{"id":4098,"date":"2019-03-24T18:02:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.perfexcrm.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:18:18","slug":"module-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.perfexcrm.com\/module-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Module Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each module can have separate language files to prevent messing up with the system language<\/a> files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add language files to your module so users can translate it, you must create a folder in modules\/<\/strong>[module_name]\/language\/<\/strong>[language_name_folder]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time the [language_name_folder] must exist in the core language files located in application\/language<\/strong>\ufeff
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For example, if you want to create English language translations, you will create the following folder(s): \/modules\/[module_name]\/language\/english<\/g><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In each language, you can create unlimited number of files e.q. if you want to separate specific features language files or you can include them in one general language file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The file name must end with _lang.php<\/strong>, you should check the Codeigniter framework documentation <\/a>for more info about the language file name and it’s usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this example we will create sample_module_lang.php<\/strong> file in \/modules\/[module_name]<\/strong>\/language\/english\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For each additional language you want to have translations, you must include all files from your general language e.q. in this case English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if you have 3 language files in the \/english<\/g> folder and you want to include new Spanish language, you must create new folder for the Spanish language and copy those 3 language files in the \/spanish<\/g> folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registering Language Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instead of loading the language files directly there is a helper function to register the language files and allow your language to support using <\/strong> a custom_lang.php<\/strong> file so the end users can overwrite the translations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More info about custom_lang.php file in the language directory can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your module init file<\/strong> add the following code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n