Change field names to match CSV file

Are you asking, for example, to rename the “Department” field to Married? If so, there are two ways to handle this. One would be to go in to the PHP files of the plugin and change the strings where ever you find them. I really don’t recommend this though because all changes will be lost when/if Connections is ever upgraded. The second option, since Connections is translate ready, is to create some custom gettext filters and change the labels for the fields that way. here’s an example:

function sample_gettext ( $translated_text , $text , $domain )  {
    if ( $domain == 'connections' && $translated_text == 'Department' ) {
        $translated_text = 'Married';
    }
    if ( $domain == 'connections' && $translated_text == 'Category' ) {
        $translated_text = 'Countries';
    }
    return $translated_text;
}

add_filter( 'gettext', ' sample_gettext', 20, 3 );

Just add an if statement for each string you want to change within the function. I guess the best place to add this code would be in the theme’s function.php file.

Hope that helps.

@shazahm1,
Thank you for suggesting the second option. Te gettext filter was working wonderfully for me. It is still working on the front end of the site, but I have just noticed that it is no longer replacing the text on the back end of the site, when I am managing an entry. Here is my code:

add_filter( 'gettext', 'child_rename_cn_field_labels', 20, 3 );
function child_rename_cn_field_labels( $translated_text , $text , $domain )  {
	if ( $domain == 'connections' && $translated_text == 'Department' ) {
        $translated_text = 'Booth';
    }
    return $translated_text;
}

Any suggestions? Thanks again for your help!

@ DevonHarper

There’s an easier method now…

Install the Say What? plugin.

It’ll add a new Text Changes menu item. Click Add New, enter the string exactly as shown in Connections, enter connections as the domain and then enter your new text.

The great thing about using this plugin is that it will be update safe and you can use it on any other plugin that has been properly internationalized. Hope that helps.