Title: translation using GetText
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# translation using GetText

 *  [clipb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clipb/)
 * (@clipb)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-using-gettext/)
 * It is possible to use __() function in field names etc. when creating them in
   function.php like:
 *     ```
       simple_fields_register_field_group( 'some-name', array(
               'name' => __( 'Some name', 'textdomain' ),
       ```
   
 * I’ve added those names to theme po/mo files, translation is loaded (other strings
   are translated), but those are not.
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