discourse-locale-override

Simple plugin/boilerplate to override some of translations keys in Discourse and persist them between Docker rebuilds.
It aims to be used by translators and early adopters of fresh locale files.

Note:
If you are not a locale developer and use Discourse >= 1.6 there is a GUI for this: Customize all text in Discourse

This repository contains only the pl_PL locale. See FAQ below if you need to override a different one.

Installation on top of Docker image

Add to your /var/discourse/containers/app.yml:

hooks:
  after_code:
    - exec:
        cd: $home/plugins
        cmd:
          - mkdir -p plugins
          - git clone https://github.com/lidel/discourse-locale-override.git

Rebuild Discourse: /var/discourse/launcher rebuild app

FAQ

How can I use this to override locale X?

1. Fork this repository
2. Remove config/locales/*.pl_PL.yml files (optional)
3. Add config/locales/*.xx_XX.yml ones
   Warning: xx_XX should be the language code you want to override.
   Files with this locale code must be already present upstream at discourse/config/locales.
   This is important: adding non-existing locale codes will break your instance.
4. Crucial: make sure your .yml files are valid.
   Test them at the YAML Validator before you commit them to your repository.
5. Update repository URL in Docker hook to point to your fork

Where do I get original .yml files from?

There are two places I am aware of:

• Github: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/master/config/locales
• Transifex: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/discourse-org/

If you care about latest translations use Transifex. Github is updated with Transifex changes about once a week.

Can I override entire locale?

Yes, if your .yml file has translation for all keys the entire locale with be overridden.

Can I override only one label?

Technically yes, but it may be an overkill. Try to use recently added /admin screen first: Customize all text in Discourse.

If you still want to go with this plugin make sure you understand YAML and all key segments used in label key are present. For example, to override pl_PL.site_settings.enable_emoji make sure that config/locales/server.pl_PL.yml has these three lines (one for each segment):

pl_PL:
  site_settings:
    enable_emoji: "Włącz wyświetlanie Emoji"