Title: mqTranslate code in functions.php
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# mqTranslate code in functions.php

 *  Resolved [mordecai34](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordecai34/)
 * (@mordecai34)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mqtranslate-code-in-functionsphp-1/)
 * Hello,
 * I am wondering how to insert following code into functions.php file without corrupting
   it (and to actually work of course):
 * > <?php _e(“<!–:ge–>some text<!–:–><!–:en–>some text<!–:–>”); ?>
 * This code translates text in Read more button in dependance of the language chosen
   by the visitor. It works fine in other .php files but I guess because of the 
   opening and closing php tag doesn’t work in functions.php
 * Thanks in advance 🙂
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/mqtranslate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mqtranslate/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qtranslate/)

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 *  [WP mineworks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmineworks/)
 * (@wpmineworks)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mqtranslate-code-in-functionsphp-1/#post-5524031)
 * Maybe you can try `<?php _e("[:ge]German text[:en]English text"); ?>`

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