Understanding language / translation files of modules

[30knees]

Hi,

I have a module with horrible translations. I had already installed it. So I went to the module's translations folder and edited the files there, eg en for English, de for German.

However, while this worked for English, it did not for German. I go into Localization>Translations>Installed Modules>Core>German and the German translation fields are partly filled with the core English translations.

What might the problem be?

[moy2010]

Are the fields partially filled with your translations? or these are the default ones?

[Traumflug]

Don't forget to clear the cache after editing files manually.

[30knees]

Hi guys,

I cleared the cache multiple times and also waited 24h before posting here to be sure it's not a cache issue.

@moy2010 That's the thing. I don't understand the structure of the language modules.

I think I only edited the translation files - when I go Localization>Translations>Installed Modules>Core>English I see all the "original" entries of the developer and my new ones are translations. But I don't know where to look for the original entries...if I go through the module, it looks like they're scattered here and there in different files.

But, to answer your question: In Localization>Translations>Installed Modules>Core>English the translated fields are all filled with my edits in en.php, not with the default ones.

In Localization>Translations>Installed Modules>Core>German the translated fields are only partially filled with my edits in en.php ... and not at all from de.php and not from the default ones, either.

[Traumflug]

While looking for something else I came across this https://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/541316-incl-mwst-weg-zzgl-versand-weg-lieferzeit-doppelt-auf-startseite/?do=findComment&comment=2471174:

PHP 7 steigt spätestens bei den Übersetzungen aus, da es die maxinputvars auf 1000 limitiert.

PHP 7 trips over translations, because it limits max_input_vars to 1000.

[30knees]

Thanks! I'm not using PHP 7, though, so it must be something else.

I've also read instructions on how to translate, eg https://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/460777-tipp-wie-finde-ich-%C3%BCbersetzungen-die-ich-%C3%A4ndern-m%C3%B6chte-gilt-nicht-f%C3%BCr-prestashop-17/ but I did that.