Ghost Theme Locales (gtl)

CLI tool to create locale json files in Ghost themes.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Preparation
• Usage
• Commands
  • gtl
  • gtl create
• Developer Setup
• Copyright & License

Installation

Ensure you have Node.js installed. Then, install GTL globally using npm:

npm install -g ghost-theme-locales

or install locally in your project:

npm install -D ghost-theme-locales

Preparation

Before using this tool prepare your theme files. Use {{t}} in your .hbs files to make the hard coded strings translatable. Know more about {{t}} helper here at Ghost official documentation.

After preparing your theme you can use this tool to generate your language file.

Usage

gtl <command> [options]

Commands

gtl

gtl [option]

Option	Description
--version	Output the version number
--help	Output usage information

gtl create

gtl c [options]

or

gtl create [options]

Option	Description	Default
-l , --language	Language code	en
-f , --forceRewrite	Force rewrite existing locales file even if it has no new strings	false

Developer Setup

1. Fork this repo
2. git clone https://github.com/priority-vision/ghost-theme-locales.git path/to/your/workspace
3. cd path/to/your/workspace
4. npm install

To run the CLI using your workspace files

1. npm link
2. gtl <command> [options] ( you can run anywhere on your system)

Copyright & License

• MIT License
• Copyright (c) 2024 Priority Vision.
• Original idea from https://github.com/biswajit-saha/ghost-theme-translator
• Ghost is a trademark of Ghost Foundation Ltd.