Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Download and install GlotPress

ClassicPress PluginsThis post is part of the sub-series on Translating a ClassicPress plugin which is part of the Translating a ClassicPress plugin series.

The plugin version of GlotPress is easy to install on ClassicPress; on the ClassicPress site it is to be installed into, navigate to the Add New page of the Plugins.

Enter glotpress in the search field; the first result should be the plugin, so click the Install Now button:

Add Plugins page showing the GlotPress plugin ready for install

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Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: Add sample company

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Over the series so far, I have downloaded and installed the prerequisites and client and then deployed the system database. In this post, I am going to add the sample company.

To do this, launch GP Utilities and log in using the sa account:

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics GP Utilities - login

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Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: What is GlotPress?

ClassicPress PluginsThis post is part of the sub-series on Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress which is part of the Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress series. In the previous part of the wider series, I blogged about using PO Edit to translate a plugin.

PO Edit is not the only tool available for translating a ClassicPress plugin; there is another one called GlotPress. I tend to view PO Edit as a tool for one person to create translation sets for ClassicPress, although it does support collaboration. GlotPress on the other hand is intended for the collaborative translations of plugins and themes.

GlotPress comes in two flavours:

  1. Standalone website
  2. Plugin

The plugin works with both ClassicPress and WordPress and can also be used to translate any software which uses gettext. Over the course of this series, I will be looking at the plugin version of GlotPress.

Translating a ClassicPress plugin

Translating a ClassicPress plugin
What is Internationalization and Localization?
Why is Internationalization and Localization important?
When should a plugin be internationalized?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: How does internationalization work?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: What is a Text Domain and how is it specified?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localization functions
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Which localization functions to use?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't paramaterize your text domain
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string containing a parameter
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including plurals
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including notes for the translator
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't include HTML markup in localization
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't localize URLs
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including line breaks
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Load plugin translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: What is Poedit?
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Download Poedit
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Install Poedit
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Create New Translation Template
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Create Translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: What is GlotPress?
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Download and install GlotPress
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Creating administrators
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Create a project
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Import translation template
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Import translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Create new translation set
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Export translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress
What is GlotPress?
Download and install GlotPress
Creating administrators
Create a project
Import translation template
Import translations
Create new translation set
Export translations

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: Deploy system database

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP. As mentioned in the last post, the client installation these days includes the server installation. With one client now installed, the next step is to deploy the system database.

Do this by launching GP Utilities from the Windows Start menu and log in using the SQL Server sa account:

Welcome to Microsoft Dynamics GP Utilities - login

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Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: Install Microsoft Dynamics GP client

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP. In a previous post, i downloaded the media so the next action is to install the client.

Back in the old days of Microsoft Dynamics GP 9, I would have installed the server components first, but since Dynamics GP 10, the client includes the media. When you launch the Setup Utility from the installation media on a machine for the first time, the Microsoft Dynamics GP Bootstrapper Setup will run.

Click Install to install the listed components:

Microsoft Dynamics GP Bootstrapper Setup

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Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: Microsoft Dynamics GP client prerequisites

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Before installing any of the Microsoft Dynamics GP components, you need to make sure the system requirements are met. On top of this there is also some prerequisites which need to be met before the Microsoft Dynamics GP client or other components can be installed.

Most of these prerequisites can be handled by installer process, there is one which cannot; this is the .NET Framework 3.5 feature which is installed using the Add Roles and Features Wizard available via Server Manager on Windows Server or using Turn Windows features on or off accessible via Program and Features on Windows.

If the PC or server you’re planning to install Microsoft Dynamics GP onto has an Internet connection, then the .NET can be installed simply by using the wizard. However, if, for whatever reason, you don’t have an Internet connection available, the install process isn’t quite that smooth.

However, for both server and PC you can do an offline install and I have blogged about this several years ago:

The above articles are for older versions of Windows Server and Windows, but the process is exactly the same on current versions.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: Download Microsoft Dynamics GP media

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

With the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 release, you can download the software in one of two flavours:

The full release is for doing fresh installs or upgrading from versions of Dynamics GP prior to 2018; if you are on 2018 you can download and use the service pack release.

Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release: System Requirements

Microsoft Dynamics GPThis post is part of the Hands On with Microsoft Dynamics GP October 2019 Release series where I am going hands on with the new version of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

The October 2019 release of Microsoft Dynamics GP largely has the same system requirements as Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 with the addition of the following:

  • Windows Server 2019
  • SQL Server 2019
  • Office 2019

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Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Series Index

ClassicPress PluginsAs part of my wider series on Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress, I am taking a look at the ways in which a plugin is internationalized and localized.

The second method of translating a plugin I am going to look at is GlotPress; this is a web app intended for collaboration on translations. It is used by the ClassicPress project itself.

Translating a ClassicPress plugin

Translating a ClassicPress plugin
What is Internationalization and Localization?
Why is Internationalization and Localization important?
When should a plugin be internationalized?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: How does internationalization work?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: What is a Text Domain and how is it specified?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localization functions
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Which localization functions to use?
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't paramaterize your text domain
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string containing a parameter
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including plurals
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including notes for the translator
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't include HTML markup in localization
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Don't localize URLs
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Localizing a string including line breaks
Internationalizing a ClassicPress plugin: Load plugin translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: What is Poedit?
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Download Poedit
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Install Poedit
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Create New Translation Template
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Create Translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: What is GlotPress?
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Download and install GlotPress
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Creating administrators
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Create a project
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Import translation template
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Import translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Create new translation set
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress: Export translations
Translating a ClassicPress plugin with GlotPress
What is GlotPress?
Download and install GlotPress
Creating administrators
Create a project
Import translation template
Import translations
Create new translation set
Export translations

Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit: Create Translations

ClassicPress PluginsThis post is part of the sub-series on Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit which is part of the Translating a ClassicPress plugin with Poedit series.

With a translation template created, people can now use it to translate into other languages, which is what I am going to cover in this post.

Launch Poedit and click on the large Create new translation button on the main screen:

Poedit

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