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Theme localization in a query...

Hello,

I am localizing my theme up for translation strings.

Using generic...

<h5><?php _e('Contact','mytheme'); ?></h5>

But I've got some query's that include text in the query itself.

Example...

<?php wp_list_bookmarks(array(

        'orderby'          		=> 'rating',

	'order'            		=> 'ASC',

	'limit'            		=> 10,

	'category_name'    	=> 'Our Friends',

	'title_before'     		=> '<h5>',

	'title_after'      		=> '</h5>',

	'link_before'     	=> '<span>&#187;</span> '

) ); ?>

How do I localize the the 'Our friends' text?

I've tried this...

<?php wp_list_bookmarks(array(

	'orderby'          		=> 'rating',

	'order'            		=> 'ASC',

	'limit'            		=> 10,

	'category_name'    	=> . __('Our Friends', 'mytheme') .,

	'title_before'     		=> '<h5>',

	'title_after'      		=> '</h5>',

	'link_before'     		=> '<span>&#187;</span> '

) ); ?>

But this does not work?

Any ideas...

Also while on i'm topic... I have the same problem with stuff in my functions...

function search_form_header( $form ) {

    $form = '<form method="get" id="searchform-header" action="' . home_url( '/' ) . '" >

    <div>

    	<input class="pie" type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />

    	<input class="pie" type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="'. esc_attr__('Search') .'" />	

    	<input type="hidden" name="lang" value="' . __ (ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE) . '"/>

    </div>

    </form>';

    return $form;

}

add_filter( 'get_search_form', 'search_form_header' );

If you look at... value="'. esc_attr__('Search') .'"

How do I localize this?

Thanks
Josh

Josh Cranwell | 01/27/12 at 2:55pm | Edit

(3) Possible Answers Submitted...

Last edited:
01/27/12
3:00pm
Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:
Hi Josh,

Before executing this:
```
<?php wp_list_bookmarks(array(



	'orderby'          		=> 'rating',



	'order'            		=> 'ASC',



	'limit'            		=> 10,



	'category_name'    	=> . __('Our Friends', 'mytheme') .,



	'title_before'     		=> '<h5>',



	'title_after'      		=> '</h5>',



	'link_before'     		=> '<span>&#187;</span> '



) ); ?>
```
You have to save value of category_name in a var and then call the query with this var.
- 01/27/12 3:05pm
  
  Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:
  Something like this:
```
$my_category_name =  __('Our Friends', 'mytheme');
```
  And then:
```
'category_name'    	=> $my_category_name,
```
- 01/27/12 3:06pm
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Hmmm... I'm not sure how to do this?
- 01/27/12 3:28pm
  
  Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:
  Josh,
  
  You have to do: $my_category_name = __('Our Friends', 'mytheme');
  
  Before calling:
```
wp_list_bookmarks
```
- 01/27/12 3:29pm
  
  Francisco Javier Carazo Gil says:
  And into wp_list_bookmarks you have to use this:
```
'category_name'    	=> $my_category_name,
```
- 01/27/12 3:37pm
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Perfecto!!!
  
  Thank you!
- 01/27/12 3:38pm
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Perfecto!!!
  
  Thank you!

Last edited:
01/27/12
3:03pm

Luis Abarca says:

First, you can use category ID instead of category name



<?php wp_list_bookmarks(array(

        'orderby'          		=> 'rating',

	'order'            		=> 'ASC',

	'limit'            		=> 10,

	'category'    	=> "2", // the category ID of "Our friends"

	'title_before'     		=> '<h5>',

	'title_after'      		=> '</h5>',

	'link_before'     	=> '<span>&#187;</span> '

) ); ?>

Second, just add the domain



function search_form_header( $form ) {

    $form = '<form method="get" id="searchform-header" action="' . home_url( '/' ) . '" >

    <div>

    	<input class="pie" type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" />

    	<input class="pie" type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="'. esc_attr__('Search', 'yourtheme') .'" />	

    	<input type="hidden" name="lang" value="' . __ (ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE) . '"/>

    </div>

    </form>';

    return $form;

}



add_filter( 'get_search_form', 'search_form_header' );

Previous versions of this answer: 01/27/12 at 3:03pm

01/27/12 3:26pm

Luis Abarca says:

You can use get_term_by, ti get the category ID



<?php 



$ourfriends = get_term_by('slug', 'our-friends', 'category'); 



wp_list_bookmarks(array(

        'orderby'          		=> 'rating',

	'order'            		=> 'ASC',

	'limit'            		=> 10,

	'category'    	=>  $ourfriends->term_id,  // the category ID of "Our friends"

	'title_before'     		=> '<h5>',

	'title_after'      		=> '</h5>',

	'link_before'     	=> '<span>&#187;</span> '

) );



?>

01/27/12 3:28pm

Josh Cranwell says:

Thanks Luis, the search worked...

How ever, on my other search form... it's not working....

See below value 'Search Downloads'

function search_form_download( $form ) {

    $form = '<form method="get" id="searchform-download" action="' . home_url( '/' ) . '" >

    <div>

    	<input type="text" value="' . __('Search Downloads','mytheme') . '" name="s" id="s-download" class="clearit" />

    	<input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="download" />

    	<input type="hidden" name="lang" value="' . __ (ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE) . '"/>

    </div>

    </form>';

    return $form;

}

Have I done it wrong? Thanks

01/27/12 3:36pm

Luis Abarca says:

Try to change the function to esc_attr__()



function search_form_download( $form ) {

    $form = '<form method="get" id="searchform-download" action="' . home_url( '/' ) . '" >

    <div>

    	<input type="text" value="' . esc_attr__('Search Downloads','mytheme') . '" name="s" id="s-download" class="clearit" />

    	<input type="hidden" name="post_type" value="download" />

    	<input type="hidden" name="lang" value="' . __ (ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE) . '"/>

    </div>

    </form>';



    return $form;

}

01/27/12 3:37pm

Josh Cranwell says:
No it worked the first time, it was WPML not registering new strings on browser refresh. Thanks for you help :-)

Last edited:
01/27/12
3:02pm
John Cotton says:
Have you tried with that line reading:
```
'category_name'    	=>  __('Our Friends', 'mytheme'),
```
?
- 01/27/12 3:38pm
  
  Josh Cranwell says:
  Hi John,
  
  Thanks for help, think Francisco J answered first