Title: .mo files
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# .mo files

 *  Resolved [rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/)
 * (@rafkika)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for the great plugin.
    Can I use .mo files for plugins instead of translating
   each of them through the admin? I already did the translation in the .po/.mo 
   files and it would make things much easier if I could.
 * Thanks
    Rafika
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 *  Plugin Author [Gunu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grafcom/)
 * (@grafcom)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060948)
 * [@rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/),
 * > Can I use .mo files for plugins instead of translating each of them through
   > the admin?
 * Translations of which part?
 *  Thread Starter [rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/)
 * (@rafkika)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060951)
 * Hi Gunu,
 * It would be to translate plugins (comments plugins) or my theme’s copy (words
   like posted by, date etc…).
 *  Plugin Author [Gunu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grafcom/)
 * (@grafcom)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060953)
 * [@rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/),
 * If the plugins have language files then it will use that, sure.
    So it depends
   on your plugins.
 * Look in the plugin directory if language files are present.
 *  Thread Starter [rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/)
 * (@rafkika)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060961)
 * I translated the default language files in French and saved the files in the 
   language directories. So I assume I just need to rename the default files with
   en (as they were in english) and wordpress will automatically select them when
   a user changes the language using the q translate x widget?
 *  Plugin Author [Gunu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grafcom/)
 * (@grafcom)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060962)
 * [@rafkika](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rafkika/),
 * > I translated the default language files in French and saved the files in the
   > language directories.
 * If you have not changed the name you’ll overwrite the default language files…..
 * > So I assume I just need to rename the default files with en (as they were in
   > english) and wordpress will automatically select them when a user changes the
   > language using the q translate x widget?
 * You better had first make a copy with the correct language (code) name.
 * > and saved the files in the language directories.
 * Beware, if the plugin is updated then you lost these files.
 * If your translations are good you better consult with the plugin author so he
   can include these in the original plugin files so that they remain available 
   after an update.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mo-files-1/#post-6060962)
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