Title: WordPress / Theme localization
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress / Theme localization

 *  [Ekesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ekesh/)
 * (@ekesh)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-localization/)
 * Hello,
 * I’ve been using WordPress for a while now, but just recently turned my attention
   to localization issues/problems as it wasn’t asked of me before.
 * I have my WordPress site installed in English (en_US), so out of the box. The
   theme i’m running has a .po file but no .mo file (and can’t find any reference
   to localization in the theme functions.php.
 * Now, my question is how can i just add another language to WordPress so that 
   front-end ‘strings’ appear in a language, but the admin stays in English?
 * On top of this, how would i go about making wordpress make use of the .po file
   from my theme?
 * Just to be sure i’m clear: i do not want a plugin to display my content in two-
   three-four…etc languages //// or install WordPress directly in my language.
 * I just need front-end to be in one language and back-end remain in English.
 * PS: I know i could just go about translating every string in the code to the 
   language i want, but then i run an update to my installation, all that would 
   go away.
 * Thank you in advance to anyone who answers and regards,
    George

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 *  Thread Starter [Ekesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ekesh/)
 * (@ekesh)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-localization/#post-2700185)
 * Apologies if this got posted in the wrong forum, but just realized that I should
   have clicked on _How-To and Troubleshooting_ instead of _Themes and Templates_.

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## Tags

 * [language](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/language/)
 * [Localization](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/localization/)
 * [mo file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mo-file/)
 * [po file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/po-file/)

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 * Last reply from: [Ekesh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ekesh/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-theme-localization/#post-2700185)
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