Title: Front end doesn’t change language
Last modified: September 5, 2017

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# Front end doesn’t change language

 *  Resolved [sojournerhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sojournerhk/)
 * (@sojournerhk)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/)
 * Hi there,
 * I’ve changed language setting in wp-admin to Chinese (Hong Kong). I’ve created
   the corresponding mo and po files, namely wppizza-zh_HK.mo and wppizza-zh_HK.
   po, and put them into the lang folder within the plugin wppizza. Nevertheless,
   the front end is still not changed to Chinese (Hong Kong). For example, sizes
   are still in English, small, medium, large…
 * Anything else I need to look into?
 * Thanks
 * Wanda

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 *  Plugin Author [ollybach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ollybach/)
 * (@ollybach)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/#post-9469746)
 * you are looking in the wrong place
 * wppizza->localization / wppizza->sizes
    what you do in the po/mo files after 
   install makes absolutely no difference (not for the frontend anyway)
 *  Thread Starter [sojournerhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sojournerhk/)
 * (@sojournerhk)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/#post-9471244)
 * I see
    So what are the translation files for, if they are not for the frontend?
 *  Plugin Author [ollybach](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ollybach/)
 * (@ollybach)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/#post-9472164)
 * to install defaults (wppizza-xx_XX)
    or show admin infos (wppizza-admin-xx_XX)
 *  Thread Starter [sojournerhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sojournerhk/)
 * (@sojournerhk)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/#post-9474728)
 * So the language files are only applicable, if the default language is in that
   language. Gotcha. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [sojournerhk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sojournerhk/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/front-end-doesnt-change-language/#post-9474728)
 * Status: resolved