Installs, activates, and manages language packs.
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This package implements the following commands:
Installs, activates, and manages language packs.
fin language
EXAMPLES
# Install the Dutch core language pack.
$ fin language core install nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
# Activate the Dutch core language pack.
$ fin site switch-language nl_NL
Success: Language activated.
# Install the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ fin language theme install twentyten nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyten/4.0/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
# Install the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ fin language plugin install hello-dolly nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/hello-dolly/1.7.2/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
Installs, activates, and manages core language packs.
fin language core
EXAMPLES
# Install the Dutch core language pack.
$ fin language core install nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
# Activate the Dutch core language pack.
$ fin site switch-language nl_NL
Success: Language activated.
# Uninstall the Dutch core language pack.
$ fin language core uninstall nl_NL
Success: Language uninstalled.
# List installed core language packs.
$ fin language core list --status=installed
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| language | english_name | native_name | status | update | updated |
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
| nl_NL | Dutch | Nederlands | installed | available | 2024-01-31 10:24:06 |
+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+---------------------+
Activates a given language.
fin language core activate <language>
Warning: fin language core activate is deprecated. Use fin site switch-language instead.
OPTIONS
<language>
Language code to activate.
EXAMPLES
# Activate the given language.
$ fin language core activate ja
Success: Language activated.
Checks if a given language is installed.
fin language core is-installed <language>
Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.
OPTIONS
<language>
The language code to check.
EXAMPLES
# Check whether the German language is installed; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ fin language core is-installed de_DE
$ echo $?
1
Installs a given language.
fin language core install <language>... [--activate]
Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org. Find your language code at: https://translate.wordpress.org/
OPTIONS
<language>...
Language code to install.
[--activate]
If set, the language will be activated immediately after install.
EXAMPLES
# Install the Brazilian Portuguese language.
$ fin language core install pt_BR
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.5/pt_BR.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'pt_BR' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
Lists all available languages.
fin language core list [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[--field=<field>]
Display the value of a single field
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter results by key=value pairs.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:
- language
- english_name
- native_name
- status
- update
- updated
EXAMPLES
# List language,english_name,status fields of available languages.
$ fin language core list --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language | english_name | status |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar | Arabic | uninstalled |
| ary | Moroccan Arabic | uninstalled |
| az | Azerbaijani | uninstalled |
Uninstalls a given language.
fin language core uninstall <language>...
OPTIONS
<language>...
Language code to uninstall.
EXAMPLES
# Uninstall the Japanese core language pack.
$ fin language core uninstall ja
Success: Language uninstalled.
Updates installed languages for core.
fin language core update [--dry-run]
OPTIONS
[--dry-run]
Preview which translations would be updated.
EXAMPLES
# Update installed core languages packs.
$ fin language core update
Updating 'Japanese' translation for WordPress 6.4.3...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/core/6.4.3/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.
Installs, activates, and manages plugin language packs.
fin language plugin
EXAMPLES
# Install the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ fin language plugin install hello-dolly nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/hello-dolly/1.7.2/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
# Uninstall the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ fin language plugin uninstall hello-dolly nl_NL
Language 'nl_NL' for 'hello-dolly' uninstalled.
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| name | locale | status |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| hello-dolly | nl_NL | uninstalled |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.
# List installed plugin language packs for Hello Dolly.
$ fin language plugin list hello-dolly --status=installed
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| plugin | language | english_name | native_name | status | update | updated |
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| hello-dolly | nl_NL | Dutch | Nederlands | installed | none | 2023-11-13 12:34:15 |
+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
Checks if a given language is installed.
fin language plugin is-installed <plugin> <language>...
Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.
OPTIONS
<plugin>
Plugin to check for.
<language>...
The language code to check.
EXAMPLES
# Check whether the German language is installed for Akismet; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ fin language plugin is-installed akismet de_DE
$ echo $?
1
Installs a given language for a plugin.
fin language plugin install [<plugin>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]
Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org.
OPTIONS
[<plugin>]
Plugin to install language for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all plugins will be installed.
<language>...
Language code to install.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all plugins.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- summary
---
EXAMPLES
# Install the Japanese language for Akismet.
$ fin language plugin install akismet ja
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/akismet/4.0.3/ja.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'ja' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
Lists all available languages for one or more plugins.
fin language plugin list [<plugin>...] [--all] [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[<plugin>...]
One or more plugins to list languages for.
[--all]
If set, available languages for all plugins will be listed.
[--field=<field>]
Display the value of a single field.
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter results by key=value pairs.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:
- plugin
- language
- english_name
- native_name
- status
- update
- updated
EXAMPLES
# List available language packs for the plugin.
$ fin language plugin list hello-dolly --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language | english_name | status |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar | Arabic | uninstalled |
| ary | Moroccan Arabic | uninstalled |
| az | Azerbaijani | uninstalled |
Uninstalls a given language for a plugin.
fin language plugin uninstall [<plugin>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[<plugin>]
Plugin to uninstall language for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all plugins will be uninstalled.
<language>...
Language code to uninstall.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all plugins.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- summary
---
EXAMPLES
# Uninstall the Japanese plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
$ fin language plugin uninstall hello-dolly ja
Language 'ja' for 'hello-dolly' uninstalled.
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| name | locale | status |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
| hello-dolly | ja | uninstalled |
+-------------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.
Updates installed languages for one or more plugins.
fin language plugin update [<plugin>...] [--all] [--dry-run]
OPTIONS
[<plugin>...]
One or more plugins to update languages for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all plugins will be updated.
[--dry-run]
Preview which translations would be updated.
EXAMPLES
# Update all installed language packs for all plugins.
$ fin language plugin update --all
Updating 'Japanese' translation for Akismet 3.1.11...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/akismet/3.1.11/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.
Installs, activates, and manages theme language packs.
fin language theme
EXAMPLES
# Install the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ fin language theme install twentyten nl_NL
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyten/4.0/nl_NL.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Removing the old version of the translation...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'nl_NL' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
# Uninstall the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ fin language theme uninstall twentyten nl_NL
Language 'nl_NL' for 'twentyten' uninstalled.
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| name | locale | status |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| twentyten | nl_NL | uninstalled |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.
# List installed theme language packs for Twenty Ten.
$ fin language theme list twentyten --status=installed
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| theme | language | english_name | native_name | status | update | updated |
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
| twentyten | nl_NL | Dutch | Nederlands | installed | none | 2023-12-29 21:21:39 |
+-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
Checks if a given language is installed.
fin language theme is-installed <theme> <language>...
Returns exit code 0 when installed, 1 when uninstalled.
OPTIONS
<theme>
Theme to check for.
<language>...
The language code to check.
EXAMPLES
# Check whether the German language is installed for Twenty Seventeen; exit status 0 if installed, otherwise 1.
$ fin language theme is-installed twentyseventeen de_DE
$ echo $?
1
Installs a given language for a theme.
fin language theme install [<theme>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]
Downloads the language pack from WordPress.org.
OPTIONS
[<theme>]
Theme to install language for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all themes will be installed.
<language>...
Language code to install.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all themes.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- summary
---
EXAMPLES
# Install the Japanese language for Twenty Seventeen.
$ fin language theme install twentyseventeen ja
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyseventeen/1.3/ja.zip...
Unpacking the update...
Installing the latest version...
Translation updated successfully.
Language 'ja' installed.
Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.
Lists all available languages for one or more themes.
fin language theme list [<theme>...] [--all] [--field=<field>] [--<field>=<value>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[<theme>...]
One or more themes to list languages for.
[--all]
If set, available languages for all themes will be listed.
[--field=<field>]
Display the value of a single field.
[--<field>=<value>]
Filter results by key=value pairs.
[--fields=<fields>]
Limit the output to specific fields.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- count
---
AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each translation:
- theme
- language
- english_name
- native_name
- status
- update
- updated
EXAMPLES
# List available language packs for the theme.
$ fin language theme list twentyten --fields=language,english_name,status
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| language | english_name | status |
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------+
| ar | Arabic | uninstalled |
| ary | Moroccan Arabic | uninstalled |
| az | Azerbaijani | uninstalled |
Uninstalls a given language for a theme.
fin language theme uninstall [<theme>] [--all] <language>... [--format=<format>]
OPTIONS
[<theme>]
Theme to uninstall language for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all themes will be uninstalled.
<language>...
Language code to uninstall.
[--format=<format>]
Render output in a particular format. Used when installing languages for all themes.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- summary
---
EXAMPLES
# Uninstall the Japanese theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
$ fin language theme uninstall twentyten ja
Language 'ja' for 'twentyten' uninstalled.
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| name | locale | status |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
| twentyten | ja | uninstalled |
+-----------+--------+-------------+
Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.
Updates installed languages for one or more themes.
fin language theme update [<theme>...] [--all] [--dry-run]
OPTIONS
[<theme>...]
One or more themes to update languages for.
[--all]
If set, languages for all themes will be updated.
[--dry-run]
Preview which translations would be updated.
EXAMPLES
# Update all installed language packs for all themes.
$ fin language theme update --all
Updating 'Japanese' translation for Twenty Fifteen 1.5...
Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyfifteen/1.5/ja.zip...
Translation updated successfully.
Success: Updated 1/1 translation.
Activates a given language.
fin site switch-language <language>
OPTIONS
<language>
Language code to activate.
EXAMPLES
$ fin site switch-language ja
Success: Language activated.
This package is included with FIN-CLI itself, no additional installation necessary.
To install the latest version of this package over what's included in FIN-CLI, run:
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