7.2.5. Localizing Custom Field Names

⁠7.2.5. Localizing Custom Field Names

It is possible to localize the custom fields' labels. This can be done as follows:

Define the custom field (see Section 7.2.2, “Custom Field Definition”), keeping in mind that its name must be a valid PHP identifier.
As an example, we will use my_start_date for a custom field of type "Date", storing the date when work on an issue was initiated.

Set the localization strings

In the main MantisBT directory, locate and edit the Custom Strings File (see Section 7.1, “Strings / Translations”), create it if it does not exist.

Localize the custom field's label my_start_date by adding the following code

<?php
switch( $g_active_language ) {
	case 'french':
		$s_my_start_date = 'Date de début';
		break;

	default:
		# Default language, as defined in config/config_inc.php
		# ($g_default_language, English in this case)
		$s_my_start_date = 'Start Date';
		break;
}

Note

Had we decided to use start_date as the custom field's name, then it would not have been necessary to modify the Custom Strings File (see Section 7.1, “Strings / Translations”), since MantisBT would have used the existing, already localized string from the standard language files. To check for standard strings, inspect lang/strings_english.txt.