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Sometimes it can be difficult to find which language file contains the text.
 
Sometimes it can be difficult to find which language file contains the text.
  
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To find text in a language file, use a file editor such as Visual Studio Code or Notepad++ to search your backup folder - see <BIG>'''[[Visual Studio Code]]'''</BIG>
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To find text in a language file, use the search facility at Github where the repository for the code for CE Phoenix is stored.
  
 
For our example: How to change Welcome email text.
 
For our example: How to change Welcome email text.
  
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*Open Visual Studio Code.
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After completing a test purchase, it can be seen that an email is sent to the customer that starts with the text, '''We welcome'''
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*Click '''File → Open Folder''' to browse to your back up Phoenix folder/directory.
 
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*Click '''Edit → Find in Files''' and enter the text you want to change in the search. In this case enter '''We welcome''' - this will show all files where that text occurs - in this case it shows '''create_account.php''' and it's location '''includes/languages/english''' and the code where it occurs<br><code>define('EMAIL_WELCOME', 'We welcome you to <strong>' . STORE_NAME . '</strong>.' . "\n\n");</code>
 
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*Click on the code to open the file - make any changes - save - upload to server and done!
 
  
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*Go to the Github repository for CE Phoenix.
 
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*Enter the search term in the input box (top left) - enclose the text in double quotes.
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*For this example enter, '''"We welcome"'''
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*Click '''In this repository''' in the drop down menu.
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*The search results will show this:
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*Find the language file in the admin Tools Define Languages list.
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*Click to open, make changes to the text, click Save - done.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 07:50, 4 September 2020

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You can change any text in a language file - see Change Language Files.

Sometimes it can be difficult to find which language file contains the text.

To find text in a language file, use the search facility at Github where the repository for the code for CE Phoenix is stored.

For our example: How to change Welcome email text.

After completing a test purchase, it can be seen that an email is sent to the customer that starts with the text, We welcome

  • Go to the Github repository for CE Phoenix.

GithubSearch.jpg

  • Enter the search term in the input box (top left) - enclose the text in double quotes.
  • For this example enter, "We welcome"
  • Click In this repository in the drop down menu.
  • The search results will show this:

GithubSearchResult.jpg

  • Find the language file in the admin Tools Define Languages list.
  • Click to open, make changes to the text, click Save - done.


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