diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Extensions/OqtaneLocalizationExtensions.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Extensions/OqtaneLocalizationExtensions.cs
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+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Localization
+{
+    public static class OqtaneLocalizationExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the string resource for the specified key and returns the value if the resource does not exist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="localizer"></param>
+        /// <param name="key">the static key used to identify the string resource</param>
+        /// <param name="value">the default value if the resource for the static key does not exist</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string GetString(this IStringLocalizer localizer, string key, string value)
+        {
+            string localizedValue = localizer[key];
+            if (localizedValue == key) // not localized
+            {
+                localizedValue = value;
+            }
+            return localizedValue;
+        }
+    }
+}