Replacing View Post Text

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#1

Hi, I have added this to my functions.php and I am hoping to replace the ‘View Post’ text with the place icon… can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

// Alternate Text

function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
switch ( $translated_text ) {
case ‘View Post’ :
$translated_text = __( ‘[x_icon type=“play”]Your Custom View Post Text’, ‘x’ );
break;
}
return $translated_text;
}
add_filter( ‘gettext’, ‘alternate_text’, 20, 3 );
//

#2

Hello There,

Thanks for posting in!

Simply update your code and use this instead:

// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
	$translated = str_ireplace('View Post', 'insert your translation here', $translated);
  	return $translated; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
//

And please do not forget to insert your translation.

#3

Thanks for this… I am trying to add an icon in as a text replacement but its not working… I am assuming it needs an echo statement?

// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
$translated = str_ireplace(‘View Post’, ‘[x_icon type=“play-circle”]’, $translated);
return $translated;
}
add_filter( ‘gettext’, ‘alternate_text’);
//

#4

Hello There,

Shortcodes do not work out of the box. You may need something like this:


// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
  $translated = str_ireplace('View Post', '<i class="x-icon x-icon-play-circle" data-x-icon-s="&#xf144" aria-hidden="true"></i>', $translated);
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
//

or at least must add $icon = do_shortcode('[x_icon type="play-circle"]') and use the icon variable as a replacement.

Hope this helps.

#5

Hi,

Where would the declaration of the icon go? Also, since adding to functions.php my entire backend does not work :weary: … what can I do to rectify this?

#6

Hi,

You need to login to ftp then navigate to wp-content/themes/x-child/functions.php
Download functions.php to your computer and edit it using text editor.

Please change the code to

// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
  $icon = do_shortcode('[x_icon type="play-circle"]')
  $translated = str_ireplace('View Post',$icon, $translated);
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
//

Hope that helps

#7

Thanks - it is now returning a syntax error - Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘$translated’ (T_VARIABLE)

#8

Hi,

Sorry about that.

Kindly change the code to this.

// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
  $icon = do_shortcode('[x_icon type="play-circle"]')
  $translated_text= str_ireplace('View Post',$icon, $translated_text);
  return $translated_text; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
//

Thanks

#9

Hi, still getting this error…

#10

Hello There,

There was a missing semi colon in the code.
Please have it updated and use this:

// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {
  $icon = do_shortcode('[x_icon type="play-circle"]');
  $translated = str_ireplace('View Post',$icon, $translated);
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
//

Please let us know how it goes.

#11

Hi, that hasnt worked either… broken the back end of the site (hidden all the menu text) icon still not displaying front end either.

#12

Pic of broken back end.

#13

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#14

OK details attached. Thanks

#15

Hello There,

I have logged in. Sorry it took me a while to noticed that there was a typographical error in the code. I already have updated it and used this:

// =============================================================================
// Alternate Text
function alternate_text( $translated_text ) {
  $icon = do_shortcode('[x_icon style="font-size: 26px;" type="play-circle"]');
  $translated = str_ireplace('View Post',$icon, $translated_text);	
  return $translated; 
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'alternate_text');
// =============================================================================

If there is a need to increase the font size of the pay icon, feel free to increase it.

Please check your site now.

#16

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