Before reading this help file you may want to check this video. It explains theme functionality and may be easier to understand.
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You will learn how to rename/translate User Role labels: User, Agent, Agency and Developer using the Loco Translate plugin.
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Loco Translate changes the words WPResidence shows, for example Schedule a tour to Book a viewing. To rename an English word, write the new word as its English (United States) translation.
The words are in two language files. If a word is missing from the theme file, look for it in the core plugin file.
| File | Where to open it |
|---|---|
| WpResidence child theme | Loco Translate > Themes |
| WPResidence Theme Core Functionality plugin | Loco Translate > Plugins |
Some labels are set in Theme Options, not in language files: Texts you edit in wp-admin.
Before you start
- Install Loco Translate from Plugins > Add New.
- Activate the child theme. Its language files are kept when you update the theme: How to install the child theme.
- Set the site language in Settings > General > Site Language. To rename English words, choose English (United States).
Rename theme words
- Go to Loco Translate > Themes and open WpResidence child theme.
- Open English (United States), file en_US.po. If your site uses another language, open that language.
- Type the word in Filter translations, click it, write the new word in the translation box and click Save.
- Clear the cache and check the page.
Rename WPResidence Core words
- Go to Loco Translate > Plugins and open WPResidence Theme Core Functionality.
- Click New language, choose English (United States), select the location languages/loco/plugins and click Start translating. Files in this location are kept when the plugin updates. Files inside the plugin folder are replaced. Next time, open the file you created.
- Find the word, write the new word and click Save. The example renames ft to sqft. Measurement units also need one more step: How to translate measurement units.
After a theme or plugin update
Your renamed words stay after updates. An update can add new texts to the theme and the core plugin. To add them to your file, follow After a theme or plugin update.