Title: If a plugin has a string which is… Author: IvanRF Published: January 10, 2016 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanrf/) [IvanRF](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanrf/) 4:32 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 Tags: [question ( 21 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/question/) # If a plugin has a string which is… If a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress. org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. has a stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. which is also in the WP coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., should it add a text domain or not? For example, Yoast SEO adds it: __( ‘Settings’, ‘wordpress-seo’ ) [#question](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/question/) ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=threads) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=x) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=mastodon) * [ WhatsApp ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2016%2F01%2F10%2Fif-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) * [To-do](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?output_format=md#) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b518a5cf86a31ce1c2a64870b6e15a1e63e9827afc75f8fc12f7095d0cce7fb4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Marko Heijnen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markoheijnen/) 4:48 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 3. I have done it without for a time and switched to adding my own domain. Reason is that it can look weird that something is only partial translated. So what you can do is just export/import the stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. that coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. is also using. 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ccaa88499ddddbbb1c5112a92e6b2f4e695ae1bf78135a548dda049c5025ef93? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [Sami Keijonen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samikeijonen/) 5:28 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 6. Yes, always add a text-domain. 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03fec775ba7bbccce7139a73dd5e741fbaa2069cf384cf2c5b328d391dd82266? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [fxbenard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fxbenard/) 5:55 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 9. All stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. should have your textdomain slug added to them 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85b3ccf3d505b40e64c56ee29c72bfa9f166468c4998288edcb561b53c804c64? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Torsten Landsiedel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zodiac1978/) 11:02 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 12. Because coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. could change, so don’t rely on that, always use your own textdomain. 13. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c8404dd600b5454ca8bee62eb7da66b02fd33c4a038ad1263a3fd1768c224fa? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 14. [IvanRF](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanrf/) 11:19 pm _on_ January 10, 2016 15. Some pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. authors have doubts about this. Is it possible to add it in any of these docs / FAQ: [https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/) [https://make.wordpress.org/meta/handbook/documentation/translations/](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/handbook/documentation/translations/) 16. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f177e770b035389ec065534539ac16c73c5e4bf2b41ece68336c7119f0b9c6f5? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Sergey Biryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) 1:05 am _on_ January 12, 2016 * Done: [https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/#add-text-domain-to-strings](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/how-to-internationalize-your-plugin/#add-text-domain-to-strings) - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c8404dd600b5454ca8bee62eb7da66b02fd33c4a038ad1263a3fd1768c224fa? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [IvanRF](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ivanrf/) 1:12 am _on_ January 12, 2016 - Thanks Sergey! ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/if-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2016%2F01%2F10%2Fif-a-plugin-has-a-string-which-is%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hello Polyglots I am the plugin author for…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/09/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-plugin-author-for-39/) [Hello Polyglots Greetings from Venezuela I wish to… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2016/01/10/hello-polyglots-greetings-from-venezuela-i-wish-to/)