Title: Enabling custom .mo language file
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Enabling custom .mo language file

 *  Resolved [adamt19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamt19/)
 * (@adamt19)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-custom-mo-language-file/)
 * I’ve created a custom .mo file (bp-follow-mm.mo) and uploaded it (and the .po
   file) to the bp-follow /languages directory, but I’m missing the rest of the 
   steps to make it override the default language file.
 * I’ve found some other threads which ended with you making a note to write such
   a guide – just wondering if such a guide exists yet? Thx!
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 *  Plugin Author [r-a-y](https://wordpress.org/support/users/r-a-y/)
 * (@r-a-y)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-custom-mo-language-file/#post-4904580)
 * You have to make sure your language domain is the same as that of the WordPress
   install.
 * By default, WordPress installs use the `en-US` domain, so your language files
   should be named `bp-follow-en_US.po` and `bp-follow-en_US.mo`.
 * Since your language is going to be custom, you should save your files at:
    `wp-
   content/languages`. BP Follow looks for custom language files there before looking
   in its own directory.
 *  [Christian Freeman (codelion)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takinglife2themax/)
 * (@takinglife2themax)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-custom-mo-language-file/#post-4904660)
 * I love this plugin [@r-a-y](https://wordpress.org/support/users/r-a-y/).
 * After updating to 2.1, I noticed that the alt text (tooltip) doesn’t show up 
   on the Follow/Unfollow button when you hover over it. I on’y noticed this because
   I replaced the button with an icon, and I need my members to be able to know 
   what the icon means.
 * Where can I change this?
 * Great job with this plugin by the way. I’m going to start looking into extending
   it’s functionality soon. I’ll let you know what I come up with.
 *  Plugin Author [r-a-y](https://wordpress.org/support/users/r-a-y/)
 * (@r-a-y)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-custom-mo-language-file/#post-4904661)
 * [@takinglife2themax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takinglife2themax/) –
   Please create a new topic as your question isn’t related to this one.

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## Tags

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 * [Localization](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/localization/)
 * [translations](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/translations/)

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-custom-mo-language-file/#post-4904661)
 * Status: resolved