{"id":138,"date":"2022-10-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10138\/?p=138"},"modified":"2022-10-22T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T04:16:34","slug":"language-strings-totara-lms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/language-strings-totara-lms\/","title":{"rendered":"Modify the correct language string easily in Totara LMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you wish to change some default text in Totara LMS, it is hard to figure out which particular language string to modify in the language pack for this to take effect. Use the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-1-color\">&amp;strings=1<\/mark><\/strong> parameter to debug language strings and filter or find the correct string to modify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, when you wish to change the Other evidence tab on the Record of Learning page (<em>\/totara\/plan\/record\/courses.php?status=all<\/em>). It is hard to figure out which particular language string to modify in the language pack for this to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-600x178-1.jpg\" alt=\"Typical Record of Learning page showing the tabs for: All learning, Programs, Certifications and Other Evidence\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-600x178-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-600x178-1-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Typical Record of Learning page showing the tabs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to identify which strings to modify<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <strong>&amp;strings=1<\/strong> parameter to debug language strings and show the origin of language strings (component\/string identifier).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore when we change the URL to <em>\/totara\/plan\/record\/courses.php?status=all<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-1-color\">&amp;strings=1<\/mark><\/strong><\/em> we see all the text that can be modified. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1-900x203.jpg\" alt=\"Record of learning page with strings enabled showing strings for all tabs and text that can be modified.\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1-900x203.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1-600x135.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1-768x173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/record-of-learning-tabs-with-strings-enabled-1024x231-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Record of learning page with strings enabled<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The URL parameter <strong>&amp;strings=1<\/strong> can be used against any default page in Totara LMS to look for text that can be modified\/customised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to filter and modify the correct language string<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now go to the Language Customisation page (<em>\/admin\/tool\/customlang\/index.php<\/em>) and filter the correct string to modify as illustrated below for the <strong>Other evidence<\/strong> tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>A. <\/strong>Select the component. CTRL+click to select one or more files\/areas in Totara that contain the string you want to modify.<\/li><li><strong>B. <\/strong>If you have previously modified or customised the strings check these boxes.<\/li><li><strong>C. <\/strong>Enter the visible text in the <strong>Only strings containing<\/strong> field<\/li><li><strong>D. <\/strong>Enter the identifier in the <strong>String identifier<\/strong> field<\/li><li><strong>E. <\/strong>Customise the text with your own custom terms in the <strong>Local Customisation <\/strong>area. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings-900x852.jpg\" alt=\"Language Customisation page showing how to filter strings for the 'Other evidence' tab.\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings-900x852.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings-600x568.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-to-use-strings.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Filter the correct string for the &#8216;Other evidence&#8217; tab<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to enable language strings in Totara LMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t see any strings when you visit <em>\/totara\/plan\/record\/courses.php?status=all<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-central-palette-1-color\">&amp;strings=1<\/mark><\/strong><\/em> ?<br>It is so easy to enable the language filter settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Quick-access menu, select Development, then select Debugging and check the box next to <strong>Show origin of languages strings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more info: <\/strong>Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/totara.help\/13\/docs\/language-filter-strings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\">Language filter strings (totara.help)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the &#038;strings=1 parameter to show the origin of a language string and filter or find the correct string to modify e.g. &#8216;Other evidence&#8217; in Record of Learning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions\/145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-train-well.pantheonsite.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}