How to Make the Dynamic Text Translatable with Polylang

If you’re using Polylang on your site, you can make the Share Text, the My Account Text, and the Reward Box Texts from Refer a Friend fully translatable.
Follow this step-by-step guide to enable translations for these options.

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Step 1: Register the Dynamic Texts for Translation

You need to tell Polylang which fields should be translatable.

Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file or inside your custom plugin:

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( function_exists( 'pll_register_string' ) ) {
        // Share Text (product pages / shortcode)
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend Share Text', get_option( 'gens_raf_share_text' ), 'Refer a Friend' );

        // My Account tab text
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend My Account Text', get_option( 'gens_raf_myaccount_text' ), 'Refer a Friend' );

        // Rewards Box Texts
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend - Rewards Box', get_option( 'gens_raf_rewards_box' ), 'Refer a Friend' );
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend - You Receive Label', get_option( 'gens_raf_you_receive' ), 'Refer a Friend' );
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend - You Receive Reward', get_option( 'gens_raf_you_receive_reward' ), 'Refer a Friend' );
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend - Friend Receives Label', get_option( 'gens_raf_friend_receive' ), 'Refer a Friend' );
        pll_register_string( 'Refer a Friend - Friend Receives Reward', get_option( 'gens_raf_friend_receive_reward' ), 'Refer a Friend' );
    }
});

Explanation:

• Each option value is registered separately.
• They are grouped under “Refer a Friend” inside Polylang.

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Step 2: Adjust Your Templates to Use Translations

First copy template files to your theme per: https://wpgens.com/docs/how-to-edit-template-files-and-keep-them-after-plugin-update/

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2.1. Update the Share / My Account Text Template

The modern/parts/text.php template is shared: on product pages it receives the Share Text, and on the My Account tab it receives the My Account Text. So do not hardcode a single option here, instead translate the value that is passed in. Update modern/parts/text.php to this:

<?php
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
    exit;
}

// This template is shared by the product page (Share Text) and the
// My Account tab (My Account Text). $share_text is passed in by the
// plugin, so we translate whichever value it holds.
if ( function_exists( 'pll__' ) && ! empty( $share_text ) ) {
    $share_text = pll__( $share_text );
}
?>

<div class="gens-raf-text">
    <?php echo wp_kses_post( $share_text ); ?>
</div>

Notes:

• pll__() fetches the translated text.
• wp_kses_post() safely allows basic HTML tags like <a>, <strong>, etc.
• Because this template is shared, do not hardcode get_option('gens_raf_share_text') here, or the My Account tab will show the product Share Text instead of the My Account Text.

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2.2. Update the Reward Box Template

Under modern/parts/rewards.php update code to this:

<?php
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
    exit;
}

$rewards_box    = get_option( 'gens_raf_rewards_box' );
$you_receive    = get_option( 'gens_raf_you_receive' );
$you_reward     = get_option( 'gens_raf_you_receive_reward' );
$friend_receive = get_option( 'gens_raf_friend_receive' );
$friend_reward  = get_option( 'gens_raf_friend_receive_reward' );

if ( function_exists( 'pll__' ) ) {
    $rewards_box    = pll__( $rewards_box );
    $you_receive    = pll__( $you_receive );
    $you_reward     = pll__( $you_reward );
    $friend_receive = pll__( $friend_receive );
    $friend_reward  = pll__( $friend_reward );
}

if ( ! $rewards_box ) {
    return;
}
?>

<div class="gens-raf-reward">
    <div><?php echo wp_kses_post( $you_receive ); ?><span><?php echo wp_kses_post( $you_reward ); ?></span></div>
    <span></span>
    <div><?php echo wp_kses_post( $friend_receive ); ?><span><?php echo wp_kses_post( $friend_reward ); ?></span></div>
</div>

Notes:

• Again, we use pll__() for translation and wp_kses_post() for safe output.
• If the Reward Box content is empty, nothing will be displayed.

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Step 3: Translate the Texts in Polylang

Once the code is added:

1. Log into your WordPress Dashboard.
2. Navigate to: Languages → Translations.
3. Search by group: Refer a Friend.
4. You will find all the texts:
   • Share Text
   • My Account Text
   • Rewards Box
   • You Receive Label
   • You Receive Reward
   • Friend Receives Label
   • Friend Receives Reward
5. Enter your translations for each language.
6. Save Changes.

Done! Now the Share Text, the My Account Text, and the Reward Box Texts will dynamically appear in the correct language.