OpenMod Translations & Message Customization

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OpenMod Translations & Message Customization
Editing User-Facing Text Safely
GGU Public Technical Knowledge Base

Public Knowledge Base:
This article is written for both GGU administrators and the wider server-hosting community. General instructions are platform-neutral where possible; GGU-specific practices are identified separately.

 

Applies To

• OpenMod administrators
• Plugin maintainers

 

Prerequisites

• Access to translation YAML files

 

What You’ll Accomplish

Customize OpenMod/plugin messages while preserving formatting and upgrade compatibility.

 

What Translation Files Are For

OpenMod translation files allow framework/plugin messages to be localized or customized without hardcoding operational text into source code.

 

Framework Translation File

OpenMod/openmod.translations.yaml

Plugins may provide their own translation resources. Keep placeholder/format tokens intact when editing messages.

 

Update Caveat

Important:
The OpenMod documentation warns that translation files are not automatically updated when new translation keys are added. You may need to merge new keys or regenerate according to the plugin/framework instructions.

 

Safe Editing

• Back up the current file.
• Preserve YAML indentation.
• Preserve formatting placeholders.
• Test messages that contain user-provided values or formatting.
• Do not put secrets into user-facing translation strings.

 

GGU Implementation Notes

GGU can use translations for community-specific wording while keeping plugin logic generic. If GGU customizes an upstream plugin's messages, document those changes so an update does not silently discard or miss new keys.

 

Upstream References

• OpenMod Translation Files

 

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