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Dear all,

I am new to concrete5 and am trying to create a single-language (dutch) website. I am using the Grandeur theme as well.

Some of the buttons on the website (i.e. "send email" and the text stating "read more") are not possible to change. I have therefore been looking into the translation possibility.

I have downloaded the translation file from Transifex (.po) and created a .mo-file. I added this in the corresponding folder (nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES). Now the backend/cms has been translated. However, if I go into the languages option within System&Settings, I cannot choose the Dutch language from the dropdown menu. Instead the mouse changes into a kind of "Stop-sign" when I mouseover the dropdown. (same happens when I use a version of the translation I found on this site from 2010)

Needless to say, the text in the frontend has not been changed.

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong & why I cannot choose the language file in the backend? I would also be grateful if someone could tell me how to change the button text down&dirty (hard-code). I am not looking for a multilingual website, just to change those texts/buttons.

Thanks a million in advance for any help you could provide.

Kind regards,
DMR

 
PatrickHeck replied on at Permalink Reply
PatrickHeck
Hi DMR,

did you make sure the mo file is named "messages.mo" (NOT "nl_NL.mo")?

Best
Patrick
dmr1712 replied on at Permalink Reply
Hi Patrick,

Thanks for your response. The file is named messages.mo, although I also tried nl_NL.mo

The strange thing is that the backend is translated now, but somehow I cannot choose a language in system&setting>languages (which is now "talen" for me, because it's in Dutch).

The mouse changes in a symbol such as this (http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/hyena1515/hyena15151108/hyena1515110800082/10421356-do-not-enter-sign-on-the-white-background.jpg)

when I mouseover the dropdown.. very strange.

Thanks again for any help you can give.

Best,
DMR
PatrickHeck replied on at Permalink Reply
PatrickHeck
What happens if you set it in the /config/site.php directly?

define("LOCALE","nl_NL");