I have installed a third-party plugin for my wordpress site. What I want is to rename that plugin so that it matches my purpose for installing it. Is it possible?
The plugin I'm trying to modify is CubePoints.. It's a pointing system for the users. But for the sake of better understanding, I'll be calling it MyPoints or something like that.a
When I rename it in the plugin PHP file, it affects only the plugin listing.
But it has a separate menu in the left panel. What I need is it to take effect there, so that the user can see the modified name in their user panel.
I have installed a third-party plugin for my wordpress site. What I want is to rename that plugin so that it matches my purpose for installing it. Is it possible?
The plugin I'm trying to modify is CubePoints.. It's a pointing system for the users. But for the sake of better understanding, I'll be calling it MyPoints or something like that.a
When I rename it in the plugin PHP file, it affects only the plugin listing.
But it has a separate menu in the left panel. What I need is it to take effect there, so that the user can see the modified name in their user panel.
Share Improve this question edited Nov 12, 2013 at 6:35 Sam DG asked Nov 12, 2013 at 5:36 Sam DGSam DG 991 gold badge1 silver badge10 bronze badges 2- How will changing the name match the purpose of installing it? You risk breaking the update engine or if you manage to update the plugin, your changes will be overwritten. – RRikesh Commented Nov 12, 2013 at 5:55
- It's a pointing system for users. The plugin is called CubePoint.. so I'm going to name it MyPoints or something so as to not to confuse the users. – Sam DG Commented Nov 12, 2013 at 6:10
2 Answers
Reset to default 3Here is the plugin directory structure
yoursite\wp-content\plugins\ [editing-plugin-folder]
open the folder you will find a .php file in there, edit the file using any editor. you can change the name of the plugin in commented area
/*
Plugin Name: Name according to you
Plugin URI:
*/
save the file refresh your wp-admin dashboard and there you go .
Your changes will be overridden in a future plugin update. As a more long term solution I'd recommend using a translation plugin to modify the name OR hook into WP menu generation process and modify the plugin(s) you need.