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Description¶

In the Joomla code, text strings that are to appear in the User Interface, either the Site interface or the Administrator interface, are expressed as string constants. For example, the string Your session has expired. Please log in again. is expressed as JLIB_ENVIRONMENT_SESSION_EXPIRED. The text string can be translated into any language. The default language is British English. There are thousands of such strings in a Joomla installation.

If a string does not suit your site you can use the Language Override feature to replace the original. The Languages: Overrides page shows a list of existing overrides, so it is empty initially.

Common Elements¶

Some aspects of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

• Toolbars.

How to Access¶

• Select System → Manage Panel → Language Overrides. Then...
  • Select a Language and Client from the drop down list. Then...
    • Select the New button in the Toolbar to create a new override. Or...
    • Select the constant link in the Constant column to edit an existing override.

Screenshot¶

Form Fields¶

Right Panel: Search text you want to change¶

• Search For Start here! You are more likely to know the Value (expired) than the Constant (_EXPIRED). In either case, the search is a case insensitive for the partial string.
• Search Text Enter the text to search for and select the Search button.
• Search Results A list of strings containing the search term appears in a separate Results panel beneath the Right panel. Select the one you are looking for. The constant and text will be copied into the left panel to be updated and saved.

Left Panel: Create a New Override or Edit this Override¶

• Language and Location These were selected before opening this edit form and cannot be changed.
• Language Constant This is the string used in the code by the developer. If the value does not exist in the code the string will never be used.
• Text This is where you override the default term with your version.
• For Both Locations Select to apply the override to both front end and back end.
• File This shows where the override file is located in the file system. You might need to know this for trouble-shooting.