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drupal/stringoverrides
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Provides a quick and easy way of replacing text.

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String Overrides
================

[](#string-overrides)

Provides a quick and easy way to replace any text on the site.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Easily replace anything that's passed through [t()](http://api.drupal.org/api/function/t)
- Locale support, allowing you to override strings in any language
- Ability to import/export \*.po files, for easy migration from the Locale module
- Note that this is not a replacement to Locale as having thousands of overrides can cause more pain then benefit. Use this only if you need a few easy text changes

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Extract to your *sites/all/modules* directory.
2. Enable the module in *admin/build/modules*.
3. Configure the access permission in *admin/user/access* or *admin/user/permissions*.
4. Visit *admin/settings/stringoverrides* or *admin/config/regional/stringoverrides* and fill in the strings you'd like to replace.
5. Dance (if you arn't dancing, then try emptying your cache)!

Troubleshooting
---------------

[](#troubleshooting)

1. Empty your cache
2. Check your *settings.php* for any `$conf["locale_custom_strings_en"]` overrides, these conflict with the administration interface
3. Check the code to make sure your override is what's presented in `t()` in the code
4. Overlay module has been reported to break the administration. Please make sure to remove the "overlay=" in the URL.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

Head over to [the project on GitHub](http://github.com/drupalprojects/stringoverrides) for the issue queue. Features and bug fixes are done through pull requests.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- Written by [Rob Loach](http://www.robloach.net)
- Idea from the [Lullabot team](http://www.lullabot.com/audiocast/podcast-50-drupal-tips-and-tricks)
- [Jeff Eaton](http://drupal.org/user/16496) suggested the name *Swappy*, but String Overrides was more descriptive
- [Nathan Haug](http://drupal.org/user/35821) did the [Drupal 5 backport](http://www.lullabot.com/articles/replace-any-string-drupal-5-6-without-locale-module)
- [John VanDyk](http://drupal.org/user/2375) for [usability enhancements](http://drupal.org/node/234334)
- [Pasqualle](http://drupal.org/user/80733) for the [the Drupal 7 port](http://drupal.org/node/609948)

###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25086?v=4)[Rob Loach](/maintainers/RobLoach)[@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)

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