Language-dependent Prefix

[[ExiTuS]]

It is a great benefit to create language-dependent prefixes for use in a multilingual forum environment.

Realisation seems kinda tricky as the standard language packs should better not be touched for prefixes.
So another suggestion needs to think up for such a feature...
- Maybe using a reserved prefix.lang. This prefix.lang may contain some example prefixes and can be filled up with own ones.
- Make the table threadprefixes able to handle multiple prefixes with different translations, e.g. differing by language ID.

[ExiTuS]

[effone]

Not a bad idea.

[kawaii]

I like this idea, to use $lang-> variables in prefix labels. Certainly makes sense to me.

[[ExiTuS]]

Sorry, I don't like thread bumping at all,
but i like to remind of potential great features to enhance and improve MyBB.

In my initial post I already mentioned some ideas as well as kawaii did, so hopefully some community members will also contribute ideas for a multilingual use of prefixes.

[ExiTuS]

[effone]

Implementing this feature is not a big deal.
We need to consider and handle potential breakage of existing prefix system as well, along with the existing plugins related to thread prefix. Thats the point to discuss.

[Ben]

I actually really like this idea as well. I wonder if this is best for 1.9 though due to the breaking features and for us to consider how to support current methods to not completely break plugins?

[Omar G.]

I actually coded a plugin for this years ago. It is kinda easy frankly, simple parse prefix names from the prefix cache at global_start to replace strings like {prefix:key} for $lang->prefix_key

A helper function to do this could be useful too (in case the cache is rebuild, for plugins, etc)

[effone]

Hi,

Your feature suggestion has been accepted as a planned feature to be implemented in MyBB. Thanks for your contribution!

https://github.com/mybb/mybb/issues/4282

[Devilshakerz]

I actually coded a plugin for this years ago. It is kinda easy frankly, simple parse prefix names from the prefix cache at global_start to replace strings like {prefix:key} for $lang->prefix_key

A helper function to do this could be useful too (in case the cache is rebuild, for plugins, etc)

MyBB currently uses the <lang:...> format (https://github.com/mybb/mybb/blob/mybb_1...#L220-L230) for report reasons and template groups.

[Omar G.]

Yes, anyone working on this should make it consistent with current approaches.