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February 8, 2019 at 11:14 am #467788

Tsekka
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Hi

I’m on GDv2.

I have set site default site language to my local language and admin language to English.

So, everything seems to be in English in my back end as required, except Geodirecotry(also Userswp) plugins are displaying still my local translations. Any quick fix for that?

Best regards

February 8, 2019 at 11:33 am #467794

Guust
Moderator

Post count: 29970

I am guessing you are doing that with some plugin, that is not standard WP, using different language on the frontend and the backend.

You can delete the translations that are used in the backend from your language file, then they will come back in English.

Thanks

February 8, 2019 at 12:54 pm #467801

Tsekka
Buyer

Post count: 42

Hi

No, i just use .po/mo files.

There is so many entries in .po files so i decided to auto translate everything and correct incorrect translations on frontend as i notice them.

I need backend to be in English but site in my local language. But apparently GD plugins use always site default language on backend, and ignore users selected language. Was hoping that maybe there is some quick fix for that…

February 8, 2019 at 1:44 pm #467810

Kor
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Post count: 16516

Hi Tsekka,

For the below

I need backend to be in English but site in my local language. But apparently GD plugins use always site default language on backend, and ignore users selected language.

You can use this plugin to achieve what you needed there and here is a link for your reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-admin-language-change/

February 8, 2019 at 1:46 pm #467811

Guust
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Post count: 29970

You can delete the translations that are used in the backend from your MO/PO files, then they will come back in English.

I don’t know how “users selected language”, that is not standard WP. If users can select different languages, then I guess multiple language [MO/PO] files are required and some plugin? That seems unrelated to GeoDirectory.

Thanks

February 8, 2019 at 2:25 pm #467820

Tsekka
Buyer

Post count: 42

Hi,

Im talking about this core functionality: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2016/11/07/user-admin-languages-and-locale-switching-in-4-7/ but apparently it wont work with most plugins (but still, it works for core and invoicing plugin for example).

But never mind, Kor-s suggested plugin is exactly what i needed, thanks for that!

Thanks guys!

February 8, 2019 at 3:48 pm #467837

Alex Rollin
Moderator

Post count: 27815

Hello,

For others reading this thread, the user is allowed to choose their language if they have access to edit their profile in the WP backend. When they choose the language, they are choosing the language they use only, and the choice applies to the frontend and backend. If translations for that language are not available, then they will see the site default language.

The plugin that is linked is not provided by us and we do not provide support for it.

February 10, 2019 at 9:55 am #468043

Tsekka
Buyer

Post count: 42

Hi

First, actually the plugin suggested before stopped working. But I totally understand that you don’t offer support for this.

Second, yes, I misunderstood the concept of “User profile language switch” at first (it allows user to choose their language for both front- and backend, not just backend) but it still is good option because one admin user can get different language than site default language.
But sadly, this has no effect on GD or UsersWP plugins – they still have site default languages even if the logged in admin user have changed the profile language to US English. Hope you consider fixing this in the future. Because, the only way for now to get English language for admin (and keep local for site default) seems to be to waste time on removing translations from .po files that is too time consuming.

Thanks.

February 10, 2019 at 7:08 pm #468070

Alex Rollin
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Post count: 27815

“they still have site default languages even if the logged in admin user have changed the profile language to US English”

Site default…where? On the backend?

Translations (frontend or backend) for addons/plugins must be loaded intentionally. See: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs/translating-addons/

February 11, 2019 at 7:13 am #468157

replay
Free User

Post count: 2

I’m a subscriber & I actually noticed this also.
I have sites in Japanese. The site language is in Japanese, no plugin required to do this.
For me being the admin I can select in my profile to have the admin & site (-minus Japanese content) completely in English.
This is the only plugin that I have that is taking the admin language from the site setting instead of the admin profile.
I also would love for the “admin panel” to be based on the user setting & not attached to the site setting. If there was a way in the backed to change the language that would also help.
Currently only this plugin backend is in Japanese.

February 11, 2019 at 11:37 am #468184

Guust
Moderator

Post count: 29970

If you upload 2 languages files then that is how it should work.
Upload an English and Japanese or any other language GD files to the /wp-content/languages/plugins folder and admins should be able to select the backend language.

But yes, this seems to be a bug.
I’ll forward to the developers to have a look.

Thanks

February 12, 2019 at 5:25 am #468374

Kiran
Moderator

Post count: 7069

Hello There,

Please provide us a site link and FTP credentials in a private reply. I will take a look how languages are setup.

Kiran

February 12, 2019 at 8:33 am #468387

Tsekka
Buyer

Post count: 42

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February 12, 2019 at 2:07 pm #468502

Kiran
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February 13, 2019 at 2:22 pm #468680

Kiran
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Post count: 7069

Hello Tsekka,

Please check now and let us know.

Kiran
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