apply_filters( 'gettext', string $translation, string $text, string $domain )

Filters text with its translation.

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Parameters

$translation string
Translated text.
$text string
Text to translate.
$domain string
Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.

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More Information

This filter hook is applied to the translated text by the internationalization functions (__(), _e(), etc.).

IMPORTANT: This filter is always applied even if internationalization is not in effect, and if the text domain has not been loaded. If there are functions hooked to this filter, they will always run. This could lead to a performance problem.

For singular/plural aware translation functions such as _n(), see ngettext().

For context-specific translation functions such as _x(), see filter hook gettext_with_context() and ngettext_with_context().

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Source

File: wp-includes/l10n.php. View all references 

$translation = apply_filters( 'gettext', $translation, $text, $domain );

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.0.11 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by rochow —

    This filter is ideally avoided as the performance aspect can be huge. If you do need it, be aware with a common suite of plugins installed this can easily run thousands of times on one page! WooCommerce and similar make everything translatable.

    It’s far improved to check the domain right away and return the translation instantly if it’s not the domain you’re wanting to translate. This minimises the overhead, rather than some of these examples that are running str_replace(), is_single() etc over and over unnecessarily which adds up due to the sheer quantity of times this code will run.

    add_filter( 'gettext', 'wpdocs_translate_text', 10, 3 );
function wpdocs_translate_text( $translated_text, $untranslated_text, $domain ) {
	if ( 'blah' !== $domain ) {
		return $translated_text;
	}

	// Now do your checking for your string within the 'blah' domain
}
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    Contributed by Abdul Wahab —

    Change the “Register” text on the WordPress default login page.

    add_action( 'login_head', 'default_login_page_head' );

/**
 * Customise the login form using login_head.
 */
function default_login_page_head() {
	add_filter( 'gettext', 'change_login_form_register_keyword');
}
/**
  * Change Register text from the bottom of login form.
  *
  * @param $text string 
  * @return $text string
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
function change_login_form_register_keyword( $text ) {

	$text = str_ireplace( 'Register',  'Sign Up',  $text );
    return $text;
}
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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Change the Comment Form

    Change the default field names of the comment form. Assumes the current form includes field names “Name” and “Email” and that ‘theme_text_domain’ is the name of your theme’s text domain.

    add_filter( 'gettext', 'theme_change_comment_field_names', 20, 3 );
/**
 * Change comment form default field names.
 *
 * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext
 */
function theme_change_comment_field_names( $translated_text, $text, $domain ) {

    if ( is_singular() ) {

        switch ( $translated_text ) {

            case 'Name' :

                $translated_text = __( 'First Name', 'theme_text_domain' );
                break;

            case 'Email' :

                $translated_text = __( 'Email Address', 'theme_text_domain' );
                break;
        }

    }

    return $translated_text;
}
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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Remove Text from Admin Form

    add_filter('gettext', 'remove_admin_stuff', 20, 3);
/**
 * Remove the text at the bottom of the Custom fields box in WordPress Post/Page Editor.
 *
 * @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/gettext
 */
function remove_admin_stuff( $translated_text, $untranslated_text, $domain ) {

    $custom_field_text = 'Custom fields can be used to add extra metadata to a post that you can <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields&quot; target="_blank">use in your theme</a>.';

    if ( is_admin() && $untranslated_text === $custom_field_text ) {
        return '';
    }

    return $translated_text;
}
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    Contributed by Muhammad Arslan — 
    add_filter( 'gettext', 'wpdocs_change_login_form_register_keyword' );

/**
  * Change Register link text on the login form
  *
  * @param $text string 
  * @return $text string
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
function wpdocs_change_login_form_register_keyword( $text ) {
 
    $text = str_ireplace( 'Register', 'Sign Up Now', $text );

    return $text;
}
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    Contributed by leogermani —

    Change Text in Custom Post Admin Form

    add_filter('gettext', 'change_admin_cpt_text_filter', 20, 3);
/*
 * Change the text in the admin for my custom post type
 * 
**/
function change_admin_cpt_text_filter( $translated_text, $untranslated_text, $domain ) {

  global $typenow;

  if( is_admin() && 'MY_CPT' == $typenow )  {

    //make the changes to the text
    switch( $untranslated_text ) {

        case 'Featured Image':
          $translated_text = __( 'NEW FEATURED IMAGE TEXT','text_domain' );
        break;

        case 'Enter title here':
          $translated_text = __( 'NEW TITLE COPY','text_domain' );
        break;
        
        //add more items
     }
   }
   return $translated_text;
}
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    Contributed by Muhammad Arslan — 
    add_filter( 'gettext', 'wpdocs_change_login_form_register_keyword' );
/**
  * Change Register success after text message.
  *
  * @param $text string 

  * @return $text string
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
function wpdocs_change_login_form_register_keyword( $text ) {

    $text = str_ireplace( 'Registration complete. Please check your email, then visit the', ' Custom Message',  $text );

    return $text;
}

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