WordPress: Internationalization

Take your WordPress site worldwide. Use the built-in internationalization features and functions to make your themes and plugins translation-ready.

Introduction

• WordPress internationalization
• What you need to know
• Project overview and exercise files

1. Introducing Internationalization

• What is internationalization?
• Why internationalize code?
• Internationalization vs. localization

2. Internationalization Concepts

• What is gettext?
• Using text domains
• Translation functions

3. Working with Translation Functions in PHP

• Translating strings
• Translate HTML
• Use placeholders
• Argument swapping
• Working with plurals
• Adding context

4. Working with Translation Functions in JavaScript

• Including wp-i18n
• Using translation functions
• Loading translations

5. Make a Plugin Translation-Ready

• Introducing the project
• Best practices for internationalization
• Add text domain and set domain path
• Add translation functions to PHP
• Create and enqueue a script with wp18n
• Add translation functions to JavaScript
• Create a translation file
• Include an additional translation with your plugin
• Generate MO and JSON files
• Load translations

6. Advanced Concepts

• Automating text domains
• Language packs
• Internationalization Security

7. Contributing to Open Source

• Translating for WordPress with GlotPress
• Contributing to GlotPress

Conclusion

• What next?