apply_filters( 'gettext', string $translation, string $text, string $domain )

Filters text with its translation.

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Description Description

Parameters Parameters

$translation

(string) Translated text.

$text

(string) Text to translate.

$domain

(string) Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.

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File: wp-includes/l10n.php

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Version Description
2.0.11 Introduced.

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This filter hook is applied to the translated text by the internationalization functions (__(), _e(), etc.).

IMPORTANT: This filter is always applied even if internationalization is not in effect, and if the text domain has not been loaded. If there are functions hooked to this filter, they will always run. This could lead to a performance problem.

For singular/plural aware translation functions such as _n(), see ngettext().

For context-specific translation functions such as _x(), see filter hook gettext_with_context() and ngettext_with_context().

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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Change the Comment Form

    Change the default field names of the comment form. Assumes the current form includes field names “Name” and “Email” and that ‘theme_text_domain’ is the name of your theme’s text domain.

    add_filter( 'gettext', 'theme_change_comment_field_names', 20, 3 );
/**
 * Change comment form default field names.
 *
 * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext
 */
function theme_change_comment_field_names( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {

    if ( is_singular() ) {

        switch ( $translated_text ) {

            case 'Name' :

                $translated_text = __( 'First Name', 'theme_text_domain' );
                break;

            case 'Email' :

                $translated_text = __( 'Email Address', 'theme_text_domain' );
                break;
        }

    }

    return $translated_text;
}

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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Remove Text from Admin Form

    add_filter('gettext', 'remove_admin_stuff', 20, 3);
/**
 * Remove the text at the bottom of the Custom fields box in WordPress Post/Page Editor.
 *
 * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext
 */
function remove_admin_stuff( $translated_text, $untranslated_text, $domain ) {

    $custom_field_text = 'Custom fields can be used to add extra metadata to a post that you can <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields" target="_blank">use in your theme</a>.';

    if ( is_admin() && $untranslated_text === $custom_field_text ) {
        return '';
    }

    return $translated_text;
}

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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Change Text in Custom Post Admin Form

    add_filter('gettext', 'change_admin_cpt_text_filter', 20, 3);
/*
 * Change the text in the admin for my custom post type
 * 
**/
function change_admin_cpt_text_filter( $translated_text, $untranslated_text, $domain ) {

  global $typenow;

  if( is_admin() && 'MY_CPT' == $typenow )  {

    //make the changes to the text
    switch( $untranslated_text ) {

        case 'Featured Image':
          $translated_text = __( 'NEW FEATURED IMAGE TEXT','text_domain' );
        break;

        case 'Enter title here':
          $translated_text = __( 'NEW TITLE COPY','text_domain' );
        break;
        
        //add more items
     }
   }
   return $translated_text;
}

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