Title: Add media files window empty – solution
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Add media files window empty – solution

 *  [andreaguitar1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreaguitar1/)
 * (@andreaguitar1)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-media-files-window-empty-solution/)
 * Hi all,
 * I’m using Polylang with the X-theme and Cornestone, and I just wanted to share
   a solution (workaround) I found for media files not showing up in the add-media
   window:
    go to the WordPress settings/languages/ then in the “settings” tab make
   sure the checkbox marked “Activate languages and translations for media” is deselected.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/polylang/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chouby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chouby/)
 * (@chouby)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-media-files-window-empty-solution/#post-6356064)
 * Hi!
 * Yes. It depends on your usage. If you don’t need to translate media titles and
   descriptions, that’s the right thing to do.
 * If you need to translate media titles and descriptions, then it’s better to keep
   the checkbox checked and to translate all media. Polylang filters media according
   the the post’s language you are editing. That’s why you may get nothing in add
   media window if you did not translate them in the post’s language.
 *  Thread Starter [andreaguitar1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andreaguitar1/)
 * (@andreaguitar1)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-media-files-window-empty-solution/#post-6356110)
 * Hi Chouby,
 * Thanks for clarifying.
    I’ve never come across an area in the dashboard where
   I could translate media titles or descriptions, out of curiosity where/how would
   I be able to translate a media title?
 *  Plugin Support [Chrystl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrystl/)
 * (@chrystl)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-media-files-window-empty-solution/#post-6356184)
 * Hi
 * A short Media tutorial: [http://nimb.ws/TE7v9z](http://nimb.ws/TE7v9z)
    Does 
   it help?

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 * Last reply from: [Chrystl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrystl/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-media-files-window-empty-solution/#post-6356184)
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