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Dear all,
I am new to concrete5 and am trying to create a single-language (dutch) website. I am using the Grandeur theme as well.
Some of the buttons on the website (i.e. "send email" and the text stating "read more") are not possible to change. I have therefore been looking into the translation possibility.
I have downloaded the translation file from Transifex (.po) and created a .mo-file. I added this in the corresponding folder (nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES). Now the backend/cms has been translated. However, if I go into the languages option within System&Settings, I cannot choose the Dutch language from the dropdown menu. Instead the mouse changes into a kind of "Stop-sign" when I mouseover the dropdown. (same happens when I use a version of the translation I found on this site from 2010)
Needless to say, the text in the frontend has not been changed.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong & why I cannot choose the language file in the backend? I would also be grateful if someone could tell me how to change the button text down&dirty (hard-code). I am not looking for a multilingual website, just to change those texts/buttons.
Thanks a million in advance for any help you could provide.
Kind regards,
DMR
I am new to concrete5 and am trying to create a single-language (dutch) website. I am using the Grandeur theme as well.
Some of the buttons on the website (i.e. "send email" and the text stating "read more") are not possible to change. I have therefore been looking into the translation possibility.
I have downloaded the translation file from Transifex (.po) and created a .mo-file. I added this in the corresponding folder (nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES). Now the backend/cms has been translated. However, if I go into the languages option within System&Settings, I cannot choose the Dutch language from the dropdown menu. Instead the mouse changes into a kind of "Stop-sign" when I mouseover the dropdown. (same happens when I use a version of the translation I found on this site from 2010)
Needless to say, the text in the frontend has not been changed.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong & why I cannot choose the language file in the backend? I would also be grateful if someone could tell me how to change the button text down&dirty (hard-code). I am not looking for a multilingual website, just to change those texts/buttons.
Thanks a million in advance for any help you could provide.
Kind regards,
DMR
Hi Patrick,
Thanks for your response. The file is named messages.mo, although I also tried nl_NL.mo
The strange thing is that the backend is translated now, but somehow I cannot choose a language in system&setting>languages (which is now "talen" for me, because it's in Dutch).
The mouse changes in a symbol such as this (http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/hyena1515/hyena15151108/hyena1515110800082/10421356-do-not-enter-sign-on-the-white-background.jpg)
when I mouseover the dropdown.. very strange.
Thanks again for any help you can give.
Best,
DMR
Thanks for your response. The file is named messages.mo, although I also tried nl_NL.mo
The strange thing is that the backend is translated now, but somehow I cannot choose a language in system&setting>languages (which is now "talen" for me, because it's in Dutch).
The mouse changes in a symbol such as this (http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/hyena1515/hyena15151108/hyena1515110800082/10421356-do-not-enter-sign-on-the-white-background.jpg)
when I mouseover the dropdown.. very strange.
Thanks again for any help you can give.
Best,
DMR
What happens if you set it in the /config/site.php directly?
define("LOCALE","nl_NL");
define("LOCALE","nl_NL");
did you make sure the mo file is named "messages.mo" (NOT "nl_NL.mo")?
Best
Patrick