Updating the theme messed up my admin translations

[Adrenaline22]

After updating the site, all theme elements in the theme’s admin got messed up. How I can restore the situation without loosing frontend translations?

[David Martin – Support]

Hi,

Theme translation files should be within a child theme so they are not overridden.

Do you mean the WordPress admin dashboard translations are missing?

Can you add a WP login so I can see better?

[Adrenaline22]

All the admin theme functions are messed up. Not WP/WOO. Just the theme; theme options, page options etc. It’s really hard to navigate the admin now..

[David Martin – Support]

Would you please add a URL/login so we can better understand what you refer to?

– David.

[Adrenaline22]

it happened on atelier and Uplift (localhost).

As soon I switched the wordpress language to Italian all the theme admin strings (and I do mean all, pages, theme options etc.) got messed up and filled with fuzzy translations (LocoTranslate).

Since I ran out of support for Atelier but the same happened to Uplift I can give my admin login details. Please confirm.

[David Martin – Support]

The fuzzy translation strings need to be changed/translated.

If you do not put your .po file within a child theme, it will get replaced by the origional on theme update.

[Adrenaline22]

So basically you’re saying that the original admin strings of the theme will get overwritten by nonsensical strings everytime I update the theme just because I switched the admin to Italian… unless I work with a child theme?!?!?!

[Adrenaline22]

I never touched ANY of the admin strings

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[David Martin – Support]

If you switch to the Italian language, you need to add the translations first as the language file is likely incomplete.

[Adrenaline22]

Please guide me step by step to a sensible solution please.

[David Martin – Support]

To translate the theme, please read our KB article: http://www.swiftideas.com/knowledgebase/translating-the-theme-using-poedit/

[Adrenaline22]

I do not wish to translate any admin strings!! Because I’m not even native Italian, I just wish the English one to back. This has never happened to me before. Not even with your themes which I have a very high opinion of.

[David Martin – Support]

Your messages are really lacking clarity. To change the WordPress language you simply do so here:

Dashboard => Settings => General => Site Language

[Adrenaline22]

Example:

Site is set in general/Site language -> English
Change site language -> Italian
—-
Result: Theme admin gets messy

Please don’t get me wrong. I love your themes. The only constant problem that I’m getting is with translations..

[David Martin – Support]

Yes, if you change your site language to Italian you do need to add your own translation strings to the Italian language file.