Title: Installing translation for theme?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Installing translation for theme?

 *  [simosx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simosx/)
 * (@simosx)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-translation-for-theme/)
 * Hi,
    I managed to get the main WordPress interface localised in my language (
   create .mo file, place in wp-includes/languages, enable in wp-config.php).
 * However, I am at a loss to what to do for the themes.
    I know that the default
   theme is not internationalised. I use Green Marinee ([http://www.alexking.org/software/wordpress/themes/blog/](http://www.alexking.org/software/wordpress/themes/blog/))
   that is internationalised (I can see the __() and _e() constructs).
 * However I do not know where to place the .mo file for the theme.
 * Where shall I put the .mo file for the theme? Is there a specific directory, 
   or should it be merged (ugly) with the main .mo file?

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-translation-for-theme/#post-234370)
 * [http://boren.nu/archives/2004/11/01/localizing-plugins-and-themes/](http://boren.nu/archives/2004/11/01/localizing-plugins-and-themes/)
   
   This is the best info I could find about the topic…
 *  Thread Starter [simosx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simosx/)
 * (@simosx)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-translation-for-theme/#post-234544)
 * Thanks moshu!
 * It is a pitty that the default themes of WordPerss do not offer the internationalisation
   described in the link you mention.
 * I found that the modified themes from
    [http://www.wordpress-it.it/temi-italiani](http://www.wordpress-it.it/temi-italiani)
   work really well and as advertised. You have to put the .mo file in the same 
   folder as the theme and WordPress will pick it up automatically (assuming you
   setup WPLANG already).
 * I use the modified Almost Spring, by Becca.

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 * Last reply from: [simosx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simosx/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-translation-for-theme/#post-234544)
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