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If English is translated, show translated English strings as source

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Created on 23 March 2015, over 10 years ago
Updated 8 July 2025, 7 days ago

Problem/Motivation

When English is marked as translatable, and you translate some strings to a different language, the original source is shown.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install in English.
  2. Enable language and interface translation module.
  3. Add another language (e.g. Italian)
  4. Edit English and make it translatable.
  5. Translate in English: "Login" for "Sign in".
  6. Go to the interface translation UI for translating it to Italian.
  7. You will see Login in the source column.

Proposed resolution

If English is translatable and we translate to a different language, show the English translation in the source.

Remaining tasks

Discuss if this is desirable.

User interface changes

If English is translatable and we translate to a different language, show the English translation in the source instead of the original one.

API changes

None.

📌 Task
Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

language system

Created by

🇪🇸Spain penyaskito Seville 💃, Spain 🇪🇸, UTC+2 🇪🇺

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  • Comment 7 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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