Hi there,

Regarding the date, you need to also change the .POT file as instructed. Language changes need to be made in the .POT file. Unfortunately I haven't actually translated a theme before, so I can't provide much more instruction than that. Creating the .POT file is the extent of my knowledge for making the theme translation ready. I personally would just Google something like "Translate WordPress theme" and review sources there.

Regarding the page templates, please create a new thread for that (this thread already contains multiple topics) and I'll be happy to troubleshoot with you.

Thanks!

Chris

Forget everything that precedes this post. I have retraced my steps and realize I must've made a mistake, so I started this modification over again, and did exactly as you suggested. The result hasn't changed. The date still displays in English - no-matter how the letters are displayed in the code. This is today's date as it appears in the theme : Saturday June 1st, 2013

What I am trying to achieve is : Samedi, le 1 juin, 2013

Another problem I'm having is that the page templates aren't being inserted into the new pages I create, even though I select them.

<?php echo date(__('l F jS, Y','themolitor'));?>

This is what is now printed on the title page.

I changed line 123 from <?php echo date('l F jS, Y');?> to <?php echo date(__('l F jS, Y','themolitor'));?>, as you suggested,

but I must have made an error here to get <?php echo date(__('l F jS, Y','themolitor'));?> on my interface.

What did I do wrong?

<?php echo date(__('l F jS, Y','themolitor'));?>

Scratch what I said in the above post - I screwed up that copy. I used a clean copy to implement what you suggested, but the result is what you see on the first line.

Why is this, and how can I correct?

Unfortunately, the line spacing does not concur, since I am using a translated "pot file". This is what I've got: starting at line 167

166 ( ----empty line---- )
167 #: ../header.php:121
168 msgid "Follow Us on Twitter"
169 msgstr "Suivez-nous sur Twitter"
170 #: ../header.php:123
171 msgid "l F jS, Y"
172 msgstr
173 #: ../header.php:121
174 msgid "Like Us on Facebook"
175 msgstr "Aimez-nous sur Facebook"
176 ( ----Empty line---- )

As you can see here, the coding no longer respects your spacing with an empty line between each. Is this ok, or need I change something else here?

Hi there,

I wasn't aware the date method had to be included in the .POT file as well. I assumed it was a function-based thing that automatically changed. Reading into it, I see I need to add that to the .POT file.

Here's what you do...

Change the date function in header.php (line 123) to this...

<?php echo date(__('l F jS, Y','themolitor'));?>

Then add the following to the .POT file below the "Subscribe via RSS" section (lines 166-168)...

#: ../header.php:123
msgid "l F jS, Y"
msgstr ""

The above should now sit on lines 170-172 like this: http://s14.postimg.org/pe7udo7q9/pot.png

You can then apply the formatting you want in the .POT file.

Let me know if that helps.

Thanks!

Chris

Substituting

<?php echo date_i18n(get_option('date_format') ,strtotime("11/15-1976"));?>

in place of the

<?php echo date('l F jS, Y');?>

I get it in the right language, but it lists the month first, followed by the date then the year... and I lose the weekday.
In other words, it lists the date as follows:

mai 31, 2013

instead of

Vendredi, le 31 mai, 2013.

Where can I configure this to the proper format?

Hi there,

1. The date is listed on line 123 in the header.php file:

<?php echo date('l F jS, Y');?>

2. The "Follow Us" text is listed on lines 154-156 in the .POT file:

#: ../header.php:121
msgid "Follow Us:"
msgstr ""

3. The "View All" text is listed on lines 174-176 in the .POT file:

#: ../index.php:22 ../staff.php:49
msgid "View All"
msgstr ""

Hope that helps!

Best,

Chris

Friday May 31st, 2013

Hi Chris,

I've succeeded in translating everything into French except the date format, as shown above. I'd like it to read 'Vendredi, le 31 mai, 2013'. I've consulted just about everything that's ever been written on the topic, but I come up empty handed because the theme coding doesn't match the examples in the documentation available to do this... any insights?

Hi Chris,

Please refer to the two or three posts above for a better idea of what I'm talking about. Is this where the date and time are hard coded within the template, and if so, what do I need to change to make it show in French? If this is not where it is hard-coded, do you remember where it is indeed coded, so that I may change it to French? It doesn't appear to be something in WP, so I'm assuming it was hard-coded within the theme. Please have a look:

<div id="header">
	<div id="dateSocial">
		<?php if($twitter || $facebook || $rss){?>
		<div id="socialStuff"><?php _e('Follow Us:','themolitor');?>  <?php if($twitter){?><a>" href="<?php echo $twitter;?>"><img src="<?php echo $templateUrl; ?>/images/twitter.gif" alt="twitter" /></a><?php } if($facebook){?> <a>" href="<?php echo $facebook;?>"><img src="<?php echo $templateUrl; ?>/images/facebook.gif" alt="facebook" /></a><?php } if($rss){?> <a>" href="<?php echo $rss;?>"><img src="<?php echo $templateUrl; ?>/images/rss.png" alt="RSS" /></a><?php } ?></div>
		<?php } ?>
		<?php echo date('l F jS, Y');?>
	</div><!--end dateSocial-->

'Daily Press' theme

I've succeeded in translating most of the Daily Post theme, ut I'm left with several tags that I don't know where to find, and these are:

- the day and month tag at the top left hand side of the main page.
- the Follow us invite at the top right hand side of the main page
- the View all tag just below the header

Everything else has pretty much been translated - at least on the public interface. I would like to translate these tags as well, but I don't know where to find them. Would you know, offhand?

Hi there,

The .POT file is included in the themes "languages" folder. Please keep in mind, though, that tags and other elements controlled by WordPress are not in the .POT file as they are not coded into the template files.

Please understand translations are not part of the theme features or something that I can provide support for, so if you need help translating you'll need to submit a customization request: http://themolitor.com/custom

Thanks!

Chris

Is there not a .pot file or something that I could translate into French to obtain French toponym (stickers/tags... whatever? If so, where can I find it?

Thanks for following up :-)

Best,

Chris

OK - that problem is now solved - thanks!

I've followed your suggestions, but the social buttons at the top right hand side of the Daily Press theme still leads to a 404 page instead of the Facebook and other two pages.

...you can create a subscription page using the page templates available and link your RSS button to that page (see screenshot above)

Hi there,

Here's a screenshot from the demo site theme options panel: http://s24.postimg.org/nj7xcjelh/Screen_Shot_2013_05_28_at_2_08_57_PM.png

Let me know if that helps.

Thanks!

Chris

I think you misunderstood what I meant:

Facebook button needs to be configured to what? Facebook.com or Facebook.com/myprofile

RSS button needs to be configured to what? Please show me what I must do here...

Twitter button needs to be configured to what url? Please give an easy to implement example of what I should do.

I don't need more than what is already in the Daily Press theme, but I'd like to get them to work properly, so please show me the url's to use.

Hi there,

Here's are examples from the demo site...

Twitter: http://themolitor.com/twitter

Facebook (page): https://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-MOLITOR/125384194139527

Regarding the social images, I believe @Jamison64 is referring to a different theme. The social links for The Daily Press are currently limited to Twitter and Facebook as the vast majority of publishing companies really only utilize these sites effectively. There are tons of social network sites out there, so including them all in the theme options is really not practical for the average publisher using this theme.

Additional options here will require a customization request. You can submit a request here: http://themolitor.com/custom

Hope that explains things for you.

Thanks!

Chris

1 - What url's do the buttons need to be connected with? When I click on the social icons buttons, I get a 404 page.

2 - The 'social_icons.png' file found in 'themes/eventure/Images/' is not in the Daily Press theme, so I don't know which file you are referring to within the Daily Press theme.

But what url's do the buttons need to be connected with? When I click on the buttons, I get a 404 page.

Hi Doc

Go thru 'Admin/Appearance/Theme options' and you'll find social media.
If it hasn't got all of the right buttons for you, you can edit or recreate the 'social_icons.png' file found in 'themes/eventure/Images/'

I shifted the Linked In icon to where the MeetUp icon is, then I used the MeetUp slot in the Social Media settings.

Yeah... I'm totally out in left field on this one. I have social buttons at the top of the page, and two more at the bottom... but I don't know how to link them properly to get them to work as they should... and how do I add more?

OK - now I know I sound like an idiot, but what links should I configure for Facebook, RSS and Twitter? It can't be as simple as Facebook.com...

You bet :-)

OK, I just figured it out (the favicon thing - it works now). Sorry to bother you with this, and thanks anyway.

Thanks. How do I ge a favicon to show up in the address bar? I followed the WP instructions, but it doesn't show up?

Hi there,

Changing the language isn't a theme feature, so you need a plugin. Which one you use is up to you. I haven't translated a theme myself, so I don't have a recommendation. I do know WPML is very popular, but you might want to try a free option first.

The choice is yours.

Thanks!

Chris