Title: Help with translation setup, please.
Last modified: December 7, 2024

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# Help with translation setup, please.

 *  Resolved [Lex78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex78/)
 * (@lex78)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/)
 * Hello! I can’t translate a plugin into Russian. Localization is set up, but more
   than half of the text remains untranslated. Why could this be happening? I open
   the file with the .po extension, find the necessary text string, and see that
   the translation is there. However, the translation doesn’t appear on the website.
   I’m using the Loco plugin.

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18184932)
 * Hi!
 * Thanks for your post and sorry for the trouble!
 * Can you please provide some more details here? What’s the exact file (with path)
   that you are translating? Could there be a language file in the normal WordPress
   language files folder for plugins?
 * Best wishes,
   Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Lex78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex78/)
 * (@lex78)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18184995)
 * Greetings, Tobias!
 * The file I am translating is called `tablepress-ru_RU.po`.
 * This file is located at: `public_html/wp-content/languages/plugins/`.
 * Everything works correctly on the website, but in the admin panel, the plugin
   interface is almost not translated into Russian. Is there any way I can fix this?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18184997)
 * Hi,
 * can you maybe send me some examples (a screenshot is fine) of strings that are
   not translated?
 * Best wishes,
   Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Lex78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex78/)
 * (@lex78)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18184999)
 * Could you tell me if I can attach a file here in the chat? I don’t see such a
   function. Or is it only possible to add a screenshot by providing its URL?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18185005)
 * Hi,
 * uploading photos is indeed not possible here, but you could upload the screenshot
   to a service like imgur.com and then post the link here.
 * Best wishes,
   Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Lex78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex78/)
 * (@lex78)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18185010)
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/hramtibm.ru/scr1.png?ssl=1)
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/hramtibm.ru/scr2.png?ssl=1)
 * Thank you! Could you tell me how I can translate the highlighted areas into Russian?
   Where can I find this file and the line numbers responsible for translating the
   highlighted areas?
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18185016)
 * Hi,
 * ah, I see. So, these strings are translated in JavaScript, using the normal WordPress
   JavaScript translation API. They should still be in the *.po file, but they will
   then not be in the *.mo file, but in some *.json files with “strange” names. 
   If this is not working, I can only suggest to check with the Loco Translate team
   on this.
 * Now, instead of using Loco Translate, it might actually be better and easier 
   to use WordPress’ own translation system at [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tablepress/stable/ru/default/](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tablepress/stable/ru/default/).
 * You will then get the correct translations automatically, and everybody else 
   who uses Russian as the language for their site will also benefit from these 
   translations 🙂
 * Best wishes,
   Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [Lex78](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lex78/)
 * (@lex78)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18185023)
 * Oh, I found these files. There are so many of them. I don’t even know which one
   contains the text I need.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/hramtibm.ru/scr3.png?ssl=1)
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [1 year, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-translation-setup-please/#post-18185272)
 * Hi,
 * yes, those are the files. Each one is for a different screen. But you should 
   not really need to handle with the individual JSON files! If you translate the*.
   po file, your translations plugin should be able to create these JSON files again.
 * But as I said: Maybe the translation on wordpress.org is more reliable for this,
   and it will ensure that your translation is also validated.
 * Best wishes,
   Tobias

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