Magento Translation for coupon code not working

Question

In /app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/controllers/CartController.php I see:

$this->_getSession()->addError(
    $this->__(
       'Coupon code "%s" is not valid.',
        Mage::helper('core')->escapeHtml($couponCode)
    )
);

In my theme's translate.csv I have added:

"Mage_Checkout::Coupon code ""%s"" was applied.","test"
"Coupon code ""%s"" is not valid.","test"

If I edit the controller code directly, it works. The translate.csv does not work -- it still outputs the original text, 'Coupon code "blah" is not valid.'.

I even tried editing the translation in app/locale/en_US/Mage_Checkout.csv but it didn't work either.

What have I missed? Shouldn't it be outputting "test" ??

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '15 at 06:34

2

To be sure, you should add the translation scope (i.e. the module name) to both translations:

"Mage_Checkout::Coupon code ""%s"" was applied.","test"
"Mage_Checkout::Coupon code ""%s"" is not valid.","test"

Don't forget to clean the cache after changing translations.

answered Aug 13 '15 at 06:34

Fabian Schmengler

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It was the cache needing to be cleared! Thank you for reminding me. – Justin Aug 13 '15 at 15:45
By the way, it does not need the Mage_Checkout:: scope for this particular translation. – Justin Aug 13 '15 at 15:46
Yes, as long as it is globally unique (see http://magento.stackexchange.com/a/78483/243) – Fabian Schmengler Aug 13 '15 at 15:47

Magento Translation for coupon code not working

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