1 files changed, 53 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
index 87a8493128..87a2191967 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/dashboard.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /* global pagenow, ajaxurl, postboxes, wpActiveEditor:true, ajaxWidgets */
 /* global ajaxPopulateWidgets, quickPressLoad,  */
 window.wp = window.wp || {};
+window.communityEventsData = window.communityEventsData || {};
 
 /**
  * Initializes the dashboard widget functionality.
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 jQuery( function( $ ) {
 	'use strict';
 
-	var communityEventsData = window.communityEventsData || {},
+	var communityEventsData = window.communityEventsData,
 		dateI18n = wp.date.dateI18n,
 		format = wp.date.format,
 		sprintf = wp.i18n.sprintf,
@@ -466,7 +467,6 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 		renderEventsTemplate: function( templateParams, initiatedBy ) {
 			var template,
 				elementVisibility,
-				l10nPlaceholder  = /%(?:\d\$)?s/g, // Match `%s`, `%1$s`, `%2$s`, etc.
 				$toggleButton    = $( '.community-events-toggle-location' ),
 				$locationMessage = $( '#community-events-location-message' ),
 				$results         = $( '.community-events-results' );
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 				 * If the API determined the location by geolocating an IP, it will
 				 * provide events, but not a specific location.
 				 */
-				$locationMessage.text( communityEventsData.l10n.attend_event_near_generic );
+				$locationMessage.text( __( 'Attend an upcoming event near you.' ) );
 
 				if ( templateParams.events.length ) {
 					template = wp.template( 'community-events-event-list' );
@@ -532,7 +532,14 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 				}
 
 				if ( 'user' === initiatedBy ) {
-					wp.a11y.speak( communityEventsData.l10n.city_updated.replace( l10nPlaceholder, templateParams.location.description ), 'assertive' );
+					wp.a11y.speak(
+						sprintf(
+							/* translators: %s: The name of a city. */
+							__( 'City updated. Listing events near %s.' ),
+							templateParams.location.description
+						),
+						'assertive'
+					);
 				}
 
 				elementVisibility['#community-events-location-message'] = true;
@@ -542,7 +549,28 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 			} else if ( templateParams.unknownCity ) {
 				template = wp.template( 'community-events-could-not-locate' );
 				$( '.community-events-could-not-locate' ).html( template( templateParams ) );
-				wp.a11y.speak( communityEventsData.l10n.could_not_locate_city.replace( l10nPlaceholder, templateParams.unknownCity ) );
+				wp.a11y.speak(
+					sprintf(
+						/*
+						 * These specific examples were chosen to highlight the fact that a
+						 * state is not needed, even for cities whose name is not unique.
+						 * It would be too cumbersome to include that in the instructions
+						 * to the user, so it's left as an implication.
+						 */
+						/*
+						 * translators: %s is the name of the city we couldn't locate.
+						 * Replace the examples with cities related to your locale. Test that
+						 * they match the expected location and have upcoming events before
+						 * including them. If no cities related to your locale have events,
+						 * then use cities related to your locale that would be recognizable
+						 * to most users. Use only the city name itself, without any region
+						 * or country. Use the endonym (native locale name) instead of the
+						 * English name if possible.
+						 */
+						__( 'We couldn’t locate %s. Please try another nearby city. For example: Kansas City; Springfield; Portland.' ),
+						templateParams.unknownCity
+					)
+				);
 
 				elementVisibility['.community-events-errors']           = true;
 				elementVisibility['.community-events-could-not-locate'] = true;
@@ -554,12 +582,12 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 				 * Showing error messages for an event that user isn't aware of
 				 * could be confusing or unnecessarily distracting.
 				 */
-				wp.a11y.speak( communityEventsData.l10n.error_occurred_please_try_again );
+				wp.a11y.speak( __( 'An error occurred. Please try again.' ) );
 
 				elementVisibility['.community-events-errors']         = true;
 				elementVisibility['.community-events-error-occurred'] = true;
 			} else {
-				$locationMessage.text( communityEventsData.l10n.enter_closest_city );
+				$locationMessage.text( __( 'Enter your closest city to find nearby events.' ) );
 
 				elementVisibility['#community-events-location-message'] = true;
 				elementVisibility['.community-events-toggle-location']  = true;
@@ -791,3 +819,21 @@ jQuery( function( $ ) {
 		});
 	}
 });
+
+/**
+ * Removed in 5.6.0, needed for back-compatibility.
+ *
+ * @since 4.8.0
+ * @deprecated 5.6.0
+ *
+ * @type {object}
+*/
+window.communityEventsData.l10n = window.communityEventsData.l10n || {
+	enter_closest_city: '',
+	error_occurred_please_try_again: '',
+	attend_event_near_generic: '',
+	could_not_locate_city: '',
+	city_updated: ''
+};
+
+window.communityEventsData.l10n = window.wp.deprecateL10nObject( 'communityEventsData.l10n', window.communityEventsData.l10n, '5.6.0' );