String Translation reset

  • rondogg

    (@rondogg)


    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hi there,

    I am working on a website with a lot content (text) inside widgets. I mainly use the tinyMCE Visual Editor widget to edit the content. I have been able to translate all strings without a problem going to Settings > Languages > String Translations. I write all my content in Dutch inside the widgets and then go here to create the English translation.

    However, every time I make an adjustment to the Dutch content inside the widget, the English string translation is automatically replaced by the new Dutch content. I basically lose the English content (string translation) every time I adjust the Dutch content inside the widget.

    Is there a way to ensure this doesn’t happen. Can I make adjustments to the Dutch content inside the widget without it wiping out the English translation I created?

    My apologies if this has been asked/answered before. I searched for a similar post without success.

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  • Plugin Author Chouby

    (@chouby)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hi!

    This is expected. If you change the original string, the translation has to be updated. The way it works, you don’t really “translate the widget”, but a sentence. If you used the same sentence elsewhere, it would be automatically translated. This is the same when translating WordPress, the theme or plugins with po/mo files.

    Thread Starter rondogg

    (@rondogg)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you for the reply!

    In most cases I just want to make a style change to the Dutch text. I may notice I accidentally ended a sentence with a comma instead of with a period, or I want to change a word, without need for the translation to be adjusted as well. Changing this makes me lose the entire English translation.

    Maybe I do not completely understand your reply, but it seems to me that you should be able to update the Dutch content without losing all the English content. I totally understand that when I make adjustments to the Dutch content, the English content will likely have to be adjusted as well. I just feel like I shouldn’t have to redo the entire translation.

    Again, I may not fully understand what you were trying to tell me with your reply. Am I correct in deducing from it that there is no way around losing the English string translation when adjusting the Dutch original content?

    Thanks again for your answer. My apologies for not completely getting it…:D

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