Changing FAQ text

[MarkDHamill]

I'd like an extension to change some of phpBB's FAQ text by pulling the text from the extension's language file and replacing the default language strings selectively.

It's not clear to me what the best way to do this is. In /phpbb/help/manager.php I see this event: core.help_manager_add_question_after. It uses the function add_question() but it's only called from the function add_block().

Without knowing the help block too, how would phpBB know which block should be used? But even if I tie into the core.help_manager_add_question_after event, wouldn't add a nearly duplicate question rather than replace it?

I would like to selectively replace some of these language strings. Seems there must be a better way to do this.

[KaileyT]

Haven't looked at the FAQ file, but couldn't you make a language file which duplicate the language var name and use placeholders? Obviously, this is just a mock-up.

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'FAQ_TEXT_1'	=> '%1$s',

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$this->template->assign_vars([
	'FAQ_1'	=> $this->language->lang('FAQ_TEXT_1', $row['db_value']),
]);

Not sure if duplicating core language vars is allowed though.

[MarkDHamill]

I placed it in the language file en/common.php file but it doesn't take. So it needs to be attached somehow. I assumed an applicable event was the way to go.

[kasimi]

Did you see this extension? viewtopic.php?t=2481781

[MarkDHamill]

Yes, I was considering that and I may go with that solution. I'm trying to consolidate a number of custom changes into one extension for ease of future maintenance. But thanks for reminding me!

[MattF]

You may be able to overwrite them with the core.help_manager_add_block_after event