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load_child_theme_textdomain( string $domain, string $path = false )

Load the child themes translated strings.

Description

If the current locale exists as a .mo file in the child themes root directory, it will be included in the translated strings by the $domain.

The .mo files must be named based on the locale exactly.

Parameters

$domain

(string) (Required) Text domain. Unique identifier for retrieving translated strings.

$path

(string) (Optional) Path to the directory containing the .mo file.

Default value: false

Return

(bool) True when the theme textdomain is successfully loaded, false otherwise.

More Information

Internationalization and localization (other common spellings are internationalisation and localisation) are means of adapting computer software to different languages.

l10n is an abbreviation for localization.
i18n 18 stands for the number of letters between the first i and last n in internationalization.

Source

File: wp-includes/l10n.php

function load_child_theme_textdomain( $domain, $path = false ) {
	if ( ! $path ) {
		$path = get_stylesheet_directory();
	}
	return load_theme_textdomain( $domain, $path );
}

Uses

Uses	Description
wp-includes/theme.php: get_stylesheet_directory()	Retrieves stylesheet directory path for current theme.
wp-includes/l10n.php: load_theme_textdomain()	Load the theme’s translated strings.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.9.0	Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/load_child_theme_textdomain