Title: Help Translating a Plugin?? Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Help Translating a Plugin?? * Resolved [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/) * Would anyone be interested in helping me translate one of my plugins? It is written in English, and I have approximately 75 very simple strings of text I need translated. * I would LOVE to find Spanish and French, however I will gratefully accept ANY translations. * I can add your name, with a link to your website, on my plugin download page in return for your brief services. * Here is the plugin page: * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tinymce/) * Thank you. * – Josh Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2417826) * Is the plugin ready for localization? [http://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers](http://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers) Where can we find a .po file for your plugin? * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#Internationalizing_Your_Plugin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#Internationalizing_Your_Plugin) [http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress) * Thread Starter [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2417893) * So sorry, I’m learning this as I go. * Plugin has already been prepared for localization. * I just now used “POEdit” to create the .po and .mo files. * These files `default.po, and default.mo` can be found in my repository in version 1.5.6 * Here is the link: * [http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ultimate-tinymce/tags/version%201.5.6/](http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ultimate-tinymce/tags/version%201.5.6/) * I’m going to go research now for the steps on translating… and how I get the translation back to the plugin folder. * Thanks again for your help. * Thread Starter [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2417959) * So, as I get new translations… do they all get added to the same .po and .mo files? Or will I have different .po and .mo files, each with it’s own translation? * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2417964) * There are three kind of files (very confusing): POT – Portable Object Template. This is the file that you get when you extract texts from the application. Normally, you send this file to your translators. PO – Portable Object. This is the file that you receive back from the translators. It’s a text file that includes the original texts and the translations. MO – Machine Object. The MO file includes the exact same contents as PO file. The two files differ in their format. While a PO file is a text file and is easy for humans to read, MO files are compiled and are easy for computers to read. Your web server will use the MO file to display the translations. * > do they all get added to the same .po and .mo files * No, you need different .mo and .po files for each language. * [http://betterwp.net/wordpress-tips/create-pot-file-using-poedit/](http://betterwp.net/wordpress-tips/create-pot-file-using-poedit/) [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Skippy/Creating_POT_Files](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Skippy/Creating_POT_Files) * If “jwl-ultimate-tinymce” is your text domain the file names should be like this: jwl-ultimate-tinymce-en_EN.mo, jwl-ultimate-tinymce-en_EN.po, jwl-ultimate-tinymce. pot. * Be sure to also load your plugin textdomain: [http://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#Choosing_and_loading_a_domain](http://codex.wordpress.org/I18n_for_WordPress_Developers#Choosing_and_loading_a_domain) [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/load_plugin_textdomain](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/load_plugin_textdomain) * To translate plugins and themes I use this plugin: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/codestyling-localization/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/codestyling-localization/) * It can scan your plugin for all translatable strings and create po and .mo files. * [tutorial](http://alefba.us/how-to/localize-wordpress-themes-plugins-codestyling-localization/) * Thread Starter [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * (@josh401) * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2418008) * Thank you very much. You certainly provide very specific, informative links in your responses! I have referenced them often during this “language localization” stage of my plugin process. * I believe I have it. I have two very helpful gentlemen currently doing a translation using POEdit. One has already finished for me, and I’m just waiting to see a screenshot of his results. * Again, you have been most helpful and I certainly appreciate your time. * Best!! Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Help Translating a Plugin??’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 5 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh401/) * Last activity: [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-translating-a-plugin/#post-2418008) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics