and support. * [cokoliv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cokoliv/) * (@cokoliv) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-override/#post-7333140) * Etmanko, please, what you write in the “Text domain”? I also solve unwanted changes in Slovak translation module woocommerce. Thanks. 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