Title: Localization not working. Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Localization not working. * Resolved [mairag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mairag/) * (@mairag) * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/) * Hi, WC is not being translated to Spanish, this is what I have tried so far: * – I added the following files to the i18n/languages folder: woocommerce-admin- es_ES.mo woocommerce-admin-es_ES.po woocommerce-es_ES.mo woocommerce-es_ES.po * – The WP language is set to Spanish, the shop base location is Argentina. – I disabled all plugins to check if any conflict exists. * This is the system status: * ``` ### WordPress Environment ### Home URL: http://69.195.124.100/~magicspi Site URL: http://69.195.124.100/~magicspi WC Version: 2.5.5 Log Directory Writable: ✔ WP Version: 4.5.2 WP Multisite: – WP Memory Limit: 256 MB WP Debug Mode: – Language: es_AR ### Server Environment ### Server Info: Apache PHP Version: 5.6.17 PHP Post Max Size: 64 MB PHP Time Limit: 30 PHP Max Input Vars: 1000 SUHOSIN Installed: – MySQL Version: 5.5.42 Max Upload Size: 64 MB Default Timezone is UTC: ✔ fsockopen/cURL: ✔ SoapClient: ✔ DOMDocument: ✔ GZip: ✔ Multibyte String: ✔ Remote Post: ✔ Remote Get: ✔ ### Database ### WC Database Version: 2.5.5 : woocommerce_sessions: ✔ woocommerce_api_keys: ✔ woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies: ✔ woocommerce_termmeta: ✔ woocommerce_downloadable_product_permissions: ✔ woocommerce_order_items: ✔ woocommerce_order_itemmeta: ✔ woocommerce_tax_rates: ✔ woocommerce_tax_rate_locations: ✔ ### Active Plugins (14) ### Contact Form 7: by Takayuki Miyoshi – 4.4.2 Expanding Archives: by Nose Graze – 1.0.3 Genesis Connect for WooCommerce: by StudioPress – 0.9.8 Genesis eNews Extended: by Brandon Kraft – 2.0.2 Instagram Feed: by Smash Balloon – 1.4.3 WooCommerce Product Carousel Slider: by ADL Plugins – 2.0 Regenerate Thumbnails: by Alex Mills (Viper007Bond) – 2.2.6 Simple Image Widget: by Cedaro – 4.4.0 Simple Social Icons: by Nathan Rice – 1.0.13 Testimonials Widget: by Axelerant – 3.3.0 Woo Mercado Pago Module: by Mercado Pago – 1.0.5 WooCommerce Product Archive Customiser: by jameskoster – 1.0.1 WooCommerce: by WooThemes – 2.5.5 YITH WooCommerce Points and Rewards: by YTHEMES – 1.0.4 ### Settings ### Force SSL: – Currency: ARS ($) Currency Position: left Thousand Separator: , Decimal Separator: . Number of Decimals: 2 ### API ### API Enabled: ✔ API Version: 3.1.0 ### WC Pages ### Shop Base: #236 - /shop/ Cart: #240 - /cart/ Checkout: #242 - /checkout/ My Account: #238 - /my-account/ ### Taxonomies ### Product Types: external (external) grouped (grouped) simple (simple) variable (variable) ### Theme ### Name: Essence Version: 1.0 Author URL: http://www.mairagall.com/ Child Theme: ✔ Parent Theme Name: Genesis Parent Theme Version: 2.2.7 Parent Theme Author URL: http://www.studiopress.com/ WooCommerce Support: ✔ ### Templates ### Overrides: – ``` * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402576) * WC doesn’t have a separate admin translation now. See [https://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce-localization/](https://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce-localization/) * Thread Starter [mairag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mairag/) * (@mairag) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402795) * Hi Mike! Ok, I removed those files and added the .mo file I exported from [here](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/woocommerce/stable/es/default), I named it according to the instructions: woocommerce-ESPAÑOL.mo, but I don’t see any change… * [http://magicspiritdesign.com/shop/](http://magicspiritdesign.com/shop/) * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402829) * Not ESPAÑOL – should be the language code. es_ES * Thread Starter [mairag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mairag/) * (@mairag) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402897) * Ok Mike, I corrected the name but still no changes in the language. * Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/) * (@mikejolley) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402900) * I see most strings are translated. Are the missing ones part of your theme? Translate the theme too. * Thread Starter [mairag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mairag/) * (@mairag) * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localization-not-working-6/#post-7402902) * Hi Mike, I finally figured that the language file should be es_AR, as the store is located in Argentina, that did the trick. * Thanks! 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