Customize text with language overrides in Joomla

When you want to change a text in Joomla or an extension it is recommended to do a language override in Joomla. This prevents a change from being lost during an update.

How do language overrides work in Joomla?

To do this you need to go to the admin area and then go to"System > Language Overrides".

Click on New

On the right side, search for the text you want to modify.

Below your search, the results will appear.

Click on the text you want to modify and the Language constant and Text will automatically be copied to the left side of your screen.

You can change the text as you wish.

Then click "save" to confirm the change.