How to edit 'Howdy Stranger' Sign up message?

WhitchurchForum

Hello all,
I tried looking for the file in /local & in modules but can't seem to find the file anywhere. Any idea's where it's located?? ('Howdy Stranger' sign up message.)

ThemeSteam

Quick way is jquery
http://jsfiddle.net/2EvGF/

WhitchurchForum

Thanks theme, but i'd like to do it via local files.

WhitchurchForum

Anyone?

vrijvlinder

You can do so by adding or editing the locale file

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/26597/tutorial-how-to-change-wording-how-to-change-text-how-to-change-language-how-to-change-locale#latest

WhitchurchForum

@vrijvlinder said:
You can do so by adding or editing the locale file

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/26597/tutorial-how-to-change-wording-how-to-change-text-how-to-change-language-how-to-change-locale#latest

Thank you very much, all sorted now.

River

@WhitchurchForum said:

@vrijvlinder said:
You can do so by adding or editing the locale file

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/26597/tutorial-how-to-change-wording-how-to-change-text-how-to-change-language-how-to-change-locale#latest

Thank you very much, all sorted now.

since you are new to the forum, you may be interested in the other questions besides this one.

https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/218972/#Comment_218972

snooty

I tried making a locale.php file and uploaded it to conf/ folder but it displayed php code above my header. Any help? Trying to change the "Howdy Stranger: and text underneath without messing with core files.

Linc

@snooty Sounds like a typo. Did you include the opening php tag? Checked for all your quotes and braces matched up? Escaped any use of quotes in your translations?

kopna

Download the language you want to use.
Add these lines in your language file.

$Definition['Howdy, Stranger!'] = 'your translation';
$Definition['GuestModule.Message'] = 'your translation';

R_J

vrijvlinder already linked to a very detailed tutorial. Changing an existing file should never be done, @kopna

From time to time the official language files get updated. As soon as you want to benefit from that updated language file, you will overwrite your customizations if you have done them in the original file.
It might not be much work to do to port your customizations on every update, but it is much safer to do the initial step to simply do it right. All that is needed is one file only. That is not much work and will potentially safe you a lot of trouble afterwards.