Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

Downloading WordPress Language Files

Are you using WordPress in a language other than English? Good news, you can easily download language files for your desired language and configure WordPress to use it. In this article, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of downloading WordPress language files.

Firstly, head over to the WordPress translations page and select your desired language. If you cannot find your language, you can join the translation team to help translate WordPress into your language.

Once you have selected your language, you will be taken to your language’s translations page. Here, you can see the percentage of the translation progress and the number of translations and validators for that language.

To download the language files, click on the ‘Export’ button. You will be prompted to select the file format - choose the ‘Machine Object Message (MO)’ file format.

After the download is complete, unzip the downloaded file. You should see a folder with the name of your chosen language.

Next, you will need to move the language folder to your WordPress installation. Connect to your website server via FTP or using your hosting account’s file manager and navigate to the ‘wp-content/languages’ directory. If the ‘languages’ directory does not exist, create it.

Upload the folder for your desired language to the ‘languages’ directory.

Finally, you will need to tell WordPress to use the language files. Open the ‘wp-config.php’ file located in the root directory of your WordPress installation and add the following line of code:

define (‘WPLANG’, ‘your_language_code’);

Replace ‘yourlanguagecode’ with the language code for your chosen language.

Save the ‘wp-config.php’ file and you're done! Your WordPress website should now be displayed in your desired language.

In conclusion, downloading WordPress language files is a simple process that can greatly improve the user experience for non-English speaking users. By following these simple steps, you can download and configure WordPress to use your desired language in no time.