Creating an e107 plugin

Languages

File Types

Language File Type Usage
English_front.php The front-end of your plugin.
English_admin.php The admin-area of your plugin
English_global.php Used site-wide - for example, in plugin.xml, a xxxxx_menu.php or e_xxxxxx.php file.

 

Defining Language Terms aka 'LANS'

Avoid duplicating terms, particularly in the admin area. If defining terms for admin, always search lan_admin.php for existing LANs which may match what you require. Never use HTML or URLs inside LAN definitions. Use double quotes within the defines and use str_replace() for variables where needed. See the examples below:

Good:

		define("LAN_XXX", "Thank you Firstname");
define("LAN_XXX", "Go to [x] to see the results."); // Good - replace [ and ] with <a href='...'> and </a> using str_replace()
define("LAN_XXX", "I want to [quote] here"); // Good - replace [ and ] with " " using str_replace()


Bad:

		define("LAN_XXX", "Thank you <b>Firstname</b>"); //Bad contains HTML
define("LAN_XXX", "Thank you <a href='http://somewhere.com'>Firstname</a>"); //Bad contains HTML
define("LAN_XXX", "Thank you Firstname"); //Bad - allows translator to modify link.


Avoid short language strings for words such as 'and', 'to' and so on. There aren't always equivalents in other languages. If embedding values into a phrase, use substitution. Avoid using substitution terms which are real words or known bbcodes.

		define("LAN_EXAMPLE_01", "Update results: [x] records changed, [y] errors, [z] not changed");
$repl = array($changed,$errors,$unchanged);
$text = $tp->lanVars(LAN_EXAMPLE_01,$repl);



Loading Language Files


To load a language file from a plugin folder:

		e107::lan('faqs');
e107::lan('faqs',true);
e107::lan('faqs',false, true);
e107::lan('faqs',true, true);


Will include the following paths:

		e107_plugins/faqs/languages/English_front.php
e107_plugins/faqs/languages/English_admin.php
e107_plugins/faqs/languages/English/English_front.php
e107_plugins/faqs/languages/English/English_admin.php

Friday 14 June 2013 - 00:00:00

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