Automattic / Automattic/jetpack
Forms: allow customizing all form messages
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- PHP
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Description
One feature that makes CF7 so simple yet powerful is the ability to customize (or translate) _all_ form messages. (internal ref peKye1-1fI-p2).
We translate fully to 16 languages, which leaves a lot of the world's languages untranslated. Those sites get these messages in English.
The tone of our messages might also not fit the tone of the site owners want.
Customers need to modify Jetpack's translation files or [filter via translation function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/gettext/) to customize or translate strings to their liking.
Global central string modification is likely enough, and these don't need to be block-per-block basis.
Related:
- https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/issues/41142
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the related issue 41142 and how Jetpack currently uses translation files and WordPress's gettext filter. Clarify the full set of form messages and the desired global customization mechanism; done means site owners can customize or translate all form messages without editing translation files.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php, wordpress
- Domain
- content, internationalization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100