Module translation disabled by SL.php

[duimstra]

Hi!


I'm translating the Specials module (blockspecials). I go to

Back Office > Translations > Module translations

and enter the correct translation.


I should see "Akcije" instead of "Specials", but I don't, unless I delete this file:

/myshop.com/themes/mytheme/modules/blockspecials/sl.php

When I delete this file, the translation becomes active. The trouble is that everytime I enter translation in Back Office, these sl.php files are generated.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?


Thanks!

[rocky]

It is normal for that file to be generated. That is how PrestaShop stores module translations. What is weird is being able to create translations, but not modify them. What permissions does the file have? Your server might not be giving the file enough permissions for PrestaShop to modify it.

[duimstra]

I'm developing on my localhost (Windows 7+ Apache 2.2). The files have correct permissons, AFAIK.

Is it correct that the contents of SL.php is alwas only this?

<?php

global $_MODULE;
$_MODULE = array();

I see that every module has this kind of files (en.php, sl.php, de.php).

I tried translating my "blockuserinfo" module, but the same problem appears.
Once I enter my translations using BackOffice, a SL.php file is generated and translations in BO are ignored.
When I delete the SL.php file, translations from BO appear fine.

Weird?! (:

[rocky]

That is what the file looks like when there aren't any translations. There should be more lines with the translations. I know that increasing the max post size has helped some people whose translations won't save.

[duimstra]

Yes, you are quite right!

I've got 2 SL.php files actually:

/myshop.com/modules/blockspecials/sl.php

and

/myshop.com/themes/mytheme/modules/blockspecials/sl.php

The first file actually contains the translations I entered - everything is fine there.
The second file (in my theme folder) is empty and I guess it overrides the first file.

Can I get around this by not deleting the sl.php files everytime I add translations?

[rocky]

Perhaps those translations are in the "Front Office translations" instead of "Module translations", since they are theme-related?

[duimstra]

Hi!

No, the translation are actually under "Module translation".

The trouble seems to be that I copy every module from /modules/ to my own theme folder (theme/mytheme/modules/).
I do that because I modify .TPL files in certain modules.

Is that the correct way of developing my own theme or should I just change the files directly under /modules/ folder in the root of prestashop installation?

[duimstra]

Hi, I am attaching a screenshot that will help explain my problem Hope this helps!

[rocky]

You are doing the right thing by copying the module TPL files into your theme. I would expect the module translations to become theme translations in the "Front Office translations" section.

[duimstra]

I looked in the "Front Office translations" but the desired translations are not there.

An nice example is blockspecials or. "Specials block", where the only translations for this are under "Module translations"...

[rocky]

Since each theme has its own translation file that overrides the module translations, I expected it to be in "Front Office Translations". If it's not there, I'm not sure where else it would be. I guess you will have to manually edit the file.