Without using a language file, which file would I go to if I wanted to rename profile tabs? For example, instead of the tab saying "Activity" I want it to say "My Activity". Instead of "Groups" I would make it say "My Groups" etc. Thanks
2 Answers
Look at the source, you know that already. :)
I didn’t but I bet there is a piece of code looking like this:
_e( 'Activity', 'buddypress' ); … or …
__( 'Activity', 'buddypress' ); Follow the functions, they are wrappers for the function translate() in wp-includes/l10n.php:
/** * Retrieves the translation of $text. If there is no translation, or * the domain isn't loaded, the original text is returned. * * @see __() Don't use translate() directly, use __() * @since 2.2.0 * @uses apply_filters() Calls 'gettext' on domain translated text * with the untranslated text as second parameter. * * @param string $text Text to translate. * @param string $domain Domain to retrieve the translated text. * @return string Translated text */ function translate( $text, $domain = 'default' ) { $translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain ); return apply_filters( 'gettext', $translations->translate( $text ), $text, $domain ); } You see you get a filter: 'gettext' with three arguments (or parameters). Now you can use the filter to change the output.
Add this to your theme’s functions.php or to a plugin:
add_filter( 'gettext', // filter name 'wpse_57673_change_buddypress_profile_tabs', // name of your custom function 10, // priority 3 // number of arguments you want to get ); Now we need the custom function, that’s really simple:
function wpse_57673_change_buddypress_profile_tabs( $translated, $original_text, $domain ) { if ( 'buddypress' !== $domain ) { return $translated; // not your text } // find the text to change switch ( $original_text ) { case 'Activity': return 'My Activity'; case 'Groups': return 'My Groups'; default: return $translated; } } 
- "Look at the source, you know that already. :)" (I felt lazy. I looked in the members template file and couldnt find it and I didn't wanna search anymore) Gosh darnit Toscho, you are brilliant :) + What is this? "wpse_57673"Androliyah– Androliyah2012-07-07 03:04:27 +00:00Commented Jul 7, 2012 at 3:04
- @Aliyah - It is a prefix for making the function name unique, so there's little chance on earth it will conflict with another function declared somewhere (theme or plugin). . . . . . If there are two functions with the same name in your WordPress, the site will break (
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error)) due to aFatal error: Cannot redeclare wpse_57673_change_buddypress_profile_tabs() (previously declared in /path/to/first/function/ocurrence.php) in /path/to/second/function.php. . . . . . It stands for WordPressStackExchange_QuestionIdNumber :)brasofilo– brasofilo2012-07-07 09:12:45 +00:00Commented Jul 7, 2012 at 9:12 - Ah! I completely understand now. That explains why Ive had past issues with "cannot redeclare"! Thanx a million Brasofilo!Androliyah– Androliyah2012-07-07 20:32:33 +00:00Commented Jul 7, 2012 at 20:32
I dug into the code a little bit and found what looks like the "right way" to do it:
function wpse_57673_change_bp_profile_tabs() { // Rename a primary nav item. buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => 'My Activity' ) , 'activity' ); // Rename a secondary nav item. buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => 'Saved Posts' ) , 'favorites' , 'activity' ); } add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'wpse_57673_change_profile_tabs', 20 ); This is better than hooking into 'gettext', because the 'gettext' filter is called very often and so hooking into it can degrade performance.
