Example theme translation dictionary

This topic is a step-by-step tutorial to create a default en_US locale dictionary for a custom theme.

Changing default strings

OrangeCo created a custom orange theme that inherits from the Magento Blank theme. When customizing their theme, they want to rephrase certain strings used in the Blank theme and modules for the default locale.

Namely, they need the following changes:

• Change Add to Cart label to Purchase.
• Change Add to Compare label to Compare.
• Change Add to Wish List label to Wishlist.

The following image shows a page where the current strings are used:

To override the strings, OrangeCo plans to use the en_US.csv dictionary file.

1. Run the i18n (internationalization) tool to generate the en_US dictionary for the orange theme:

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    php magento2/bin/magento i18n:collect-phrases --output="magento2/app/design/frontend/OrangeCo/orange/i18n/en_US.csv" magento2/app/design/frontend/OrangeCo/orange
   

2. Open the newly generated magento2/app/design/frontend/OrangeCo/orange/i18n/en_US.csv file and add the following rows:

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    "Add to Cart", "Purchase"
    "Add to Compare", "Compare"
    "Add to Wish List", "Wishlist"
   

3. Run the deploy command to get localization changes:

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     bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
   

Results

When OrangeCo applies the orange theme, the custom strings are used instead of the default.

For example:

Additional information

• Translations overview
• Translation dictionaries and language packages
• [Usetranslation dictionary to customize strings]