L10n strings with context don't display localized/translated.

[Jan Hnatek]

Some l10n strings are not showing localized. Includes some major ones like the header for month view.
This one in particular is with context in the .po file:

#: src/functions/template-tags/loop.php:162
msgctxt “month view”
msgid “%1$s for %2$s”
msgstr “%1$s na měsíc %2$s”

As if the esc_html_x( ‘%1$s for %2$s’, ‘month view’, ‘the-events-calendar’ ) didn’t work properly.

Any idea why that might be?

[Geoff B.]

Good evening Jan and welcome to the Events Calendar Support forum!

Thank you for reaching out to us.

We are sorry to hear about the translations not working as expected
I would love to help you with this topic.

When translation file strings are not kicking in, it is usually caused by one of the following things:

1. Your translation files are not up to date
2. You are using some customized translation files that have been placed in the /wp-content/languages/ or /wp-content/languages/plugins/ folder. These might not be updated and will override any other file.
3. The strings are translated, but are considered “fuzzy”

In the first 2 cases, the solution is to update your translation files using the pot file. You can do this by using the Poedit software and heading to Catalog > Update from pot file.

In the last case, you will need to make them “unfuzzy” using Poedit.

If that still does not work, could you send me a copy of your/wp-content/languages/plugins/ folder (via a .zip file in a dropbox or Google Drive link) ?

Let me know how that goes.

Best regards,
Geoff B.

[Jan Hnatek]

Hi Geoff,

thanks for the hints. I had an old file in /wp-content/languages/plugins/ folder in which the corresponding message didn’t have context. After updating those it works now.

Regards,
Jan

[Geoff B.]

Good morning Jan,

I am super stoked to hear that!

You are welcome back in our support forums any time 🙂

For now, I am going to close this thread.

Have a great week!

Geoff B.

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