Translating the string in custom code/snippets

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Last updated by bryantL-2 10 hours, 39 minutes ago.

Assisted by: Mihai Apetrei.

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September 28, 2024 at 6:33 am #16231603
bryantL-2	Background of the issue: I implemented snippets and custom codes on my site hidden link, but I'm not able to translate the string in the snippets. Symptoms: Not able to translate the string in the snippets. Questions: How can I translate the string in custom code/snippets using WPML?
September 28, 2024 at 7:44 am #16231681
Mihai Apetrei Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. Did you write the code with internationalization in mind? You need to make sure that the echo contains the correct format. Please take a look here: https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/functionality/internationalization/#add-text-domain-to-strings After that, rescan the theme or the plugin. I hope that you will find this URL helpful 🙂 Please let us know how that goes. Kind regards, Mihai Apetrei
September 28, 2024 at 9:54 am #16231824
bryantL-2	Hi there, i'm using the text domain method in my snippet. function display_membership_history($user_id) { // Check if the user exists $user = get_user_by('id', $user_id); if (!$user) { error_log('User not found for ID: ' . $user_id); return __("User not found.", 'custom-membership-history'); text domain 'custom-membership-history', but i still can't view it in string translation.
September 28, 2024 at 12:32 pm #16232010
Mihai Apetrei Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Bucharest (GMT+03:00)	Hi there. At the moment: 1. There are two "}" missing at the end of this function. Maybe they exist but you did not pasted them here 2. Try to change this: return __("User not found.", 'custom-membership-history'); to this: return __('User not found.', 'custom-membership-history'); Then go and scan the theme or plugin: https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/#scan-the-theme-or-plugin Please let me know how things go.
September 28, 2024 at 2:53 pm #16232217
bryantL-2	This is the snippets that i run in Code Snippet plugin. The guide not working for me as it only scan the string for the Code Snippet plugin.