# Loco Translate

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Loco Translate provides in-browser editing of WordPress translation files.

It also provides localization tools for developers, such as extracting strings and generating templates.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Watch the "Loco Translate" video tutorial:**
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bm5kRKM26s>" %}

### <mark style="color:purple;">**1. Install the plugin "Loco Translate"**</mark>

![](https://2618755887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl4FtTQqiZ1HDjmOz9H4Y%2Fuploads%2F2TElkdR3Y9May6nKTovd%2Ftranslations-loco-1.png?alt=media\&token=914f24a0-32a2-4cf8-8aaa-e0a408f94d95)

### <mark style="color:purple;">**2. Update Language Template**</mark>

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{% hint style="warning" %}
"Loco Translate - Warning: files over 100 KB have been skipped". If you have problems above, follow the following video tutorial to fix that.
{% endhint %}

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Watch the video tutorial here:**
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21E2M9x3oyU>" %}

### <mark style="color:purple;">**3. Create your language > Choose a location: Other (NOT Author)**</mark>

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![](https://2618755887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl4FtTQqiZ1HDjmOz9H4Y%2Fuploads%2F8jBYuiQ2amMedXuHyxNp%2Ftranslations-loco-3-2.png?alt=media\&token=980f36ca-9596-49e8-b58e-5d2654032587)

### <mark style="color:purple;">**4. Manual translation: You will manually translate each text**</mark>

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### <mark style="color:purple;">**5. Automatic Translate: Install the plugin "Automatic Translate Addon For Loco Translate"**</mark>

![](https://2618755887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl4FtTQqiZ1HDjmOz9H4Y%2Fuploads%2FjSUCsCWWbb60xcyT7JQ3%2Ftranslations-loco-5-1.png?alt=media\&token=a7a5e236-1b5e-430f-a909-8eb2b247158d)

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### <mark style="color:purple;">**6. Some text need edit in Theme Options**</mark>

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{% hint style="info" %}
**Watch the video tutorial here:**
{% endhint %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bm5kRKM26s>" %}