Custom Work

Problem:
The client is developing a site using a Blocksy child theme and has implemented custom code for WooCommerce warnings in a file named 'ufi-warnings.php'. This code adds a product tab for UFI warnings and allows selection of UFI numbers for products. The client used WPML to translate the product tab into Slovenian and scanned the child theme for custom code translations from Croatian to Slovenian. However, the client encountered issues with the text domain in localization functions.
Solution:
We advised the client to ensure that all hard-coded strings in their PHP code are wrapped in WordPress localization functions like

__()

and

_e()

, and to specify the text domain as a string. This is crucial for the parsing tools to correctly distinguish between different text domains. The client was incorrectly using a variable for the text domain, represented as

$this->text_domain

, which should instead be passed as a string.

For more information on proper localization practices, we recommended visiting: WordPress Developer Resources.

If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems irrelevant due to updates or differences in your case, please open a new support ticket. We also highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins.

Problem:
The client needed the Finnish, Latvian, and Lithuanian flags in their WPML language switcher to link to external partner sites instead of internal translations, but the existing jQuery code was not functioning.
Solution:
We recommended adding a custom function to the

functions.php

file of the client's theme. This function modifies the language switcher to include external links for the specified languages. Here is the code to implement:

function custom_language_switcher_links( $languages ) {<br />    $languages['external_1'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://www.changepartners.fi',<br />        'native_name' => 'Suomi',<br />        'translated_name' => 'Finnish',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/flags/fi.svg',<br />        'language_code' => 'fi',<br />        'code' => 'fi'<br />    );<br />    $languages['external_2'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://www.changepartners.lv/',<br />        'native_name' => 'Latviešu',<br />        'translated_name' => 'Latvian',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/flags/lv.svg',<br />        'language_code' => 'lv',<br />        'code' => 'lv'<br />    );<br />    $languages['external_3'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://changepartners.lt/',<br />        'native_name' => 'Lietuvių',<br />        'translated_name' => 'Lithuanian',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/res/flags/lt.svg',<br />        'language_code' => 'lt',<br />        'code' => 'lt'<br />    );<br />    return $languages;<br />}<br />add_filter( 'icl_ls_languages', 'custom_language_switcher_links' );

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