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wp_set_lang_dir() WordPress Function

The wp_set_lang_dir() function sets the directory for language files. This is useful for customizing the location of language files.

wp_set_lang_dir() #

Set the location of the language directory.


Description

To set directory manually, define the WP_LANG_DIR constant in wp-config.php.

If the language directory exists within WP_CONTENT_DIR, it is used. Otherwise the language directory is assumed to live in WPINC.


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Source

File: wp-includes/load.php

function wp_set_lang_dir() {
	if ( ! defined( 'WP_LANG_DIR' ) ) {
		if ( file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/languages' ) && @is_dir( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/languages' ) || ! @is_dir( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/languages' ) ) {
			/**
			 * Server path of the language directory.
			 *
			 * No leading slash, no trailing slash, full path, not relative to ABSPATH
			 *
			 * @since 2.1.0
			 */
			define( 'WP_LANG_DIR', WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/languages' );
			if ( ! defined( 'LANGDIR' ) ) {
				// Old static relative path maintained for limited backward compatibility - won't work in some cases.
				define( 'LANGDIR', 'wp-content/languages' );
			}
		} else {
			/**
			 * Server path of the language directory.
			 *
			 * No leading slash, no trailing slash, full path, not relative to `ABSPATH`.
			 *
			 * @since 2.1.0
			 */
			define( 'WP_LANG_DIR', ABSPATH . WPINC . '/languages' );
			if ( ! defined( 'LANGDIR' ) ) {
				// Old relative path maintained for backward compatibility.
				define( 'LANGDIR', WPINC . '/languages' );
			}
		}
	}
}

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Changelog

Changelog
VersionDescription
3.0.0Introduced.

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