Collegeville Institute

Add the following to your theme’s functions.php file to edit a string of text.

Useful for changing something in a core file without editing it.

function youruniqueprefix_filter_gettext( $translated, $original, $domain ) {
 
    // This is an array of original strings
    // and what they should be replaced with
    $strings = array(
        'View all posts filed under %s' => 'See all articles filed under %s',
        'Howdy, %1$s' => 'Greetings, %1$s!',
        // Add some more strings here
    );
 
    // See if the current string is in the $strings array
    // If so, replace it's translation
    if ( isset( $strings[$original] ) ) {
        // This accomplishes the same thing as __()
        // but without running it through the filter again
        $translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain );
        $translated = $translations->translate( $strings[$original] );
    }
 
    return $translated;
}
 
add_filter( 'gettext', 'youruniqueprefix_filter_gettext', 10, 3 );