Custom translate.csv file not loading

Question

I created a new package/theme/skin from scratch in Magento 1.9.1.

The theme and skin load fine. I tried adding translations and cannot get them to load. All cache settings are disabled.

I've added the CSV file here:

/app/design/frontend/{my_package}/{my_theme}/locale/en_US/translate.csv

translate.csv:

"testing123","Translation Worked"

header.phtml

<?= $this->__('testing123') ?>

I added {my_theme}, which for me is named "responsive" to the admin at the :

Theme setup

The result is the header displaying 'testing123' instead of the translated 'Translation Worked'. What have I missed? How do I troubleshoot this?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:54:58Z

translate.csv should be inside the language you want to translate not in the default language.

Justin · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-16 16:22:05Z

My problem was that I hadn't yet set my custom theme as the default in the admin under System->Design->Add Design Change.

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