Browse to File > Preferences...
Then tab Extractors and +
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Language | JS |
| List of extensions | *.js |
| Command to extract translations | xgettext --language=JavaScript --force-po -o %o %C %K %F |
| An item in keywords list | -k%k |
| An item in input files list | %f |
| Source code charset | --from-code=%c |
Open a PO file, then browse to Catalog > Properties...
On tab Sources paths, ensure that Base path is correctly set. If not, add and/or remove folders to the list.
On tab Sources keywords, add the keyword _n:1,2.
Once configured, Poedit is able to scan Javascript source code and find occurences of keywords:
_('singular')_n('singular', 'plural')
When Poedit updates translations, it only comments them. To delete them from the PO file they must be purged.
