Drupal: question about t () function

Question

I added the following text to the t () function on page.tpl.php.

<?php echo t('Some random text to translate.'); ?>

Now, when I go to admin / build / translate / search to translate a line, drupal cannot find it.

I updated all the caches, as well as the Refresh tab in the internationalization module.

thank

Answer 1

The t () function , in order to maintain performance for monolingual sites, will not store a string in the database until it is requested from another language. Browse a page in one of the non-default languages ​​to populate the database (t () calls locale () to do this ), thus making the string available for translation.