[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28197: Fallback Languages

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#28197: Fallback Languages
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 Reporter:  downstairsdev  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  I18N           |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Kau-Boy):

 Using a translatable core string does not require any new files.

 To whole point of this new core functionality is to have a generic
 fallback for all plugins and themes. You are right, that having a core
 translation file named with the locale name would be OK for the WordPress
 core. But all plugins and themes, that do not have a correct lanuguage
 variant file, would fall back to English.

 As you can see from the active install of my plugin, there is a great nead
 for such a feature and having it in core would make it even easier for all
 users. As for German, using the formal variant has become more common, now
 that you can choose it from the backend settings or on installation. For
 those users, a default fallback should be in core.

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