@wordpress/react-i18n

React bindings for @wordpress/i18n.

Installation

Install the module:

npm install @wordpress/react-i18n

This package assumes that your code will run in an ES2015+ environment. If you’re using an environment that has limited or no support for such language features and APIs, you should include the polyfill shipped in @wordpress/babel-preset-default in your code.

API

I18nProvider

The I18nProvider should be mounted above any localized components:

Usage

import { createI18n } from '@wordpress/i18n';
import { I18nProvider } from '@wordpress/react-i18n';
const i18n = createI18n();

ReactDom.render(
    <I18nProvider i18n={ i18n }>
        <App />
    </I18nProvider>,
    el
);

You can also instantiate the provider without the i18n prop. In that case it will use the
default I18n instance exported from @wordpress/i18n.

Parameters

• props I18nProviderProps: i18n provider props.

Returns

• JSX.Element: Children wrapped in the I18nProvider.

useI18n

React hook providing access to i18n functions. It exposes the __, _x, _n, _nx, isRTL and hasTranslation functions from @wordpress/i18n. Refer to their documentation there.

Usage

import { useI18n } from '@wordpress/react-i18n';

function MyComponent() {
    const { __ } = useI18n();
    return __( 'Hello, world!' );
}

withI18n

React higher-order component that passes the i18n translate functions (the same set as exposed by the useI18n hook) to the wrapped component as props.

Usage

import { withI18n } from '@wordpress/react-i18n';

function MyComponent( { __ } ) {
    return __( 'Hello, world!' );
}

export default withI18n( MyComponent );

Parameters

• InnerComponent ComponentType< P >: React component to be wrapped and receive the i18n functions like __

Returns

• FunctionComponent< PropsAndI18n< P > >: The wrapped component

Contributing to this package

This is an individual package that’s part of the Gutenberg project. The project is organized as a monorepo. It’s made up of multiple self-contained software packages, each with a specific purpose. The packages in this monorepo are published to npm and used by WordPress as well as other software projects.

To find out more about contributing to this package or Gutenberg as a whole, please read the project’s main contributor guide.