translate plugin name and description

[bmb]

It would be great if we could translate a plugin's name and description. One idea might be to add a my_plugin_dummy_function() to the plugin, and in there just have two calls to __() with the name and description, so that they get added to the .pot file and translated, and have the translation domain in the plugin header (like I18N Domain: whatever), and then have the admin panel that displays the list of plugins load the translations.

[nacin]

They are already added to the pot. They are already translated.

[bmb]

Replying to bmb:

It would be great if we could translate a plugin's name and description. One idea might be to add a my_plugin_dummy_function() to the plugin, and in there just have two calls to __() with the name and description, so that they get added to the .pot file and translated, and have the translation domain in the plugin header (like I18N Domain: whatever), and then have the admin panel that displays the list of plugins load the translations.

my post got messed up by the double underscore. sorry

[bmb]

Replying to nacin:

They are already added to the pot. They are already translated.

where? maybe only if you export from the admin panel of the wordpress.org plugins repository, but not in my personal plugins for my own sites and my costumers. how would I translate it myself? put it in the same .po file as the rest of my plugin translation? how will wp know where to find it?

[ocean90]

Replying to bmb:

Replying to nacin:

They are already added to the pot. They are already translated.

how would I translate it myself? put it in the same .po file as the rest of my plugin translation?

Yes. Please use ​http://wordpress.org/support/ for questions like yours.

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