Drupal 7 Request - Seperation of static output text from the modules.

By vsr on 14 Apr 2008 at 22:49 UTC

Every time I install an update from one version to the next or update a module, I have to edit the module if I don't like the default wording that the designer used. I think there should be an easier way to edit static output text. Either the module could have a page that allows you to change them or perhaps the admin console could list by module the text that you could change. At the very least a static text file could be included with the module and that could be edited instead of editing the module.

Comments

You can achieve your goal without editing the modules or core

Tiburón commented 14 April 2008 at 23:42

Hi vsr,

you can achieve your goal without editing the modules or core.

Method1:: Using only the locale module in core. Read "HOWTO: Creating a customized language set to replace Drupal terminology" for details. This solution have been available for several years now (the referenced handbook page appeared in June 2005). At least since and including Drupal 4.6.
Method2:: Using the contrib module String Overrides. Read "Replace any string in Drupal (5/6), without Locale module" over at Lullabot for additional info. This solution have been available for several months now (project of the module is dated November 2007). Spawned for Drupal 6 and parts backported to Drupal 5.

Have fun...

Regards,

Christian Larsen