Translation doesn't work on breadcrumbs added by xml

Question

I'm building a custom page.

I add breadcrumbs like this (and it works well).

<brand_brand_index translate="label">
        <reference name="breadcrumbs">
            <action method="addCrumb">
                <crumbName>Home</crumbName>
                <crumbInfo>
                    <label>Home</label>
                    <title>Home</title>
                    <link>/</link>
                </crumbInfo>
            </action>
            <action method="addCrumb">
                <crumbName>All Brands</crumbName>
                <crumbInfo>
                    <label>All Brands</label>
                    <title>All Brands</title>
                </crumbInfo>
            </action>
        </reference>
        [[...]]
    </brand_brand_index>

The problem is label not translated in front-end. It shows Home / All Brands instead of translated version.

The things I made sure:

Added translate="label" to handler
Cache cleared (acctually I turned off caching)
Translation syntax is correct (I put in Mage_Core.csv)
Label is translated properly by php code (eg: $helper->__('All Brands');

Help me to figure it out, please.

Thank you.

When adding translate="label" did you also include module="brand_brand" (or whatever it should be in your case)? — pspahn, Jun 18 '14 at 08:09
<crumbInfo translate="label" module="brand_brand"> - See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7550429/about-translate-label-attribute-in-magento-how-does-it-work — pspahn, Jun 18 '14 at 08:24
Thank you @pspahn, I try and tell you later. Just a minute. Thank you. — Tran Dinh Khanh, Jun 18 '14 at 08:29
In your link, the answer says If the module attribute is not present, the core module is used. I add translate term in Mage_Core.csv in the beginning, so why doesn't still work? I just add module name (and module translation file as well) but it still doesn't work.
I keep inspecting. A minute. — Tran Dinh Khanh, Jun 18 '14 at 08:31

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '15 at 14:15

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To translate a crumb without using a helper, you can use the translate attribute for your action node by using crumbInfo.label and crumbInfo.title.

Exemple:

<reference name="breadcrumbs">
    <action method="addCrumb" translate="crumbInfo.label crumbInfo.title">
        <crumbName>home</crumbName>
        <crumbInfo>
            <label>Home</label>
            <title>Home</title>
            <link>/</link>
        </crumbInfo>
    </action>
    <action method="addCrumb" translate="crumbInfo.label crumbInfo.title">
        <crumbName>brands</crumbName>
        <crumbInfo>
            <label>All Brands</label>
            <title>All Brands</title>
        </crumbInfo>
    </action>
</reference>

It's the better way to translate breadcrumbs, use helpers only if you have the set a custom title depend on URL params or something else.

answered Jan 14 '15 at 14:15

Frédéric MARTINEZ

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Thank you Frederic. Simple but it works. I've tried it in Magento 1.9.1.0 – Andhi Irawan Aug 21 '15 at 03:10
@PeterJaapBlaakmeer Thanks! Yes, I really think my answer should be the accepted answer. It's easier and you don't need another helper. – Frédéric MARTINEZ Sep 04 '15 at 12:32
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I marked your answer as accepted because I find it easier to do in many cases. Thank you. Your answer came quite late when I got it done long time ago, that's why it was not be the accepted one. – Tran Dinh Khanh Sep 20 '15 at 21:57

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '14 at 15:38

Note that you can also generate links for breadcrumbs using helper class.
Using helper class, above XML block may look like:

<brand_brand_index translate="label">
    <reference name="breadcrumbs">
        <action method="addCrumb">
            <crumbName>Home</crumbName>
            <params helper="module/getHomeUrl" />
        </action>
        <action method="addCrumb">
            <crumbName>All Brands</crumbName>
            <params helper="module/getBrandUrl" />
        </action>
    </reference>
    [[...]]
</brand_brand_index>

And add the getHomeUrl() & getBrandUrl() methods in your module's Helper/Data.php as:

class Namespace_Module_Helper_Data extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract
{
    //...

    public function getHomeUrl()
    {
        return array(
            'label' => Mage::helper('module')->__('Home'),
            'title' => Mage::helper('module')->__('Home'),
            'link' => Mage::getUrl(),
        );
    }

    public function getBrandUrl()
    {
        return array(
            'label' => Mage::helper('module')->__('All Brands'),
            'title' => Mage::helper('module')->__('All Brands')
        );
    }
}

This works pretty well, but do you have any idea on why the translation doesn't work if you use the <crumbInfo><label></label></crumbInfo>-way? — TimPietrusky, Aug 28 '14 at 12:48
Have posted my answer below, im unable to get the proper breadcrumbs in my custom module — Sushivam, Dec 25 '16 at 10:20

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 25 '16 at 10:19

I am trying the same as below:

in my xml file:

<reference name="root">
        <action method="unsetChild"><alias>breadcrumbs</alias></action>
        <block type="page/html_breadcrumbs" name="breadcrumbs" as="breadcrumbs">
            <action method="addCrumb">
                <crumbName>Home</crumbName>
                <params helper="recipe/getHomeUrl" />
                <!-- <crumbInfo>
                    <label>Home</label>
                    <title>Home</title>
                    <link>/</link>

                </crumbInfo> -->
            </action>
            <action method="addCrumb">
                <crumbName>Recipes</crumbName>
                <crumbInfo>
                    <label>Recipes</label>
                    <title>Recipe Home Page</title>
                    <link>/recipe</link>
                </crumbInfo>
            </action>
            <action method="addCrumb">
                <crumbName>Current Page</crumbName>
                <crumbInfo>
                    <label>Current Page</label>
                    <title>Current Page</title>
                </crumbInfo>
            </action>
        </block>
    </reference>

\app\code\local\Magenshop\Recipe\Helper\Data.php

public function getHomeUrl()
{
    return array(
        'label' => Mage::helper('module')->__('Home'),
        'title' => Mage::helper('module')->__('Home'),
        'link' => Mage::getUrl(),
    );
}

Im getting only:

1) /Recipes/Current Page

2) No Home page link...

Make sure your extensions name is "recipe", not "magenshop/recipe". — Tran Dinh Khanh, Dec 26 '16 at 03:43

Translation doesn't work on breadcrumbs added by xml

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