{"id":2231,"date":"2020-12-17T08:16:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T08:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2021-01-20T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:13:40","slug":"how-to-translate-the-theme-into-another-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/how-to-translate-the-theme-into-another-language\/","title":{"rendered":"How to translate the theme into another language?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2231\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2231-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_heading_w panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_heading_w so-widget-orion_heading_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row orion-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12   text-left style-display-2 style-primary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"primary-color display-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\tHow to translate the theme into another language?\t\t\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"lead\">Dentalia theme is <strong>translation &amp; WPML ready<\/strong>. This means you can translate it into your language, or you can change the default text strings in the theme and customize them to your liking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">There are several ways to translate a WordPress theme. You can check the official WordPress recommendations <a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Translating_WordPress\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-default desktop-default custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_dividers_w panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_dividers_w so-widget-orion_dividers_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<hr style=\"border-top-width:2px; border-top-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05); border-style: dashed; width: 100%;  margin-top:23px; margin-bottom:47px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-default desktop-default custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_heading_w panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_heading_w so-widget-orion_heading_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row orion-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px;\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12   text-left style-display-3 style-secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"secondary-color text-uppercase display-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTranslating the theme with <strong>Loco Translate<\/strong>:\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-2-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/loco-translate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2282\" src=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-locotranslate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-locotranslate.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-locotranslate-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-locotranslate-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-locotranslate-750x331.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>Our recommended way of translating the theme is using a plugin called <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/loco-translate\/\">Loco Translate<\/a>. This plugin will automatically generate <strong>.po and .mo files<\/strong> for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">All translations can be done within the WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-2-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ol class=\"ordered-list lead-list\">\n<li><strong>Install<\/strong> loco Translate.<\/li>\n<li>Find the theme in the list at <strong>Loco Translate &gt; Themes<\/strong> and click.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Click + New language<\/strong> and follow the on-screen prompts.<\/li>\n<li>When a new language is created, just click on it and you can start translating.<\/li>\n<li>When you are done, click save and you should already see the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For the official Loco translate guide, please follow the link below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-2-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_button_group_w panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-2-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_button_group_w so-widget-orion_button_group_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"button-group align-default gutter-small\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-c2 btn-flat btn-md\" target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/localise.biz\/wordpress\/plugin\/manual\">\n\t\t\t\tDocumentation\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-c1 btn-flat btn-md\" target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/orionthemes.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-translate-a-wordpress-theme-into-your-language\/\">\n\t\t\t\tTutorial\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-default desktop-default custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_dividers_w panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-3-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_dividers_w so-widget-orion_dividers_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<hr style=\"border-top-width:2px; border-top-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05); border-style: dashed; width: 100%;  margin-top:35px; margin-bottom:47px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-1-in-row desktop-default overlay-light custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-4\" id=\"translate\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_heading_w panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_heading_w so-widget-orion_heading_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row orion-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px;\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12   text-left style-display-3 style-secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"secondary-color text-uppercase display-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\tCreating a multilingual website with <strong>Polylang (Free)<\/strong>:\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-4-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"lead\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/polylang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2289\" src=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dentalia-documentation-polylang-750x322.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/polylang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polylang<\/a> is a free plugin, which allows you to create a multilingual WordPress site. You write posts, pages and create categories as usual, and then define the language for each of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">For instructions on how to use the Polylang plugin, please read their official documentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_button_w panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-4-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_button_w so-widget-orion_button_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-c2 btn-flat btn-md\" target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/polylang.pro\/doc\/\">\r\n\t\t\tPolylang DOCUMENTATION\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-default desktop-default custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_dividers_w panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-5-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_dividers_w so-widget-orion_dividers_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<hr style=\"border-top-width:2px; border-top-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05); border-style: dashed; width: 100%;  margin-top:35px; margin-bottom:47px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2231-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch divider-no-animation tablet-default mobile-1-in-row desktop-default overlay-light custom panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2231-6\" id=\"translate\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-2231-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2231-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_heading_w panel-first-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-6-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_heading_w so-widget-orion_heading_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t> \r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row orion-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px;\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12   text-left style-display-3 style-secondary-color\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"secondary-color text-uppercase display-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\tCreating a multilingual website with <strong>WPML<\/strong>:\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"orion custom default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-6-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-188 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dentalia-wpml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dentalia-wpml.jpg 201w, https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dentalia-wpml-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">Dentalia is compatible with the <strong>WPML plugin, <\/strong>which allows you to create multilingual websites. WPML is a premium plugin and can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/purchase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Detailed instructions<\/strong> on how to use the WPML plugin can be found on their website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2231-6-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_orion_button_w panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"orion default panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2231-6-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-orion_button_w so-widget-orion_button_w-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-c2 btn-flat btn-md\" target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/documentation\/\">\r\n\t\t\tWPML DOCUMENTATION\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dentalia is translation &#038; WPML ready. This means you can translate it into your language, or you can change the default text strings in the theme and customize them to your liking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[8,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3240,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231\/revisions\/3240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dentalia.orionthemes.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}