Enhanced file references list for WordPress Core projects

The translatable stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. of WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. are split into four projects: Front end, Administration, Admin Network and Continents & Cities. To avoid the need for translating strings twice or more when they exist in multiple projects they are merged into the project with the initial occurrence.

Until now you wouldn’t know for sure if a stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. is only used in the front-end project or if it’s also used in the admin because the extracted file references were only for the first string occurrence.

To solve this the string extraction has been updated to preserve the references and comments during the merge task, allowing you to view the full list of file references. Following an example of a string that’s available for translation in the front-end project but is also used in the admin:
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