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Perch UI translations only work on the login page

Hello,

I'm working on a translation, and run into a problem when wanted to switch the Perch UI language from English to a custom one. I've used de-de.txt for testing from the Perch2-UI-Translations repository on GitHub (but the problem applies to all language files I've tried so far too).

Here are the steps I've done (let me know if I did it wrong):
1. I've downloaded de-de.txt from GitHub.
2. I've put de-de.txt into folder /perch/addons/lang (as a forum post suggested to do so).
3. I've selected de-de.txt in Perch's language settings dropdown (de-de appeared as it should, so that I could select it).
4. After saving the changes, nothing changed on the UI, everything was English, as before – with exactly the same strings.
5. After logging out, and refreshing the login page the Deutsch translation appeared correctly. After signing in, English language was displayed again though de-de was still active in language settings. Refreshing the pages within the admin didn't help either – only on the login page.

What am I doing wrong? How can I make the chosen language take effect everywhere on the UI?

Note, that I've also tried creating a new language file by duplicating and slightly modifying the original Perch version 3 en-gb.txt for a test, but the same happened – so that using language files originally created for Perch version 2 or 3 doesn't have an impact on the above.

Thanks in advance!
Márton Lente

Márton Lente 0 points

  • 3 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

3 years ago

There are two language settings, one default for the entire site and one for each specific user. Have you set your user language preference?
Márton Lente

Márton Lente 0 points

3 years ago

Hello Drew,

Thank you for your tip – this was it, it solved the problem! :)

Another thing I forgot to ask is, do I have to place custom language files only to the referenced /perch/addons/lang folder? I've discovered there is another language folder within Perch at /perch/core/lang. Should I leave the latter folder 'untouched'? Custom languages actually work with the above folder only, just want to make sure I'm doing it 'right'.

Thank you!