Difference between revisions of "Language Files"

Latest revision as of 20:08, 25 April 2022

Default Languages

WHMCS includes 26 client area translations by default. These are:

Azerbaijani, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi (Persian), French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Brazilian & Native Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish & Ukranian

And for the admin area there are 13 translations included:

Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi (Persian), French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish & Turkish

We rely on the dedication and generosity of our users for contributing translations, as we find real life translations are a much higher quality compared with using automated translation systems as some softwares do. So if you have any suggestions for improvements, or a new language file you are willing to contribute, please get in touch.

Adding Languages

Instructions for translating WHMCS into a new language are located at https://developers.whmcs.com/languages/adding-a-language/

Removing Languages

In order to remove a language from the WHMCS client area, delete the language file from the /lang directory. To remove a language from the admin area, delete the language file in the /admin/lang directory.

You can also prevent users from being able to change the language of your system by unchecking Enable Language Menu in the Localisation tab at Configuration () > System Settings > General Settings or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup > General Settings.

Customising Text

Instructions for customising text in an existing language are located at https://developers.whmcs.com/languages/overrides/

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-WHMCS supports numerous languages, in both in the client and admin areas. To enable this, all text used throughout the system is stored within language files.
+== Default Languages ==
+WHMCS includes 26 client area translations by default. These are:
-Language files are stored in the '''/lang/''' sub-folders of both the client and admin directories.
+'''Azerbaijani, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi (Persian), French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Brazilian & Native Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish''' & '''Ukranian'''
-__TOC__
+And for the admin area there are 13 translations included:
-==Default Languages==
-WHMCS includes 20 client area translations by default. These are:
+'''Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi (Persian), French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish''' & '''Turkish'''
-'''Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Brazilian & Native Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish & Ukranian'''
-And for the admin area there are 6 translations included:
-'''Czech, English, French, Portuguese, Russian & Spanish'''
 We rely on the dedication and generosity of our users for contributing translations, as we find real life translations are a much higher quality compared with using automated translation systems as some softwares do. So if you have any suggestions for improvements, or a new language file you are willing to contribute, please get in touch.
-==Adding a New Language==
+==Adding Languages==
+Instructions for translating WHMCS into a new language are located at https://developers.whmcs.com/languages/adding-a-language/
-If a language you operate in is not available as standard, then you can create your own translation. Here's how:
-#Begin by opening an existing language file
-#Save this file with a new name - the name you want to be shown in the language selection dropdown menu in WHMCS - the name should only consist of a-z0-9 characters and end with the extension ".php"
-#Once the file has been created, you can then begin going through and translating the lines within it
-#An example line is as follows - you should only change the part in bold:
- $_LANG['accountinfo'] = "'''Account Information'''";
+==Removing Languages==
+In order to remove a language from the WHMCS client area, delete the language file from the ''/lang'' directory. To remove a language from the admin area, delete the language file in the ''/admin/lang'' directory.
-''Be careful not to delete any of the quotation marks (") around the text strings or the semi-colons on the ends of each line (;). Also should you want to use a quote character (") within your translated text, you must escape it - for example: \"  The language files are written in PHP syntax so valid PHP code must be maintained.''
+You can also prevent users from being able to change the language of your system by unchecking '''Enable Language Menu''' in the '''[[Localisation_Tab|Localisation]]''' tab at '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > General Settings''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings'''.
-==Overriding Language Strings==
+==Customising Text==
+Instructions for customising text in an existing language are located at https://developers.whmcs.com/languages/overrides/
-{{:Language_Overrides}}
+==See Also==
+[http://help.whmcs.com/m/localisation Localisation Guides & Tutorials]

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