Translation

Translation is a very useful feature in Membership Pro. It allows you to change existing language items, add new language items, translate the extension (both frontend and backend language files) to other languages without having to access to language file directly

To access to Translation management page, there are 3 different ways:

  1. Access to Components => Membership Pro => Translation
  2. Access to Membership Pro Dashboard, then click on Translation icon.
  3. On any pages in Membership Pro, Translation menu item

Translation Management

Update / Change existing language items

If you need to update an existing languages items, on Translation management screen, search for that language item / language string, make the change, the press Save button in the toolbar to get it saved.

Add New Language Item

Sometime, you will have to add a new language item to your language file. This usually needed when you install a new payment plugin and need to add extra language items to the extension

To do that, please follow the steps below:

  1. Press New Item Button in the toolbar
  2. Enter the language key into Key textbox
  3. Enter the language string corresponding to that language key into Translation textbox
  4. Press Save button in the toolbar

Translate Language Files To New Language

If you use a none Engling language in Membership Pro and there is not a language package for that language avialable yet, you will need to translate language files of Membership Pro from English to your language. To do that, on Translation Mangement Screen:

  1. Select the language you want to translate to in Select language dropdown
  2. In the Item to translate dropdown, select OS Membership if you want to translate frontend language file and OS Membership - Backend if you want to translate backend language file
  3. Do the translation
  4. Press Save button in the toolbar

Using Membership Pro in none English language

When you install Membership Pro, sample data (including emails messages, custom fields...) is generated using English language. In case you use Membership Pro in a different language, beside translate language items to your language, you will also have to translate some other items in the extension to your language:

  1. Translate Custom Fields: Go to Membership Pro -> Custom Fields, edit the custom field, change the title (and description if available) to your language
  2. Translate Emails & Messages: Go to Membership Pro -> Emails & Messages, translate all existing messages to your language