Title: Language, one string cannot be found
Last modified: February 21, 2018

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# Language, one string cannot be found

 *  Resolved [ruzakuku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruzakuku/)
 * (@ruzakuku)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-one-string-cannot-be-found/)
 * Hello,
 * In the form to submit a new add, the string “Category selection” just above the
   categories drop box, cannot be found in the language file. Where is it coded,
   so that we can translate it into our language?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-one-string-cannot-be-found/#post-9999444)
 * Hi [@ruzakuku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruzakuku/),
 * Sorry that you ran into issues here!
 * If you’re trying to do translations, you need to use the translation file we 
   include with the plugin. Are you following these instructions here?
 * This article will give you the specifics on how to translate the directory:
    
   [https://businessdirectoryplugin.com/knowledge-base/translating-bd-other-language/](https://businessdirectoryplugin.com/knowledge-base/translating-bd-other-language/)
 * Please keep in mind that with each release, we add, edit or remove strings in
   the plugin, and as a result, those things are changed in the translation file.
   If you are using a translation file, you should update your translation files
   with EACH upgrade of the plugin. If you have an older translation file, you may
   need to upgrade it.
 * Follow the instructions in this article for the steps to take to upgrade your
   translation file: [http://businessdirectoryplugin.com/knowledge-base/how-to-upgrade-a-translation-file/](http://businessdirectoryplugin.com/knowledge-base/how-to-upgrade-a-translation-file/)
 * If that’s not it, can you tell me what version of BD you’re running here? And
   where the specific page is (link is best)? (It’s important to know that because
   many strings have duplicates across the plugin)
 *  Thread Starter [ruzakuku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruzakuku/)
 * (@ruzakuku)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-one-string-cannot-be-found/#post-9999623)
 * The translation below did not show up (french language .po file)
 * #: includes/views/submit_listing.php:328
    #, fuzzy msgctxt “submit listing” msgid“
   Category selection” msgstr “Sélection de la catégorie”
 * If I remove the line
    #, fuzzy
 * then the translated text is shown.
 * Is it a bug?
 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/language-one-string-cannot-be-found/#post-10001138)
 * No, it’s not a bug. But it is an annoying aspect of POEdit, the program used 
   to generate that file.
 * Fuzzy translations cause problems because POEdit isn’t 100% sure that the translation
   is the best fit, so it “ignores” the translation (which is super annoying)
 * Removing it tells WordPress that the translation is OK to pull.
 * Sorry that was confusing.

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