# Translate Typer and its plugins

> Translate Typer and its companion plugins with Loco Translate, keep translations safe during updates, and run a multilingual site.

Source: https://seventhqueen.com/docs/typer/translation/

Typer is translation ready. Text in the theme and in its companion plugins (for example Typer Core and Front User Profile) can be translated into any language. The translation templates (`.pot` files) are in the `languages` folder of the theme and of each plugin.

For a site in **one language** other than English, use Loco Translate (below). For a site in **several languages**, use WPML or Polylang: see [Multilingual setup using WPML](https://seventhqueen.com/docs/common/multilingual-setup-using-wpml-plugin/).

## 1. Set the site language

Go to **Settings > General > Site Language** and choose your language. WordPress then downloads the translations for WordPress itself and for plugins from WordPress.org (BuddyPress, bbPress, WooCommerce and others). Check **Dashboard > Updates** for translation updates afterwards.

## 2. Install Loco Translate

Go to **Plugins > Add New Plugin**, search for **Loco Translate**, then install and activate it.

## 3. Translate the theme

1. Go to **Loco Translate > Themes** and choose **Typer**.
2. If your language is listed, click it. Otherwise click **New language**.
3. For a new language, choose the language and, under **Choose a location**, select **Custom** (`languages/loco/themes/`). Translations saved there are **not overwritten by theme updates**. Avoid the **Author** location, which is inside the theme folder.
4. Click **Start translating**. Pick a string in the list, type the translation in the bottom box, and repeat. Use the filter box to find specific text.
5. Click **Save**. Loco Translate writes the `.po` and `.mo` files and the text changes on the site.

## 4. Translate the plugins

Some text comes from the theme's companion plugins, not from the theme. If a string is missing from the theme list, it belongs to a plugin:

1. Go to **Loco Translate > Plugins** and choose the plugin, for example **Typer Core** or **Front User Profile**.
2. Follow the same steps as for the theme, again with the **Custom** location.

If a large plugin does not show all its strings, raise **Loco Translate > Settings > Skip PHP files larger than** (for example to 600K) and click **Sync** in the language.

## After a theme or plugin update

Updates can add new text. Open your language in Loco Translate, click **Sync** to load the new strings, translate them and save.

## Text still in English?

- Clear your caching plugin, server cache and browser cache.
- Check the language of your user account under **Users > Profile > Language**; it overrides the site language in the admin area.
- Text you typed yourself (page content, menus, widgets, theme options) is not part of the translation files. Edit it directly, or translate it with WPML or Polylang on a multilingual site.