Changing email text <which file to edit>

LW1

From what I understand it's better to change text on Vanilla forums via locales.

I've tried this for the emails vanilla sends out to new users but it's failed to change the text. I then found this :
http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/152976

Whereby it's mention to change the /applications/dashboard/locale/en-CA/definitions.php file. I did this and it worked instantly. However from what I understand this will be over written if I upgrade etc in the future.

Is there a better way to do this?

Quite honestly all I want to do is change the url in the email. Currently the forum is embedded across several different pages depending on the category they are looking at. While it would be great to send them back to the page/category they directly signed up from. I'm thinking it's easier to send them to a new embedded custom page showing all category's.

Any advice much appreciated.

whu606

@LW1

Did you add your definition to locale.php file in your conf folder?

If so, it seems strange that a change in your definitions file would not also work in there.

LW1

@whu606 I tried adding & changing /locales/skeleton/definitions.php and there was no change.

did the same with /applications/dashboard/locale/en-CA/definitions.php can it changed perfectly. If I change the locales in conf folder will it also be wiped if I upgrade Vanilla?

whu606

@LW1

It shouldn't do, afaIk.

It is definitely the file where those changes are expected to be made.

(Keep a copy handy, just in case, though...)

LW1

@whu606 okay, thank you. As a test I tried editing /conf/locale.php by adding

$Definition['Have a great day!'] = 'See you soon!';

No change I'm afraid.

vrijvlinder

You can't just add arbitrary words and expect them to be changed, it has to be the exact frase . Here is an extended discussion with more help...

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/172889/#Comment_172889

LW1

@vrijvlinder Got it working, thank you. I was mixing up the code with the other locale where you could put in those definitions and see a change, eg changing the sign up form.

Thanks again @whu606 too

businessdad

@vrijvlinder said:
You can't just add arbitrary words and expect them to be changed, it has to be the exact frase .

I'm not sure I understand what this means...

GaryFunk

She means text replacement has to be an exact match.

422

I concur, i thought that was the idea of defining new "frases"

businessdad

Oh, now I get it: the key has to be an exact match. That was obvious to me, hence the confusion.
When I read phrase, I interpreted as the value, which didn't make sense to me.

vrijvlinder

She means text replacement has to be an exact match.

Exactly! Although it would be cool to be able to just put in anything and have it changed...