Dynamic content using .PO file

Question

I have a Wordpress site that has support for other languages using the gettext system.

I am curious if I can call content dynamically, let's say from function the_content() :

printf( __( '%s', 'my-theme' ), the_content() );

I'm guessing this is only possible if I provide the entire string in a .po file, which would obviously be in-efficient, not to mention that content would always be changing.

But I CAN do this, correct?

Answer 1

Since the_content() should be the content of a Post or a Page, you can install WordPress plugin like qTranslate, zTranslate or equiv. to provide multi-language contents.

Translation via .po file is only recommend for static contents, like menu items, static links, etc.