Title: Lang files
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Lang files

 *  Resolved [pashaUSA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pashausa/)
 * (@pashausa)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lang-files-1/)
 * I am having problems with language files. I had to create custom translation 
   files for this plugin, and it works until new update comes in. Every time plugin
   updates it deletes my lang files, why is it doing it? Is it rewriting all files
   in the directory during update? how can I save my translations during updates?
   
   thanks
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 *  Plugin Author [Kim Gow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abrg/)
 * (@abrg)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lang-files-1/#post-7564593)
 * If you are translating somebody else’s theme or plugin, you will want to make
   sure that future updates do not overwrite your own custom translation files.
 * The way to do this is ensure that your PO and MO files are saved in the global
   languages directory, and not inside the theme or plugin folder.
 * The global languages directory is at wp-content/languages, and the format for
   saved files is as follows:
 * Themes:
    wp-content/languages/themes/<text-domain>-<locale>.mo
 * Plugins:
    wp-content/languages/plugins/<text-domain>-<locale>.mo
 * Note that themes and plugins must be set up correctly for WordPress to load translations
   from the global folder.
 * You can also send the language files to me so I can include in them in future
   updates.
 * Thank you.
 *  [pompi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pompejanska/)
 * (@pompejanska)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lang-files-1/#post-7564667)
 * Can’t translate:
 * Title
    Enter here your title. Message
 * No such strings in .po file

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 * Last reply from: [pompi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pompejanska/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lang-files-1/#post-7564667)
 * Status: resolved