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https://github.com/wecodemore/wcm_lang_switch
WordPress plugin to switch language on a per use base
https://github.com/wecodemore/wcm_lang_switch
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WordPress plugin to switch language on a per use base
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/wecodemore/wcm_lang_switch
- Owner: wecodemore
- Created: 2013-01-09T02:29:45.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-07-11T23:39:46.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-26T19:03:55.437Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: admin-toolbar, language, wordpress, wordpress-plugin
- Language: PHP
- Size: 1.83 MB
- Stars: 21
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# WCM User Language Switcher #
**Contributors:** [Stephen Harris](https://github.com/stephenharris), [Franz Josef Kaiser](https://github.com/franz-josef-kaiser)
**Tags:** Language, switcher, localisation
**Tested up to:** 4.1
**Stable tag:** 1.8.1
**Requires at least:** 3.6.1
**License:** GPL3
**License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
Adds a button to the admin toolbar. This buttons allows users to seamlessly switch between available languages.
## Description ##
WCM Language Switcher adds a button to the admin toolbar that allows users to seamlessly switch between available languages.
WeCodeMore (WCM) is your label for high quality WordPress code from renowned authors.
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* [our GitHub repository](https://github.com/wecodemore)
## Installation ##
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the `~/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
It scans the language directory to build the list of available languages. To add a language, simple [download the appropriate mo file](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language) and add to your WordPress `languages` folder.
This plugin was originally built as a means of plugin and theme developers to test translations of their plugins or themes.
## Frequently Asked Questions ##
### Filters ###
If you want to extend the list of available languages, then please use the provided filter. Here's an example (mu)plugin:
```php
wcm_get_user_locale() from public API.
### 1.7.1 ###
* PHP 5.2 work-around for json_last_error()
### 1.7 ###
* Changes to feat. request/enhancement #18: Now shows the native string in the toolbar menu
* Removes the current language as menu item
* Adds the international/English language string + ISEO 639-2 code as HTML title attr. to the items.
* Switched from $wp_admin_bar->add_menu() to the newer API method add_node().
### 1.6.6 ###
* Improved dev tools. Now also counts the number of available ISO 639-2 language codes.
### 1.6.5 ###
* Deprecated wcm_get_user_locale() (replaced with wcm_get_user_lang() and tell users about it.
* Improved code readability on format_code_lang()
### 1.6.4 ###
* Consistent naming according to GitHub issue #21
* Devlopers: The filter names changed as well as the public API function.
### 1.6.3 ###
* Start earlier on plugins_loaded hook to let other plugins jump in with the default priority.
### 1.6.2 ###
* phpDocBlock fixes
* fixed references to static values so PhpStorm can handle them
* Slightly faster checks against NULL
* fixes E_STRICT error in reset() inside format_lang_code(). Props toscho.
### 1.6 ###
* Dev Tools extended and running stable. Now updating from the remote source works perfectly.
* Better file organisation. Moved JSON files to separate folder.
* Fixed (due to refactoring) broken JSON compress dev tools.
### 1.5 ###
* Added local/native JSON strings data file.
* Extended the dev tools parser to include the native data for the JSON files that are used for the UI.
### 1.4 ###
* Added remote location to fetch a complete list of ISO 639-x strings from.
* Added a parser to the dev tools.
### 1.3 ###
* Added dev tools
### 1.2 ###
* Bug fix: Now has right language string.
### 1.1 ###
* Initial Version in the official repo.
* Now works with the ISO 639-2, which adds support for nearly every language.
### 1.0 ###
* Bug fixes
* Speed improvements. Props Thomas "toscho" Scholz
### 0.9 ###
* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.
### 0.9 ###
* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.
### 0.9 ###
* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.
* Switched license to GPL3
### 0.8 ###
* Reworked plugin code to a more readable code styling and maximum line length (GitHub page width).
### 0.7 ###
* Bug fixes
### 0.6. ###
* Moved from a GitHub Gist to a GitHub.