Title: Child theme/loco
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Child theme/loco

 *  Resolved [vanessaN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanessan/)
 * (@vanessan)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/)
 * Hi, I have done a child theme and I would like to translate my theme with loco
   translation but while in the parent theme he find 674 files to translate in the
   child theme only 5? In both the same file: languages with pot.file.Please could
   you help me?
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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135019)
 * Does your child theme have its own text domain, or are you just using the same
   translatable texts as the parent theme?
 *  Thread Starter [vanessaN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanessan/)
 * (@vanessan)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135024)
 * I’m using the same translatable
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135030)
 * then you don’t need to make translations in your child theme. just translate 
   the parent theme as the parent theme is what loads the translation files.
 *  Thread Starter [vanessaN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanessan/)
 * (@vanessan)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135042)
 * To be sure I understand (I lack practive in english and in wordpress also!) you
   told me to translate my parent theme but if I did it my child theme will never
   be translated? I have tried to translate few words in my parent theme and then
   move the po file in my child theme but it doesn’t work. Sorry…
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135047)
 * The translations in your parent theme can be called from your child theme.
 * You said you’re keeping the original translatable strings, so don’t move any 
   translation files unless you know what you’re doing. Let the parent theme load
   the translations file.
 *  Thread Starter [vanessaN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vanessan/)
 * (@vanessan)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/child-themeloco/#post-6135051)
 * Ok! thank you for help and your time.

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