plugins descriptions aren't localized

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

WP uses the wrong argument for load_plugin_textdomain().

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

while we're on the topic, is there any reason for which theme descriptions aren't localizable?

[nbachiyski]

No.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

no?

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

try this: in load_plugin_textdomain(), add a var_dump($path). See it return a completely erroneous value. With or without a "Domain Path: /lang" header in the plugin.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

that would be upon visiting the plugins page, of course.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

oh, lol, I'm not making sense of the no. opened #10383 for translating theme descriptions then. :D

[pavelevap]

For me also translation does not work. You can test plugin Custom Field Images (version 2.0). It contains Czech translation file and also uses translated plugin description, but these are always displayed in original english...

[nbachiyski]

Replying to Denis-de-Bernardy:

no?

Sorry about my words frugality. As you correctly realized after that, my No meant there was no reason.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

Yeah. It initially sounded very scary. :-D

[pavelevap]

I tried attached patch, but it does not help to resolve my problem (description is not translated)....

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

Odd... It worked fine with my own tests... Try adding two lines at the beginning of the plugin file:

​http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-field-images/trunk/custom-field-images.php

Author: scribu
Author URI: http://scribu.net/
Plugin URI: http://scribu.net/wordpress/custom-field-images

Change that to:

Author: scribu
Author URI: http://scribu.net/
Plugin URI: http://scribu.net/wordpress/custom-field-images
Text Domain: custom-field-images
Domain Path: /lang

[pavelevap]

Yes, these two lines helped and it works now...

There are also other problems:

1) On plugins page - plugins are listed alphabetically - but when plugin name is translated, then plugins are listed alphabetically by original (and not translated) name.

2) I tried it also with 2.9-rare and there are some problems adding these two lines (there is NULL at the top of page) and activating plugin...

[azaozz]

(In [11716]) Fix plugins descriptions localization, props Denis-de-Bernardy, fixes #10382

[pavelevap]

Does not work for me without adding these lines to plugin:

Text Domain: custom-field-images
Domain Path: /lang

So, it is problem of this plugin and author should add these lines or it problem of Wordpress?

[dd32]

So, it is problem of this plugin and author should add these lines or it problem of Wordpress?

If the plugin does not specify its Text Domain, and the path to the language files, theres nothing WordPress can do, it cant guess it very well.

[pavelevap]

OK, but translated plugin description is displayed only when plugin was sometimes activated. When I download fresh plugin and do not activate it, then description is not translated...

[johnbillion]

Replying to pavelevap:

OK, but translated plugin description is displayed only when plugin was sometimes activated. When I download fresh plugin and do not activate it, then description is not translated...

See #20320.