How do I add translations? - How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0

RE: How do I add translations?

Robert — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:59:10 +0000

As I've already mantioned in my last post wpForo doesn't support Multi-language websites, you can't use /en or ?lang=en or other switchers yet. You can only use wpForo on single language websites. The .MO and .PO files of Russian translation is in wpforo/wpf-languages/ folder and those work fine. All language files must have wpforo- prefix like wpforo-ru_RU.mo and wpforo-ru_RU.po.

We've already asked in Poliglot to add @dobrodukh as wpForo Russian translation Editor here:

https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/08/14/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-author-of-plugin-4/

This request has been approved and we're waiting for @dobrodukh to manage and approve Russian Translation. But you still can use his translation. It's not depended on Polyglots status. Just change WP language and you'll get wpForo in Russian.

RE: How do I add translations?

Ratatuj — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 21:06:49 +0000

1) I do have ru_RU.po file in my package, and yes, there RU is 99.4% ready.

2) How I change the language: by default the plugin creates sitename/en/community page with it's shortcode. I also created a RU version of this page with Polylang. It is sitename/ru/community-ru (also added forum's shortcode there). Then I see the forum via en/community page it loads with EN interface. Then I use Polylang's language switcher and it redirects me to ru/community-ru page, then it's empty.

3) If I use a language switcher in Dashboard of WP, then, I guess, the forum's interface will be only in one language, which is not what I need.

4) you don't need to translate wpForo in Russian language, it's a;ready translated and the translation files are there.

but in the GlotPress it was absolutely empty till today. Are you planning to use GlotPress in future?

RE: How do I add translations?

Robert — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:27:28 +0000

Hi Ratatuj,

you don't need to translate wpForo in Russian language, it's a;ready translated and the translation files are there. Maybe you've deleted it using Polylang. Just let me know how are you changing the language? Do you use WPML or other plugins? Please note wpForo is not compatible with Multi-language plugins yet. but wpForo changes language very well if you only use WordPress native language switcher in Dashboard > Settings admin page.

Problem with Polylang

Ratatuj — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:08:31 +0000

I've started translating it to RU in glotpress and I'm using Polylang. I need the forum interface to be available in both RU and EN, but so far it doesn't show RU forum at all. I mean, I've created a tranlsated version of a default en/community page and put a shortcode into it. But En interface is showing, and RU - empty page. And I've checked in Loco Translate, Russian translation files are there.

I've also seen Add new language in the settings, but I have no idea what XML is needed there... Could you help, please?

RE: How do I add translations?

hdx2016 — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:33:11 +0000

Posted by: Robert

Yes, we're aware of this issue. As I've already mentioned in my last post wpForo is not compatible with WPML yet, we're working on this....

I see, well then we will have to find an alternative then as we are a little in a hurry & hopefully we will check WPForo later when WPML will be supported at least for the language selection.

RE: How do I add translations?

Robert — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:34:39 +0000

Yes, we're aware of this issue. As I've already mentioned in my last post wpForo is not compatible with WPML yet, we're working on this....

RE: How do I add translations?

hdx2016 — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:13:13 +0000

Hi, Same question here, we have a website with 3 languages selection, if we select french, it will add ?lang=fr to the URL and the main forum http://xxx/community/?lang=fr will be displayed in French correctly (the main page), but as soon as we click in a forum title, the ?lang=fr is not added to the URL and the forum is then displayed back in english, how can we fix this ?

Thank you

RE: How do I add translations?

Robert — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 05:09:51 +0000

I'm sorry I don't follow you. Do you want just change wpForo language when the site language is changed? Or maybe you want to have three separate forums with three different language content?

However please note, wpForo is not compatible with WPML yet. Also you can't have three separate forums in one WP installation.

RE: How do I add translations?

j753k — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:29:48 +0000

I do not want spanish to be my default language.. I want the users to be able to switch from english to spanish, russian, etc.

RE: How do I add translations?

Robert — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:02:46 +0000

The language of forum depends on WordPress language. WordPress language setting is on Dashboard > Settings > General admin page, make sure it Spanish. If wpForo is not translated automatically, it means wpForo doesn't have Spanish translation. As far as I know it only has "Spanish - Mexican" translation. If you want to translate wpForo to other Spanish versions please read this FAQ topic:

https://wpforo.com/community/faq/how-to-translate/