Translate Inline Text
In Magento, you may notice that all the text generated on the frontend is echoed with a PHP include, rather than being inputted manually onto the page. The reason for this is because it’s actually calling the text from a different folder, which in turn can be modified dynamically by the translate inline function – something which may go largely unknown by the majority of developers.
What it allows you to do is visit the frontend or backend of your site and make instant, dynamic changes to text that is generated by Magento. It can be quite common that you see pieces of text on the site that you’d like to change, but you haven’t got the time to search for it. This way you can do it all in one go.
First, go to System > Configuration > Developer > Translate Inline
You have the option to enable it for the frontend and the backend. In this example I will enable it for the frontend. Click on ‘Save Config’ and visit the frontend of your Magento store.
After doing this, you’ll notice that some red dotted lines appear around certain pieces of text, when you hover over them a small script icon appears underneath. Click on this and an editor will appear in lightbox-like fashion. The protocol from here is simple, change the text as you wish and click ‘Submit’ when you’re done.
