Change Definitions in 2.3. Example: Howdy Stranger!

VipulK

I'm looking to change a few definitions on the forums like the "Howdy Stranger". I've gone through a few old discussions for 2.0 - 2.2 and they don't seem relevant anymore for example, one of them suggested

$Definition['Howdy, Stranger!'] = 'Ahoi!';

in conf/locale.php but this file no longer exists. I've also looked at other folders and this is the closest thing I found in applications/vanilla/locale/en.php

$Definition['EmbeddedDiscussionFormat'] = '<div class="EmbeddedContent">{Image}<strong>{Title}</strong>
<p>{Excerpt}</p>
<p><a href="{Url}">Read the full story here</a></p><div class="ClearFix"></div></div>';
$Definition['EmbeddedNoBodyFormat'] = '{Url}';
$Definition['CategoryID'] = 'Category';
$Definition['We\'ve received a request to change your password.'] = 'We\'ve received a request to change your password at %s. If you didn\'t make this request, please ignore this email.';

// Deprecated Translations
$Definition['Start a New Discussion'] = 'New Discussion';

but I'm not sure if I should be putting the code here. Is it a core file that must not be edited? Or shall I put the code here?

vrijvlinder

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

That file never existed... you need to create it or edit a language locale file with definitions.

This is an example of what your created locale.php file should look like

<?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();

$Definition["It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!"]="Please register to post";
$Definition['Apply for Membership']="Register";
$Definition['Howdy, Stranger!'] = 'Welcome';
$Definition['Bookmarked Discussions']='Bookmarked';
$Definition['Start a New Discussion']='New Discussion';

VipulK

Oh. Alright. Thanks for that