How to add translation to opencart text strings?

Question

I'm using Opencart v2.3.0.2. Need help in how to translate some text strings. I've added some links to my header menu (in /catalog/view/theme/mytheme/template/common/header.tpl) using code :

<ul class="static_links">
  <li class="head-links">
    <a href="<?php echo $about_products; ?>">
      <?php echo $text_products; ?>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="head-links">
    <a href="<?php echo $contact; ?>">
      <?php echo $text_novosti; ?>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="head-links">
    <a href="<?php echo $contact; ?>">
      <?php echo $text_onas; ?>
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

Also I've added new strings and translations in footer.php (/catalog/language/ru-ru/common/footer.php):

$_['text_products'] = 'О продуктах'; $_['$text_novosti'] = 'Новости'; $_['$text_onas'] = 'О нас';

Finally I've registered that translations in header.php (/catalog/controller/common/header.php):

//New links in menu
$data['text_products']  = $this->language->get('text_products');
$data['text_novosti']  = $this->language->get('text_novosti');        
$data['text_onas']  = $this->language->get('text_onas');

After all when I open page with menu it shows only translation texts for $text_products. In other places it shows only value text_novosti and text_onas. But in should show translations from footer.php instead.

Please help me, how to display translations correctly?

Or maybe there is a way to hardcode texts based on language? Something like:

<?php if ($lang='en') {?> <a href="#">News</a><a href="#">About us</a>
<?php } ?>

НовостиО нас

DigitCart DigitCart · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-14T11:25:34

If you want to use your strings in header.tpl, then you must add your strings to:

catalog/language/ru-ru/common/header.php

not to:

catalog/language/ru-ru/common/footer.php

If you want to hardcode, in header.php add:

$data['lang_id'] = $this->config->get('config_language_id');

And in header.tpl:

<?php if ($lang_id == 1) {?>
    <a href="#">News</a>
    <a href="#">About us</a>
<?php } else if ($lang_id == 2) {?>
    <a href="#">Новости</a>
    <a href="#">О нас</a>
<?php } ?>

How to add translation to opencart text strings?

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