Replace Placeholder Text in Ajax Search

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June 7, 2019 at 12:04 am #127469

Edat
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Hi Guys

Is there a way to do a string replace in functions.php? I want to replace the placeholder text in the woodmart ajax search form.

<input type="text" class="s" placeholder="Search for products" value="" name="s" autocomplete="off">

I want to change “Search for products” to “Search products”

Thanks

June 7, 2019 at 7:02 am #127502

Elise Noromit
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Hello,

You can replace all theme and plugin texts via PO file in WordPress. Here is a video tutorial that should help you raplace your website texts with a Loco Translate plugin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3NsDdMzsls&list=PLMw6W4rAaOgKKv0oexGHzpWBg1imvrval&index=3

We do not recommend doing in theme files as after update all your customization would reset.

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November 1, 2019 at 12:00 pm #154104

Inzman
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Hello.
I made a child theme and it seems this string is one of the few ones that won’t translate. I have manual PO/MO files. In mobile menu as well as desktop search.
Ideas?
Thanks.

November 1, 2019 at 12:39 pm #154120

Elise Noromit
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Hello,

You can rewrite all theme and plugin texts via PO file in WordPress. Here is a video tutorial that should help you rewrite your website texts with a Loco Translate plugin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3NsDdMzsls&list=PLMw6W4rAaOgKKv0oexGHzpWBg1imvrval&index=3

We suggest you to keep translated files in wp-content/languages/themes/woodmart-pt_PT.po folder.

You can delete the plugin as soon as you change the wording.

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November 1, 2019 at 12:46 pm #154126

Inzman
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Thanks for the answer.
I’m using POEdit, I don’t like installing plugins for such a small thing when more reasonable options are available.
Keeping them in “themes/woodmart-child/languages” and all other strings are okay. But not this one…

November 1, 2019 at 1:08 pm #154135

Elise Noromit
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Hello,

Changing the pot file is the only way to change the text of the theme or plugin. You can do in code, however, you will have to restore the changes each time after the update.

The theme supports Loco 100%, I cannot guarantee Poedit plugin. Perhaps you can transfer the translation into Loco.

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November 1, 2019 at 1:15 pm #154139

Inzman
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POEdit is not a plugin, it is a software to edit POT, PO and generate MO. And that is what a I’m doing with it.
Just saying that all translations work well when I change them, but not this one (Search for products)!
But it seems we have difficulties understanding each other 🙂
PS! I don’t have the need to change main theme files since I’m running a child theme.

November 1, 2019 at 6:30 pm #154208

Elise Noromit
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Hello,

Which theme version do you run? I checked in Po edit https://prnt.sc/pr90hw

It seems that you have an outdated woodmart/languages/woodmart.pot file. You need to get it from the latest update.

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November 4, 2019 at 1:46 pm #154662

Inzman
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Yes, it was the version issue.
Thanks.

November 4, 2019 at 3:09 pm #154691

Elise Noromit
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You are welcome! If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

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