Template overrides not working - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

i have following setup:

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      <folder>css</folder>

      <folder>html</folder>

      <folder>images</folder>

      <folder>javascript</folder>

      <folder>fonts</folder>

      <folder>language</folder>

      <filename>index.html</filename>      

      <filename>index.php</filename>

      <filename>templatedetails.xml</filename>

      <filename>template_preview.png</filename>

      <filename>template_thumbnail.png</filename>

      <filename>favicon.ico</filename>

      <filename>component.php</filename>

      <filename>error.php</filename>

   </files>


   <languages folder="language">

      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.tpl_vps.ini</language>

      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.tpl_vps.sys.ini</language>
      
      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.com_virtuemart.ini</language>

      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.mod_breadcrumbs.ini</language>
      
      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.ini</language>
      
      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.mod_login.ini</language>
      
      <language tag="en-gb">en-gb/en-gb.plg_vmpayment_authorizenet.ini</language>

   </languages>



i've made series of changes within language files , have them in templatename/html/language folder, overrides not taking affect. there's no problem overriding core files, don't want do.

any clue?

try this:

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 language string overrides

if wish change existing value string present in joomla! core or specific extension, solution in version 1.5 edit .ini file concerned , change value of string.

when updating core, extension or translated .ini file, local changes can overwritten if there updates edited language file.

the new xx-xx.override.ini file has been created avoid issue. instead of changing original file, 1 can add key existing somewhere among .ini files , specific value file named language chosen (en-gb.override.ini, example).

the file has administrator/language/overrides/en-gb.override.ini backend or language/overrides/en-gb.override.ini frontend.

for example, if add following key=value en-gb.override.ini file:

jsave="save now!", replace jsave="save" throughout site.

this file not uninstalled or overwritten when updating. since override file loads last, keys present in joomla can overriden.
language folder extensions

in version 1.6, language files can added language folder under extension folder. example, mod_mymodule/language/en-gb/en-gb.mod_mymodule.ini.

extension developers can choose solution instead of adding language files inside core folders. not prevent adding translation of these files in main core folder. users have still beware when uninstalling language, since delete ini files in core language folders, included extension-related ones.


hope helps!