If you do not have this languages folder in your wp-content folder then simply create it. Upload these two files in this location by accessing your site via FTP or your hosting file manager program, once connected go to wp-content/languages/themes (when dealing with themes) or wp-content/languages/plugins (when dealing with plugin translation). Once you click save PoEdit will automatically generate. The text domain of any plugin(if it's translatable) can be found in the main plugin file(usually named the same as the plugin itself): The text domain of any theme (if it's translatable) can be found in the style.css file of that theme: The format should be: theme-text-domain-language_code.įor example: brook-it_IT for translating Brook to Italian. Make sure that you saved the file in the correct format.
Once done, remember to click File > Save As 5. Once the target language have been properly selected, you can now begin the translation. For the list of the language codes used by WordPress, please click this LINK. Your translation needs to follow this, or otherwise it won't work. Note: WordPress uses a language code for every language there is. Choose the target language of your translation. pot file in the folder of the theme/plugin you want to translate.ģ. Open the Poedit > Create new translationĢ. Once you have both, follow the instructions below.
zip file of the theme or plugin downloaded from the Purchase History of your account it's usually found in the language folder. pot file of your theme or plugin - You can get this from the. You can use Poedit for any RTL language as well as Hindi.īefore translating, you will need the following: This software has a Pro version, but the free version should be sufficient for you to do the translation. This is available for Windows, Mac & Linux users and can be downloaded from. Poedit is a software that you can use to translate themes and plugins to your preferred local language.