Changing Joomla Messages Part 1 - Default Joomla Components

If you want to change the text messages of the default Joomla Components, you need to find the text you want to change in the following files and change to the message you want. You should read the tutorial accompanying this article: Changing Joomla Messages

Banner Component (en-GB.com_banners.ini)

BNR_CLIENT_NAME=You must select a name for the Client.

BNR_CONTACT=You must select a Contact for the Client.

BNR_VALID_EMAIL=You must select a valid e-mail for the Client.

BNR_CLIENT=You must select a Client,

BNR_NAME=You must select a name for the Banner.

BNR_IMAGE=You must select an image for the Banner.

BNR_URL=You must select a URL/Custom Banner code for the Banner. 

Contacts Component (en-GB.com_contact.ini)

ADDRESS=Address

ALL=all

CONTACT_FORM_NC=Please make sure the form is complete and valid.

CONTACTS=Contacts

CLOAKING=This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CONTACT=Contact

COPY_TEXT=This is a copy of the following message you sent to %s via %s

COPY OF:=Copy of:

DISPLAY NUM=Display #

DOWNLOAD INFORMATION AS A=Download information as a

EMAIL=E-mail

EMAIL ADDRESS=E-mail address

EMAIL_A_COPY=E-mail a copy of this message to your own address.

ENQUIRY=Enquiry

ENQUIRY_TEXT=This is an enquiry e-mail via %s from:

ENTER YOUR MESSAGE=Enter your Message

ENTER YOUR NAME=Enter your Name

FAX=Fax

INFORMATION=Information

MAILENQUIRY=%s Enquiry

MESGHASBANNEDTEXT=The %s of your e-mail contains banned text.

MESSAGE=Message

MESSAGE SUBJECT=Message Subject

MOBILE=Mobile Phone Number

NAME=Name

POSITION=Position

PHONE=Phone

SELECT CONTACT=Select Contact

SEND=Send

SUBJECT=Subject

SUBURB=TOWN/SUBURB

TELEPHONE=Telephone

THANK_MESSAGE=Thank you for your e-mail.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL=Thank you for your e-mail.

THE CONTACT LIST FOR THIS WEBSITE.=The Contact list for this Web site.

THERE ARE NO CONTACT DETAILS LISTED.=There are no Contact Details listed.

VCARD=vCard

YOU CANNOT ENTER MORE THAN ONE EMAIL ADDRESS=You cannot enter more than one e-mail address.

Content Component (en-GB.com_content.ini) 

ACCESS LEVEL=Access Level

ADD=Add

ALIGN=Align

ALT TEXT=Alt Text

ALREADY EXISTS=Already exists

ALTERNATIVE READ MORE TEXT=Alternative Read more:

PARAMALTREADMORE=Enter text that will display alongside the dynamic <em>Read more</em> of the IntroText. It will be displayed instead of the main Article title where used.

ARCHIVES=Archives

ARTICLES BEING MOVED= Articles being moved:

ARTICLES BEING COPIED=Articles being copied:

ARTICLE CATEGORY NOT PUBLISHED=Article Category not published

ARTICLE MUST HAVE A TITLE=Article must have a Title

ARTICLE MUST HAVE SOME TEXT=Article must have some text

ARTICLE SECTION NOT PUBLISHED=Article Section not published

ARTICLE # NOT FOUND=Article #%d not found

ARTICLE RATING=Article Rating

AUTHOR=Author

AUTHOR ALIAS=Author Alias

AUTHOR FILTER=Author Filter

BORDER=Border

BOTTOM=Bottom

CAPTION=Caption

CONTENT=Content

CREATED=Created

DATE=Date

DESCNEWITEMSFIRST=New Article defaults to the first position. Ordering can be changed after this Article has been saved.

DESCRIPTION=Description

DISPLAY NUM=Display #

DOWN=Down

EDIT IMAGE=Edit Image

EDIT ITEM=Edit Article

EDITOR=Editor

EMAIL=E-mail

EMAIL_MSG=The following page from the "%s" Web site has been sent to you by %s ( %s ).\n\nYou can access it at the following URL:\n %s

EMAIL_ERR_NOINFO=You must enter your valid e-mail address and a valid e-mail for the recipient.

FILTER=Filter

FINISH PUBLISHING=Finish Publishing

GREEN=Green

HITS=Hits

HITS FILTER=Hits Filter

IMAGES=Images

INFO=Info

INSERT=Insert

INTRO TEXT=Intro Text

INVALID RATING=Invalid Rating

ITEM=Article

ITEM SENT BY=Article sent by %s

ITEM SUCCESSFULLY SAVED.=Article successfully saved.

ITEMS=Articles

ITEM TITLE=Article Title

KEY NOT FOUND=Key not found

KEYWORDS=Keywords

LAST MODIFIED=Last Modified

MESSAGE SUBJECT=Message Subject

METADATA=Metadata

MORE=More...

NEVER=Never

NEW ITEM=New Item

NO IMAGE=No Image

NO=No

NUM=#

ON_NEW_CONTENT=A new Article has been submitted by [ %s ]  titled [ %s ]  from Section [ %s ]  and Category  [ %s ]

OPTIONAL=Optional

ORDER=Order

ORDERING=Ordering

PAGE=Page

PDF=PDF

PGB TOC ALIAS PROMPT=Table of Contents Alias:

PGB PAGE TITLE=Page Title:

PGB INS PAGEBRK=Insert Pagebreak

PGB ARTICLE PAGEBRK=Article Pagebreak

PLEASE SELECT A CATEGORY=Please select a Category

PUBLISHED=Published

PUBLISHING=Publishing

REGISTER TO READ MORE...=Register to read more...

READ MORE=Read more: %s

REGISTERED USERS ONLY=Registered Users Only

REQUIRED=Required

REMOVE=Remove

SEND EMAIL=Send e-mail

SELECT CATEGORY=Select Category

SELECT SECTION=Select Section

SHOW ON FRONT PAGE=Show on Front Page

SOURCE=Source

START PUBLISHING=Start Publishing

STATE=State

SUB-FOLDER=Sub-folder

SUBMIT AN ARTICLE=Submit an Article

THANK_SUB=Thank you for your submission. It will be reviewed before being posted on the site.

THANKS FOR RATING!=Thanks for rating!

THE MODULE=The Module

THIS CATEGORY IS CURRENTLY EMPTY=This Category is currently empty.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SENT TO=This Article was sent to

TITLE=Title

TITLE ASC=Title asc

TITLE DESC=Title desc

TITLE FILTER=Title Filter

TOP=Top

UNABLE TO LOAD DATA=Unable to load data.

UNCATEGORIZED=Uncategorised

UP=Up

VERSION=Version

VIEW ALL=View All

WARNUSER=Please either Cancel or Save the current change.

WRITTEN BY=Written by %s

YES=Yes

YOU ALREADY RATED THIS ARTICLE TODAY!=You already rated this Article today!

YOUR EMAIL=Your E-mail

YOUR FRIENDS EMAIL=Your friend's e-mail

YOUR NAME=Your Name

TOGGLE EDITOR=Toggle editor

FrontPage Component (language/en-GB/en-GB.com_frontpage.ini)

EMPTY_BLOG=There are no Articles to display.

Mailer Component (language/en-GB/en-GB.com_mailto.ini)

EMAIL_ERR_NOINFO=Please provide a valid e-mail address.

EMAIL_INVALID=The address '%s' does not appear to be a valid e-mail address.

EMAIL_THIS_LINK_TO_A_FRIEND=E-mail this link to a friend.

EMAIL_TO=E-mail to

SENDER=Sender

YOUR_EMAIL=Your E-mail

SUBJECT=Subject

SEND=Send

CANCEL=Cancel

EMAIL_SENT=E-mail was sent successfully.

EMAIL_NOT_SENT=E-mail could not be sent.

EMAIL_MSG=This is an e-mail from (%s) sent by %s (%s). You may also find the following link interesting: %s

CLOSE_WINDOW=Close Window

ITEM SENT BY=Item sent by 

Media Manager (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_media.ini)

ERROR. UNABLE TO UPLOAD FILE=Error. Unable to upload file.

BROWSE=Browse

BROWSE FILES=Browse Files

CLEAR COMPLETED=Clear completed

REMOVE FROM QUEUE=Remove from queue

Messaging (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_messages.ini)

A NEW PRIVATE MESSAGE HAS ARRIVED=A new private message has arrived from %s.

MESSAGE_FAILED=The user has locked their mailbox. Message failed.

PLEASE LOGIN TO READ YOUR MESSAGE=Please login to %s to read your message.

News Feeds (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_newsfeeds.ini)

NEWS_FEEDS=News Feeds

DISPLAY NUM=Display #

ERROR: FEED NOT RETRIEVED=Error. Feed not retrieved.

FEED LINK=Feed Link

FEED NAME=Feed Name

NUM ARTICLES=# Articles

NEWS FEEDS=News Feeds

Poll Component (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_poll.ini)

CONTINUE=Continue

COOKIES MUST BE ENABLED!=Cookies must be enabled!

FIRST VOTE=First Vote

LAST VOTE=Last Vote

NUMBER OF VOTERS=Number of Voters

SELECT POLL=Select Poll

SELECT POLL FROM THE LIST=Select a poll from the list

THANKS FOR YOUR VOTE!=Thank you for voting!

THERE ARE NO RESULTS FOR THIS POLL.=There are no results yet for this poll.

WARNSELECT=No selection was made. Please try again.

YOU ALREADY VOTED FOR THIS POLL TODAY!=You already voted for this Poll today!

YOUR POLL MUST CONTAIN A TITLE.=Your Poll must contain a Title.

YOUR POLL MUST HAVE A NON-ZERO LAG TIME.=Your Poll must have a non-zero lag time.

Search (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_search.ini)

ALL WORDS=All words

ALPHABETICAL=Alphabetical

ANY WORDS=Any words

DISPLAY NUM=Display #

EXACT PHRASE=Exact Phrase

IGNOREKEYWORD=One or more common words were ignored in the search.

MOST POPULAR=Most Popular

NEWEST FIRST=Newest First

NO RESULTS WERE FOUND=No results were found.

OLDEST FIRST=Oldest First

ORDERING=Ordering

SEARCH=Search

SEARCH KEYWORD=Search Keyword

SEARCH_MESSAGE=Search term must be a minimum of 3 characters and a maximum of 20 characters.

SEARCH ONLY=Search Only

SECTION/CATEGORY=Section/Category

TOTALRESULTSFOUND=Total: %s results found.

WITH=with

SEARCH_AGAIN=Search Again

SEARCH_RESULT=Search Result

UNCATEGORISED CONTENT=Uncategorised Content

SEARCH PARAMETERS=Search Parameters

User Management (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_user.ini)

ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR=Account Details for %s at %s

BACK-END LANGUAGE=Back-end Language:

BUTTON_LOGIN=Login

BUTTON_LOGOUT=Logout

CHECKED IN=Checked in

CHECKING TABLE=Checking Table

CONF_CHECKED_IN=Checked out items have now been all checked in.

CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT=Confirm your account.

COULD_NOT_FIND_EMAIL=a User with the specified e-mail address could not be found.

COULD_NOT_FIND_USER=a User with the specified username and e-mail address could not be found.

EDIT YOUR DETAILS=Edit Your Details

DATABASE_ERROR=A database error occurred. Please try again later.

DESCLOGINFORM=This Module displays a username and password login form. It also displays a link to retrieve a forgotten password. If user registration is enabled, (refer to the Global Configuration settings), another link will be shown to invite users to self-register.

EMAIL=E-mail

EMAIL ADDRESS=E-mail Address

ERROR_SENDING_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL=An error was encountered while sending the confirmation e-mail.

ERROR_SENDING_REMINDER_EMAIL=An error was encountered while sending the username reminder e-mail.

E_SESSION_TIMEOUT=Your session may have expired. Please try again.

FAILED TO COPY=Failed to copy.

FAX=Fax

FORGOT_YOUR_PASSWORD=Forgot your Password?

FORGOT_YOUR_USERNAME=Forgot your Username?

FRONT-END LANGUAGE=Front-end Language:

GREETING=Greeting

HELP SITE=Help Site:

HELP SITE FOR THIS USER=Help Site for this User

HINAME=Hi %s,

IMAGE=Image

ITEMS=Items

INVALID_EMAIL_ADDRESS=the e-mail address was invalid.

INVALID_TOKEN=the token was invalid.

JAUTHENTICATION::__CONSTRUCT: COULD NOT LOAD AUTHENTICATION LIBRARIES.=JAuthentication::__construct: Could not load authentication libraries.

LOGIN=Login

LOGOUT=Logout

LOGIN MESSAGE=Login Message

LOGIN REDIRECTION URL=Login Redirection Page

LOGOUT MESSAGE=Logout Message

LOGOUT REDIRECTION URL=Logout Redirection Page

LOGIN_DESCRIPTION=To access the private area of this site, please log in.

LOGOUT_DESCRIPTION=You are currently logged in to the private area of this site.

MOD_LOGIN=<em>mod_login</em>

NAME=Name

NAME/USERNAME=Name/Username

NEWPASS_MAIL_MSG=The User Account %s %s %s %s %s %s

NEWPASS_MSG1=has this e-mail associated with it.\n A Web User from

NEWPASS_MSG2=has just requested that a new password be sent.\n\nYour New Password is:

NEWPASS_MSG3=\n\nIf you did not ask for this, don't worry. Only you are seeing this message, not them. If this was an error, just login with your new password and change your password to what you would like it to be.

NEW PASSWORD FOR=%s :: New Password for - %s

NEW USER PASSWORD CREATED AND SENT!=New User Password created and sent!

NO ACCOUNT YET?=No Account Yet?

NOTICE=Notice

PARAMPOSTTEXT=This is the text or HTML that is displayed below the login form.

PARAMPRETEXT=This is the text or HTML that is displayed above the login form.

PARAMLOGINREDIRECTURL=Select the page the user will be redirected to after a successful login. Select from all the pages listed in the drop down list. If no selection is made, the Front Page will be loaded by default.

PARAMLOGOUTREDIRECTURL=Select the page the user will be redirected to after successfully ending their current session by logging out. Select from all the pages listed in the drop down list. If no selection is made, the Front Page will be loaded by default.

PARAMLOGINMESSAGE=Show/Hide the JavaScript Pop-up indicating Login Success

PARAMLOGOUTMESSAGE=Show/Hide the JavaScript Pop-up indicating Logout Success

PASSWORD=Password

PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL_TEXT=Hello,\n\na request has been made to reset your %s account password. To reset your password, you will need to submit this token in order to verify that the request was legitimate.\n\nThe token is %s .\n\nClick on the URL below to enter the token and proceed with resetting your password.\n\n%s\n\nThank you.

PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIRMATION_EMAIL_TITLE=Your %s password reset request

PASSWORD_RESET_CONFIRMATION_FAILED=Your password reset confirmation failed because %s.

PASSWORD_RESET_FAILED=Your password reset failed because %s.

PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST_FAILED=Your password reset request failed because %s.

PASSWORD_RESET_SUCCESS=Your password has been reset.

PASSWORDS_DO_NOT_MATCH=Passwords do not match.

PASSWORDS_DO_NOT_MATCH_LOW=the passwords do not match

PLEASE ENTER A VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS.=Please enter a valid e-mail address.

PLEASE VERIFY THE PASSWORD.=Please verify the password.

POST-TEXT=Post-text

PRE-TEXT=Pre-text

REGERROR=Registration Error

REGISTER=Register

REGISTERED AREA=Registered Area

REGISTRATION=Registration

REGISTER_REQUIRED=Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

REG_ACTIVATE_COMPLETE_TITLE=Activation Complete!

REG_ACTIVATE_COMPLETE=Your Account has been successfully activated. You can now log in using the username and password you chose during the registration.

REG_ACTIVATE_NOT_FOUND_TITLE=Invalid Activation Link!

REG_ACTIVATE_NOT_FOUND=There is no such account in our database or the account has already been activated.

REG_COMPLETE_TITLE=Registration Complete!

REG_COMPLETE=You may now log in.

REG_COMPLETE_ACTIVATE_TITLE=Registration Complete!

REG_COMPLETE_ACTIVATE=Your account has been created and an activation link has been sent to the e-mail address you entered. Note that you must activate the account by clicking on the activation link when you get the e-mail before you can login.

REMEMBER ME=Remember Me

REMIND_USERNAME_DESCRIPTION=Please enter the e-mail address associated with your User account. Your username will be e-mailed to the e-mail address on file.

REMIND_USERNAME_EMAIL_TIP_TITLE=E-mail Address

REMIND_USERNAME_EMAIL_TIP_TEXT=Please enter the e-mail address associated with your account.

RESEND USERNAME FOR=Resend username for %s

RESEND_MAIL_MSG=The User account %s %s %s %s %s

RESEND_MSG1=has this e-mail associated with it.\n A Web User from

RESEND_MSG2=has just requested to get the username resend.

RESEND_MSG3=\n\nIf you did not ask for this, don't worry. You are seeing this message, not them.

RESET_PASSWORD_COMPLETE_DESCRIPTION=To complete the password reset process, please enter a new password.

RESET_PASSWORD_CONFIRM_DESCRIPTION=An e-mail has been sent to your e-mail address. The e-mail contains a verification token, please paste the token in the field below to prove that you are the owner of this account.

RESET_PASSWORD_EMAIL_TIP_TEXT=Please enter the e-mail address for your account.

RESET_PASSWORD_EMAIL_TIP_TITLE=E-mail Address

RESET_PASSWORD_PASSWORD1_TIP_TEXT=Please enter a new password for your account.

RESET_PASSWORD_PASSWORD1_TIP_TITLE=Password

RESET_PASSWORD_PASSWORD2_TIP_TEXT=Please enter the password again.

RESET_PASSWORD_PASSWORD2_TIP_TITLE=Verify Password

RESET_PASSWORD_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION=Please enter the e-mail address for your account. A verification token will be sent to you.  Once you have received the token, you will be able to choose a new password for your account.

RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN_TIP_TEXT=Please enter the token that was sent to your e-mail address.

RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN_TIP_TITLE=Token

RESET_PASSWORD_USERNAME_TIP_TEXT=Please enter the username for your account

RESET_PASSWORD_USERNAME_TIP_TITLE=Username

RESET YOUR PASSWORD=Reset your Password

SELECT A USER TO DELETE=Select a User to Delete

SEND=Send

SEND_MSG=Hello %s,\n\nThank you for registering at %s.\n\nYou may now log in to %s using the username and password you registered with.

SEND_MSG_ACTIVATE=Hello %s,\n\nThank you for registering at %s. Your account is created and must be activated before you can use it.\nTo activate the account click on the following link or copy-paste it in your browser:\n%s\n\nAfter activation you may login to %s using the following username and password:\n\nUsername: %s\nPassword: %s

SEND_MSG_ADMIN=Hello %s,\n\nA new user has registered at %s.\nThis e-mail contains their details:\n\nName: %s\nE-mail: %s\nUsername: %s\n\nPlease do not respond to this message. It is automatically generated and is for information purposes only.

SEND REGISTRATION=Send Registration

SHOW/HIDE THE SIMPLE GREETING TEXT=Show/Hide the simple greeting text

SORRY, NO CORRESPONDING USER WAS FOUND=Sorry, no corresponding user was found.

SUBMISSION SUCCESS!=Submission Success!

SUBMIT=Submit

SUBMIT_SUCCESS_DESC=Your Item has been successfully submitted to our administrators. It will be reviewed before being published on this site.

TIME ZONE FOR THIS USER=Time Zone for this User

TOKEN=Token

UNABLE TO FIND A USER WITH GIVEN ACTIVATION STRING= The system is unable to find a user with the given activation string. The account may already be activated or their activation code has expired. If it has expired, you need to re-register with this site.

UPDATE=Update

UP_EXISTS=Image $Userfile_name already exists. Please rename the file and try again.

UP_SIZE=You cannot upload files greater than 15kb in size.

USERNAME RESENT=Username resent

USERNAME_REMINDER_EMAIL_TEXT=Hello,\n\nA username reminder has been requested for your %s account.\n\nYour username is %s.\n\nTo login to your account, click on the link below.\n\n%s\n\nThank you.

USERNAME_REMINDER_EMAIL_TITLE=Your %s username

USERNAME_REMINDER_FAILED=Your username reminder failed because %s.

USERNAME_REMINDER_SUCCESS=Your username has been e-mailed to %s.

USER EDITOR=User Editor:

USER NAME=Username

USER UNKNOWN=User Unknown

VERIFY PASSWORD=Verify Password

WARNJAVASCRIPT=!Warning! JavaScript must be enabled for proper operation.

WELCOME!=Welcome!

WELCOME_DESC=Welcome to the registered user area of our site.

YOU MAY ONLY UPLOAD A GIF, OR JPG IMAGE.=You may only upload a .gif, or .jpg image.

YOUR NAME=Your Name

YOUR SETTINGS HAVE BEEN SAVED.=Your settings have been Saved.

YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED.=You are already registered.

WebLinks Component (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_weblinks.ini)

ALL=All

CLICK TO SORT THIS COLUMN=Click to sort by this column.

DESCNEWITEMSLAST=New Web links default to the last position. Ordering can be changed after this Web link has been saved.

DESCRIPTION=Description

DISPLAY NUM=Display #

ERROR SAVING WEBLINK=Error saving the Web link.

HITS=Hits

LINKS=Links

NAME=Name

NO=No

NUM=#

ORDERING=Ordering

PLEASE PROVIDE A VALID URL=Please provide a valid URL.

SUBMIT A WEB LINK=Submit A Web Link

THANK_SUB=Thanks for your submission. It will be reviewed before being posted on the site.

URL=URL

WEB LINK=Web Link

WEBLINK ITEM MUST HAVE A TITLE=Web Link Item must have a Title.

WEBLINKS_DESC=We are regularly out on the Web. When we find a great site we list it.

WEBLINK SAVED=Web Link saved

YES=Yes

YOU MUST HAVE A URL.=You must enter a URL.

YOU MUST SELECT A CATEGORY.=You must select a Category.

YOUR WEBLINK MUST CONTAIN A TITLE.=Your Web Link must contain a Title.

Wrapper Component (language/en-gb/en-GB.com_wrapper.ini)

NO_IFRAMES=This option will not work correctly. Unfortunately, your browser does not support inline frames.