[wp-hackers] International plugins - how to test

[Rich Pedley]

On 27/08/2010 13:49, heiko.rabe at code-styling.de wrote:
> One easy way I use for checking foreign languages is to use my plugin
> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-native-dashboard/
> It permits downloading the languages files available for your WordPress version
> (including necessary additional files for rtl as example). Furthermore you can
> activate the quick switcher option and can instantly switch between the
> downloaded languages at dashboard on demand.
>
> So if you place at your plugins/theme backend page the output for testing the
> date formats (because the plugin operates at backend only), you should be able
> to check them.
>
> That's the way I am testing localized stuff.
>
> hope this may help.

yeah I saw that plugin, never thought of replicating things in back 
end to test though, good idea thanks!

Rich