How could I remove translation strings from template files?

[adrianmak]

Currently, I have translation strings across different template files.

I experienced that, it is not convenience for text translation, as it required user to log-in at the pw's admin back-end.

And any one of the default language text changed, you have to re-translated on the other languages.

Therefore, I'm going to change this translation method.

I will put all translation strings on a single file, the structure will look like and may include in _init.php

$transationArray = array();

$transationArray['default']['text_message_1'] = "FEFDDFG@#@";
$transationArray['default']['text_message_2'] = "565@@DFSS";
$transationArray['default']['text_message_3'] = "ZXCDF@#$$##";

$transationArray['jpn']['text_message_1'] = "$%$%$@#$#";
$transationArray['jpn']['text_message_2'] = "HGH$%$%$";
$transationArray['jpn']['text_message_3'] = "%$%$%$%$";

Then in any of template file,

$stringTranslated = $translationArray[$user->language->name];

The rest of the code

I just use following to display the multi-language text string

$content .= $stringTranslated['text_message'];

My question is, for the original translation string in the template files,

Besides removing all the translation string variables, how could I remove from dataabse ? Are the translated strings stored in database ?

[tpr]

You don't have to add strings exactly as the default language but keys too, eg. you can use __('text_message_1'). So you can add translation also for the default language in the admin.

[Jason Huck]

How does that work? Do you have two separate translation files, with the same keys?

e.g., english_translations.php would contain _('key1', 'Hello'); and spanish_translations.php would contain _('key1', 'Hola'); ?

[tpr]

No. You set translations in the admin, the translation file (aka textdomain) only marks strings to be translated. So if you add "__('key1');" to the translations.php, then you'll have to go to Languages in the admin, and select this file to translate. You'll see "key1" and you'll need to enter the translated string, eg. "Hola" for Spanish.

If you had 12 languages you would need only one key even then. You would need to add the same translation file to each language in the admin.

[Jason Huck]

Oh, of course. That makes perfect sense, I just wasn't thinking about it properly. Thanks!