WPML Custom string translation

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Last updated by Yulia Krzeminska 1 year, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Shane.

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June 17, 2022 at 11:39 am #11484871
Yulia Krzeminska	Hi! Could you tell me how I can create custom string for translation and use it in php theme files ? Thank you.
June 17, 2022 at 3:30 pm #11486471
Shane Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)	Hi Yulia, Thank you for getting in touch. Generally to make a string translatable with WPML you will need to wrap that string in a gettext function where you've defined the text domain and the text. Example _e('my-string','text-domain'); For further clarification you can see the documentation on this below. https://wpml.org/documentation/support/enabling-text-translation-for-themes-not-compatible-with-wpml/ Thanks, Shane
June 17, 2022 at 3:34 pm #11486497
Yulia Krzeminska	Hi! Thank for your feedback. If I use "_e('my-string','text-domain')" so string "my-string" automatic will created in "String translation", correct?
June 17, 2022 at 6:07 pm #11486865
Shane Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)	Hi Yulia, That's correct. The string will show up in our string translations plugin, ready to be translated. Thanks, Shane
June 17, 2022 at 6:33 pm #11486995
Yulia Krzeminska	Hi, Shane! I added string, but it was not created in "string translation".
June 17, 2022 at 6:47 pm #11487145
Shane Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)	Hi Yulia, Once you've added the string, then you will need to rescan the theme. Follow the instructions below and rescan your theme and let me know if the string shows up then. https://wpml.org/documentation/getting-started-guide/string-translation/finding-strings-that-dont-appear-on-the-string-translation-page/#scanning-for-hard-coded-strings Thanks, Shane
June 17, 2022 at 7:07 pm #11487197
Yulia Krzeminska	Yes, it's works. My issue is resolved now. Thank you very much!

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