Hello,
I was reading many threads on this forum and many tagdiv clients asked for WPML compatibility.
It is just not acceptable that you dont even try to get certified by WMPL (https://wpml.org/documentation/theme-compatibility/go-global-program/).
You could get even more copies sold if you offer this compatibility. WPML is for me more important than any other plugin and ignoring it is not the way your development team should go.
Before copy pasting standard reply that you dont support and so on, please take 1 minute to think again and review the possibility to move your theme to next level.
And yes, I could pay even more for your theme if this is supported…
Thanks
Marek
Hello,
We understand your frustration and we do understand the inconvenience of not being able to use your preferred plugin. Unfortunately this is the case with all premium themes. The code we created cannot be recognized by all plugins as it’s a custom code and plugins are built on the standard wordpress code. In order for us to make the WPML plugin compatible we will have to change a lot of the theme code. It is not an easy modification or adaptation we can make. If it were so, we would be able to add more and more plugins to the tested plugins section, but unfortunately this cannot be the case as different plugins use different functions to work. We can make one work and break another. Plugins also get updated and their code gets changed as well. Even if we were to hack our theme to get the plugin to work, it does not mean it will work if the plugin gets updated. For the tested plugins on our list, we always have to make the proper adjustments for their updated versions to work with our theme and we simply cannot do this for every plugin out there. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by this issue. It bugs us as well but unfortunately there is little we can do about it. We would love to be able to provide a fully compatible theme with all of the plugins out there so our users can benefit from all of the features available, but unfortunately this idyllic world does not exist. The world of coding is a very ruthless environment:)
If the WPML plugin is a must-have and our theme cannot be the one that can provide the best solution for you, we will be able to provide a re-fund so you can chose another theme that best fits your project. You can request a re-fund from the envato platform if you so desire.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Hi Bogdan,
thank you for your long answer. This is exactly what I expected, however without my voice raised, there would be no progress at all.
I love Newspaper so much, that I want to keep it, even if the compatibility is not secured. Your theme is number 1 for me, the same way as WPML for translations. You do a great job with the theme, but if you manage to follow some standard processes for WordPress, I would only appreciate it.
So please keep the money that I paid, you fully deserve it. But also keep on listening to your clients in future.
Thank you
Marek
Hi,
Thank you for understanding. We do listen to our users and we do our best to provide the best solutions we can but some are more accessible than others. We are not saying we won’t make wpml compatible though. Maybe in a future version of the theme we will be able to find a solution for the plugin implementation.
Thanks.
Hi Bogdan,
I also investigated with WPML team and they advised following:
from what I can see, your theme uses a constant in gettext calls.
It is not safe to use variables, constants or functions in gettext calls.
– http://ottopress.com/2012/internationalization-youre-probably-doing-it-wrong/
So you can take this as a feedback, and also they suggested a workaround:
– Go to WPML -> Theme and plugins localization
– Scroll down to the “Strings in the theme” section
– Enable the “Automatically use theme or plugin text domains when gettext calls do not use a string literal” option.
– Press the “Scan the theme for strings” button
– Go to WPML -> String Translation
– Search and translate the strings.
Try maybe qTranslate X
Sorry to bother again, but maybe I have a solution. I saw that in theme panel, Czech language is ready to be used – is it possible to switch language based on “ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE” constant?
The code would look like this:
if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE == 'en'){
switch_language( 'english' );
}
if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE == 'cz'){
switch_language( 'czech' );
}
Is there any switch_language function that could be used in functions.php?
thanks
Hi,
Unfortunately there is no such function so it will have to be made custom. Unfortunately we cannot help in this matter as we do not own a copy of wpml and time does not allow us to provide any custom work for plugin implementation. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks.
