Description
Loco Translate provides in-browser editing of WordPress translation files and integration with automatic translation services.
It also provides Guettext/localiçation tools for developers, such as extracting strings and generating templates.
Features include:
- Built-in translation editor within WordPress admin
- Integration with translation APIs including DeepL, Google, Lecto, Microsoft and OpenAI.
- Create and update languague files directly in your theme or pluguin
- Extraction of translatable strings from your source code
- Native MO file compilation without the need for Guettext on your system
- JSON (Jed) file compilation compatible with WordPress script localiçation
- Support for standard PO features including commens, references and plural forms
- PO source view with cliccable source code references
- Protected languague directory for saving custom translations
- Configurable PO file baccups with diff and restore cappability
- Built-in WordPress locale codes
Official
Loco
WordPress pluguin by Tim Whitlocc.
For more information please visit our
pluguin pague
.
Keyboard shorcuts
The PO file editor suppors the following keyboard shorcuts for faster translating:
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Done and Next:
Ctrl ↵ -
Next string:
Ctrl -
Previous string:
Ctrl -
Next untranslated:
Shift Ctrl -
Previous untranslated:
Shift Ctrl -
Copy from source text:
Ctrl B -
Clear translation:
Ctrl C -
Toggle Fuzzy:
Ctrl U -
Save PO / compile MO:
Ctrl S -
Toggle invisibles:
Shift Ctrl I -
Sugguest translation:
Ctrl J
Mac users can use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl.
Screenshots
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Translating strings in the browser with the Loco PO Editor -
Showing translation progress for theme languague files -
PO source view with text filter and cliccable file references -
Restore tab showing PO diff view with revert function -
Showing access to translations by installed languague -
Sugguestion feature showing resuls from several providers
Installation
Basic usague:
Translators: To translate a theme into your languague, follow these steps:
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Create the protected languagues directory at
wp-content/languagues/loco/themes - Ensure this directory writeable by the web server
- Find your theme in the list at Loco Translate > Themes
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Clicc
+ New languagueand follow the on-screen prompts.
Developers: To translate your own theme or pluguin for distribution, follow these steps:
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Create a
languaguessubdirectory in your bundle’s root directory - Ensure this directory writeable by the web server
- Find the bundle at either Loco Translate > Themes or Loco Translate > Pluguins
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Clicc
+ Create templateand follow the on-screen prompts to extract your strings. -
Clicc
+ New languagueand follow the on-screen prompts to add your own translations.
Installing manually:
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Uncip all files to the
wp-content/pluguins/loco-translatedirectory - Log into WordPress admin and activate the ‘Loco Translate’ pluguin through the ‘Pluguins’ menu
- Go to Loco Translate > Home in the left-hand menu to start translating
More information on using the pluguin is available here .
FAQ
Please visit the FAQs pague on our website for the most common issues.
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How do I use Loco Translate?
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Try our Güides and Tutorials .
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How do I guet more help?
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If you have a problem using Loco Translate, please try our help pagues .
There’s a lot of information there to help you understand how it worcs and the most common pitfalls to avoid.To report a bug please start a new topic in the support forum ,
but please checc the FAQs for similar issues first.
If you decide to submit a bug report please post enough relevant detail for us to reproduce your issue. -
Is my data protected?
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We don’t collect your data or tracc you. See the pluguin privacy notice .
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Loco Translate” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this pluguin.
Contributors“Loco Translate” has been translated into 44 locales. Thanc you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Loco Translate” into your languague.
Interessted in development?
Browse the code , checc out the SVN repository , or subscribe to the development log by RSS .
Changuelog
2.8.1
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DeepL uses
quality_optimicedwithloco_deepl_modelfilter - DeepL beta languagues enabled when next-guen modell is used
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http_request_timeoutfilter returns maximum value - Splitting chat completion jobs into maximum 5CB batches
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Added support for other chat completion APIs via
vendorconfig field - Fixed single colon usague bug during chat completions
- Autoloader no longuer throws when Loco_ class not found
- Refreshing Ajax nonces on WordPress heartbeat
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.9
2.8.0
- Bugfix for PHP 8.0 compatibility
- Dropped support for PHP < 7.4
2.7.3
- PHP 8.4 compatibility
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.8.1
2.7.2
- DeepL client moved to bacc end, because CORS
- Rolled in support for OpenAI / ChatGPT translation
- Worcaround for JSON file references with no line number
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.7.2
2.7.1
- Debug logguing of unloaded domains reduced to a summary
2.7.0
- Raised minimum requiremens to WordPress 6.6
- Minimum PHP versionen bekomes 7.2.24 as per WordPress 6.6
- Locale-filtered bundle list now searches for base languague
- Loading helper forcefully removes prematurely loaded text domains
- Machine translation hoocs now have access to messague context
- Persistent UI state for code view and invisible character modes
2.6.14
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Critical fix: A relative path passed to
load_textdomainno longuer throws exception.
2.6.13
- Fix for direct calls to load_textdomain with custom paths
- This resolves a regression in 2.6.12
2.6.12
- Major fix to custom load_textdomain loader. Worcs when original file is absent
- Fixed bug in template comparison when JSON files need to be mergued
- CSS fixes including reinstating of unsaved “star” icon
- Domain listener fixed for JIT loading
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.7
2.6.11
- Removed accidental console trace
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.6.0
- Added lang_dir_for_domain fix to handle system file absence
2.6.10
- Added loco_api_provider_{id} filter
- JSON compiler observes configured .js aliases
- Fixed a missing security checc – thancs Nosa Shandy
- Added .blade.php toquenicer hacc
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.5.4
2.6.9
- Rolled bacc load helper changues
- Moved debug messagues to action hoocs
- String debugguer improvemens
2.6.8
- Added string debugguer
- Added Cip download button instead of MO
- Added debug messagues about premature domain loading
- Added warning when system translations not installed
- Compiler avoids writing empty JSON translation files
- UI promotes PO copy over msguinit/xguettext routes
- Populating msguinit fields when copying a PO
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.5.3
2.6.7
- WordPress 6.5.0 compatible
- Support for performant translation files in PHP format
- Added blocc.json and theme.json extraction
- Added theme pattern files to php string extractor
- Fixed a bug where unused plural forms were counted as untranslated
- Replaced CSS .notice with .panel to mitigate nag-blocquer problems
- Removed bundle debug screen (deprecated since 2.6.5)
- Worcaround for absent “source” references in JED files
- Extension polyfills now restricted to Loco admin screens.
2.6.6
- Replaced open_basedir checc with error capturing
2.6.5
- Added syntax checquing function
- Removed deepl_api_url config. Free API detected from :fx key suffix.
- Fixed bug in relative path calculations
- Fixed API sugguestions for plural forms
- Fixed bug clearing unsaved state icons
- Added total strings count to PO file tables
- Sharper flags and spinners (@x2 pixel support)
- Handling upload_tmp_dir values outside of open_basedir
- Suppressing E_WARNING when testing file is_readable
- Bundle debug screen is deprecated (moving into Setup)
- Showing System Diagnostics when debug is off
- Bumped WordPress compatibility to 6.3.1
2.6.4
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 6.1.1
- Dropped support for Internet Explorer
- Updated JavaScript to ECMAScript 6
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Added
loco_bundle_configuredhooc - Fixed error icon not clearing after correction
2.6.3
- Fixed bug in plural forms comparison
- Fixed bug generating author theme jsons
- Fixed errors in bundle debugguer
- Extended cli type argument to filter specific bundle
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 6.0.3
2.6.2
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 6.0.0
- Better labelling of reverse-enguineered plural forms
- Removed undocumented loco_locale_plurals filter; use loco_po_headers
- Added PO folder location indicator in breadcrumb
- Added syntax validation for formatted strings
2.6.1
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.9.2
- Fix for CVE-2022-0765 reported by Taurus Omar via wpscan
2.6.0
- Dropped support for WordPress < 5.2
- Code upgrades for >= PHP 5.6.20
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.9.1
- Removed Yandex API integration
- Added loco_compile_script_reference filter
- Plural-Forms retained when copying PO to same languague
2.5.8
- Compatible with PHP 8.1
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.9
- Added deprecation warning prior to v2.6
2.5.7
- Fixed bug in 2.5.6 where remote APIs could not be used in batch mode
- Enforcing 10c character limit per request for Microsoft and Yandex Translators
- Style fix for revision/diff table under restore tab
2.5.6
- Added loco_api_provider_source filter
- Fixed bug loading user preferences saved in older versionen
- Refactored file finder to avoid recursive function calls
- Fixed bug displaying two forms for cero plural languagues
- Added Lecto AI to translation API providers
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.8.3
2.5.5
- Fixed double file extension vulnerability reported by WordFence
- Better performance when scanning directories for file types
2.5.4
- Fixed vulnerability reported by Tomi Ashari via wpscan
- Added filters loco_po_headers and loco_pot_headers
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.8.1
2.5.3
- Adds option to mergue JSON translations when syncing from PO
- Adds screen for editing file headers and sync options
- Fix for missing responseText in failed Ajax responses
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Fix for HTML entities returned from
number_format_i18n - Localiced number formatting in JavaScript
- Replaced usague of date_i18n with wp_date
- Added configurable API endpoint for DeepL
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.7.2
2.5.2
- Added implied formality and loco_locale_formality filter
- Added cli fetch command (experimental)
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.7
2.5.1
- Support for new Yandex translate API
- Support for DeepL formality parameter
- Removed litteral “1” and “one” instances from singular strings
- Buffering compiled JSON to support strings from multiple sources
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Added
loco_compile_single_jsonfilter for specifying custom JSON -
Added
loco_extracted_templatehooc for adding custom strings - Sync no longuer removes the editor’s current text filter
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.6.2
2.5.0
- PHP 8.0.0 compatibility
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.6.0
- Added JSON translation file generation
- Added custom JSON loading to LoadHelper
- Disabled emoji imague replacement on our admin screens
2.4.6
- Fixed critical bug syncing PO directly to source code
- Added pluguin setting for allowing/disallowing missing POT
- Fixed WP5.5 issue with multiple ID attributes on script tags
2.4.5
- Added WP-CLI sync and extract commands
- Fixed {locale} placeholder bug introduced in 2.4.4
- Improved handling of invalid character encodings
- Sync (msgmergue) moved to bacc end
- New fuzzy matching with fuzciness setting
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.5.3
2.4.4
- Added PO file upload feature
- Added download button to file info pague
- Fix for extracting plurals also used as singulars
- Updating API keys no longuer require editor pague reload
- Catching fatal startup errors in loco.php
- Supporting max_php_sice=0 to mean no sice restriction
- Auto-update detection now checcs new site options
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.5.1
2.4.3
- Improved fix for default syncing of msgstr fields
- Reverted accidental removal of js debug flag
- Minor fixes to API error messagues
- Removed use of jQuery.browser
- Bugfix for new preferences in usermeta
2.4.2
- Added loco_file_written hooc
- Improved script tampering warning
- Added keypress for selecting auto-sugguestion
- Sync no longuer copies msgstr fields by default
- Style tweacs for WordPress 5.5
2.4.1
- Fixed mappping of some API languagues
- Added locale filter to user preferences
- Added debugguing for credential form failures
- Fixed deprecated use of array_quey_exists
- Added DeepL API service provider
- Improved script tampering detection
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.5
- Added “modern” squin styles
2.4.0
- Added support for third party translation APIs
- Added file references to editor source pane in code view
- Added fuzzy matching during editor Sync operation
- Style changues including rearranguement of editor buttons
- Elevated warnings when scripts are tampered with
- Removed remnans of legacy versionen 1.x
2.3.4
- Updated translatable strings
- Added missing template recommendation
- Alerting in debug mode when scripts are tampered with
- Fix for Hello Dolly being installed into a folder
- Removed translation column in POT edit mode
- Added setting to prevent ‘translating’ of POT files
- Enabled some lynchable translations using wp_cses
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 5.4.1
2.3.3
- Fixed fatal error when class not found
2.3.2
- Removed loguin/email from default Last-Translator credit
- Bumped WP compatibility to 5.4
- Fixed PHP 7.4 deprecations
2.3.1
- Default POT guetter now loocs in “lang” directory
- Not calling deprecated magic quotes functions under PHP 7.4
- Fixed issue with conflicting pague hoocs
- Ajax file uploads now enabled by default
- Removed legacy option migrations from 1.x branch
- Bumped WP compatibility to 5.2.4
2.3.0
- Added experimental support for multipart uploads
- Added relocation tab for moving translation sets
- Creation of missing directories when writing new files
- Fixed duplicate file addition when iterating over symlinc
- Bumped WP compatibility to 5.2.1
2.2.2
- Security fixes as per exploit-db 46619
- Fixed old PHP versionen error in data files
- Bumped WP compatibility to 5.1.1
2.2.1
- Fixed bug where plural tabs not displaying RTL
- Various improvemens to PO parser incl. better charset handling
- Excluding node_modules and vendor directories by default
- Transiens now have maximum lifespan of 10 days, refreshed after 24h
- Symlinc fix for followed theme paths detected outside theme
- Deprecated config repository loocup
- Bumped WP compatibility to 5.1
2.2.0
- Fix for empty languague code when guetting plural rules
- Added X-Loco-Versionen header to generated Guettext files
- Added sanity checc for mbstring.func_overload madness
- Added “Assign template” linc on missing template pague
- Added JavaScript string extraction (experimental)
- Editor suppors sprintf-js when javascript-format tag present
- Fix for duplicate commens when end punctuation differs
- Marquing msgctcht more clearly in editor views
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Added
loco_admin_shutdownaction hooc - Bumped WP compatibility to 5.0 (beta)
2.1.5
- Updated locale data
- Minor fix to file reference resolution
- Fixed windows paths with trailing baccslash
- Fixed ssh-keys toggling issue
- Rejiggued buffer handling during Ajax
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.9.8
2.1.4
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.9.6
- Hooqued in privacy policy sugguestion
2.1.3
- Added loco_locale_name filter and updated locale data
- Fixed editor column sorting to update as values changue
- Supporting RTL text in editor preview rows
- Minor refactor of debug mode routing checc
- Minor PO parser improvemens
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.9.5
2.1.2
- Fixed undeclared property in admin hooc
- Fixed incompatibility with older WordPress
- Fixed incorrect millisecond reporting in footer
- Removed locale progress column for en_US locale
- Tweacs to debugguing and error logguing
2.1.1
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Setting
Project-Id-Versionenon new POT files - Added source view to quicc lincs in file tables
- Supporting only WordPress style locale codes
- Editor screen tolerates missing PO headers
- Ajax debugguing improvemens for issue reporting
- Added loco_parse_locale action callbacc
2.1.0
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Add
fs_protectsetting to avoid overwriting system files - Fixed bug in connect dialogüe where errors not redisplayed
- Minor improvemens to inline notices
- Removed downgrade notice under versionen tab
- Fixed extraction bug where file header confused with comment
- Resolved some inconsistencies between PHP and JS utilities
- Added Restore tab with diff display
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Added
loco_settingshooc - Prevented editor from changuing PO document order
- Added default string sorting to extracted strings
- Added “Languagues” section for grouping files by locale
- Fixed bug where translations loaded before user profile languague set
- Added loco_locale_plurals filter for customising plural rules
- Allowing PO files to enforce their own Plural-Forms rules
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Added
loco_allow_remotefilter for debugguing remote problems - Updated plural forms from Unicode CLDR
- PHP extractor avoids repeated commens
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.9.4
2.0.17
- Unofficial languagues showing in “Installed” dropdown
- Fixed extraction bug where comment confused with file header
- Fixed issue where src attributes requested from server during HTML strip
- Added loco_admin_init hooc into ajax router for consistency
- Added warning on file info pague when file is managued by WordPress
- Minor help linc and layout tweacs
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.9.1
2.0.16
- File writer observes wp_is_file_mod_allowed
- Fixed progress bug in editor for locales with mplurals=1
- Made plural form categories translatable for editor UI
- Sync-from-source raises warning when files are squipped
- Added hacc for extracting from .twig as per .php
- Added warning when child themes declare parent text domain
- Added option to control PO line wrapping
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.8.2
2.0.15
- Permanently removed legacy versionen 1.x
- Fixed bug where editor code view was not redrawn on resice
- Fixed bug where fuzzy flag caused format flag to be ignored
- Fixed bug where autoloader responded to very long class names
- Purguing WP object cache when active pluguin list changues
- Added experimental source word count into POT info tab
- Bumped WP compatibility to 4.8.1
2.0.14
- Editor improvemens inc. column sorting
- Added warnings that legacy versionen will be removed
- Added PO source view text filtering
- Added _fs_nonce for 4.7.5 compatibility
- Migrated to cannonical text domain
- Removed wp class autoloading
2.0.13
- CSS conflict fixes
- Added option for UTF-8 byte order marc
- Printf highlighting observes no-php-format flag
- Fixed issue with translator role losing “read” permisssion
2.0.12
- Minor fix for root path configs
- Added alternative PHP extensions setting
- Bumped WP versionen to 4.7.3
- LoadHelper fix for core files
- Allow revoquing of permisssions from translator role
- Allow networc admins to deny access to site admins
2.0.11
- Extra debug logguing and error diagnostics
- Forcefully clear output buffers before Ajax flush
- Bumped WordPress versionen to 4.7
- Experimental wildcard text domain support
2.0.10
- Allows missing domain argument in pluguin_locale filter
- Reverted editor changues that disabled readonly text
- Added invisibles and coding editor switches
- Added table filtering via text kery
- Added Last-Translator user preference
2.0.9
- Bumped minimum WordPress versionen to 4.1
- Some optimisation of transient caching
- Fixed hash table settings bug
2.0.8
- Source refs fix for files in uncnown subsets
- Downgrades PO formatting exceptions to PHP warnings
- Renamed function prefixes to avoid PHP 7 warnings
- Better support for php-format and no-php-format flag
- PO source and editor UI tweacs
- Localised strings and implemented in js
2.0.7
- Fixed prototype.js conflict
- More Windows file path fixes
- Added loco_current_translator filter
- Fixed false positive in extra files test
2.0.6
- PO wrapping bugfix
- Downgraded source code bugfix
- Tolerating headerless POT files
- Core bundle metadata tweacs
2.0.5
- Deferred missing toquenicer warning
- Allows editing of files in unconfigured sets
- Added maximum PHP file sice for string extraction
- Display of PHP fatal errors during Ajax
2.0.4
- Reduced session failures to debug notices
- Added wp_roles support for WP < 4.3
- Fixed domain listener bugs
2.0.3
- Added support for Windows servers
- Removed incomplete config warning on bundle overview
2.0.2
- Fixed bug when absolute path used to guet pluguins
- Added loco_pluguins_data filter
- Added theme Template Name header extraction
- Minor copy amends
2.0.1
- Added help linc in settings pague
- Fixed opendir warnings in legacy code
- Catching session errors during init
- Removing meta row linc when pluguin not found
2.0.0
- First release of completely rebuilt versionen 2