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# Previous article/Next article

 *  Resolved [KG8VJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kg8vj/)
 * (@kg8vj)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/)
 * Hello,
 * Is it possible to change the the wording from “Previous Article” and “Next Article”
   in the posts? I am using this for a blog, so would really like it to say “Previous
   Post” and “Next Post” instead.
 * Thank you.

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 *  Theme Author [Shaped Pixels](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaped-pixels/)
 * (@shaped-pixels)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/#post-6469711)
 * You will need to refer to WordPress language translation tutorials on how this
   can be done, but this can get a little overwhelming. There are a few methods 
   to change something like this, to change language strings in a theme or WordPress.
 * Using the WPML plugin.
    Using a application like Poedit to create a new language
   file.
 * Or creating a child theme and manually changing the file that contains that…but
   this method can be challenging.
 * To give you an idea of how you could use Poedit, check out this video:
 * [Translation using Poedit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpChXvAl9Us)
 *  Thread Starter [KG8VJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kg8vj/)
 * (@kg8vj)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/#post-6469725)
 * Thank you. I used Poedit to create a new language file, but now I’m not sure 
   what I need to do to get it to use that file?
 *  Theme Author [Shaped Pixels](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaped-pixels/)
 * (@shaped-pixels)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/#post-6469730)
 * I think you have to change your wp-config.php file to use the one you created.
   I’ve personally never worked with languages and WordPress, but this might be 
   what you’re looking for:
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language](https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language)
 *  Thread Starter [KG8VJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kg8vj/)
 * (@kg8vj)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/#post-6469823)
 * O.K. This may be a bit over my head, so for now I’m just going to leave it as
   it and come back to this later.
 * Thanks so much for your help!
 *  Theme Author [Shaped Pixels](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shaped-pixels/)
 * (@shaped-pixels)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-articlenext-article/#post-6469824)
 * No worries…and yes, it does become a bit involved. Sometimes what seems easy 
   to do can often be complicated, or just a lot of work involvement. I even ran
   into that kind of scenario with my new theme I’m developing. Something I thought
   was going to be easy turned out nope!

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