Translations

How to translate Kanboard to a new language?

  • Translations are stored inside the directory app/Locale

  • There is a subdirectory for each language, for example in French we have fr_FR, Italian it_IT etc.

  • A translation is a PHP file that returns an Array with a key-value pairs

  • The key is the original text in English and the value is the translation of the corresponding language

  • French translations are always up to date

  • Always use the last version (master branch)

Create a new translation:

  1. Make a new directory: app/Locale/xx_XX for example app/Locale/fr_CA for French Canadian

  2. Create a new file for the translation: app/Locale/xx_XX/translations.php

  3. Use the content of the French locales and replace the values

  4. Update the file app/Model/Language.php

  5. Check with your local installation of Kanboard if everything is OK

  6. Send a pull-request with Github

How to update an existing translation?

  1. Open the translation file app/Locale/xx_XX/translations.php

  2. Missing translations are commented with // and the values are empty, just fill blank and remove the comment

  3. Check with your local installation of Kanboard and send a pull-request

How to add new translated text in the application?

Translations are displayed with the following functions in the source code:

  • t(): display text with HTML escaping

  • e(): display text without HTML escaping

Always use the english version in the source code.

Text strings use the function sprintf() to replace elements:

  • %s is used to replace a string

  • %d is used to replace an integer

All formats are available in the PHP documentation.

How to find missing translations in the applications?

From a terminal, run the following command:

./cli locale:compare

All missing and unused translations are displayed on the screen. Put that in the French locale and sync other locales (see below).

How to synchronize translation files?

From a Unix shell run this command:

./cli locale:sync

The French translation is used a reference to other locales.