Change “Submit” button label

Hello,

At the moment, we don’t have a built-in option for editing or translating labels, but we plan to add this in one of the future updates.

Right now, you should be able to translate any plugin label using a translation plugin such as Loco Translate, or via POEDIT if you prefer editing the file directly with a desktop application.
However, I tested this and, for some reason, Loco Translate did not apply the translation on my local installation. We have contacted our development team and they will investigate this as soon as possible. I will report back once we have more information.

If you’d like, you can test this on your end as well and let me know if you get the same result.

Currently, we only provide the default English (US) language variant, but if you want to add a new language manually, please do the following:

Go to your FTP and navigate to:
\wp-content\plugins\ivyforms\languages\

Add a folder for your language locale — you can find the correct locale code here:
https://wpastra.com/docs/complete-list-wordpress-locale-codes/

For example, for standard German you would add a de_DE folder.

Then copy the two language files from the en_US folder into your new folder, and rename them from:

• ivyforms-en_US.mo → ivyforms-de_DE.mo
• ivyforms-en_US.po → ivyforms-de_DE.po

After this, German will appear as an editable language in Loco Translate.
Make sure the file path shows as author, not system, so you’re editing the correct file.

Search for the string “Submit”, translate it, and click Save.

We’ll follow up after our own testing, but please let us know if this method works on your installation.

Kind regards,
Milos

Hello again,

I completely understand your decision — IvyForms is still in an early stage, and if another form plugin already meets the needs of your current project, that’s perfectly reasonable.

I just wanted to follow up with an update:
Our developers have isolated the issue with translating the “Submit” label via Loco Translate, and they have already prepared a fix. I’ve tested it on my end, and the translation now applies correctly. This fix should be included in the next Ivy Forms update.

If you would like to test the fix earlier, please open a private support request on our Site, so we can safely share the file with you.
Since IvyForms does not yet have its own support chat, you can use the chat on our wpDataTables website:

• Visit https://wpdatatables.com
• Open the chat in the bottom-right corner
• Choose “Pre-purchase question” so you are not asked for license details

From there, we can send you the file privately along with instructions on how to apply it.

After applying the fix, you will be able to translate plugin strings normally through Loco Translate.
Please note that we currently only provide the US English language variant, so you would still need to add your locale folder manually (e.g. de_DE) as mentioned earlier.

We also plan to introduce easier, built-in label editing options directly in the interface in a future update.

If you decide to revisit Ivy Forms in the future, feel free to reach out anytime.

Kind regards,
Milos

Hello,
Thank you once again for the feedback and for sharing your perspective — you’re absolutely right. Having the ability to set custom button labels directly in the UI is an essential UX feature, especially for websites that use multiple forms with different button texts.

I’m happy to confirm that our developers have already been working on adding this, and the implementation is nearly finished. If everything goes smoothly during QA testing, this feature should be included very soon, in one of the upcoming updates.
We can’t provide an exact ETA yet, but things are moving in a good direction.

Thanks again for the thoughtful input and the kind words — it truly helps us improve IvyForms. If you have any additional suggestions, we’re always here.

Kind regards,
Milos

• This reply was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by Milos Jovanovic.