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rcarey
PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:51 pm 
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My goal is to override the terms used in a component's language file, and to do so in a way that my changes are not overwritten by component/extension updates.

I import a new language file using this code pattern:
Code:
$language->load('com_component_mine', JPATH_SITE, $language->getTag(), true);

The actual line of code can be placed at the top of an overridden view file. If the view does not need to be overriden, then the line of code can be added via a plugin tied to this extension.

From this custom language file, my new text overrides the text assigned to the same keys found in the component's language files.

example of overriding text within the customized language file:
Code:
JFIELD_ALIAS_LABEL="Page Name in URL"
COM_CONTENT_METADATA="SEO Options"


The 1.7 version of Joomla does include an override file, but all changes have to be added to one file per language. My objective is to provide a pattern for adding a custom language file per component/extension that allows me to adjust the wording per client and the client's vernacular.

(I initially posted here as a question, but edited this post into a statement after I discovered my answer.)

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Last edited by imanickam on Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:00 am, edited 1 time in total.
Split the post from the thread http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=617&t=672285 as the discussions are different.


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