# How to translate the admin (back-end)?

Our plugins and theme follow the standards of WordPress internationalization. Below are instructions on how to translate the admin or back-end of HBook plugin and of our themes Adomus/Lavilla with [Poedit](https://poedit.net/download).

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### Translating HBook plugin back-end

> [!INFO]
> We include translation in many languages. You can check first the list of [available translations](../multilanguage-translations/is-hbook-available-in-different-languages-do-you-include-translation-files.md) for HBook.

1. Download and install Poedit
2. Open the **hbook/languages/admin-language-files/hbook-admin.pot** file in Poedit
3. Create your .po and .mo files by going to **File > Save as.**… We recommend that you save your translations in the **wp-content/languages/plugins** folder. By doing so, you can [keep your customized translations](../multilanguage-translations/how-to-keep-my-custom-translations-of-the-back-end-when-updating-hbook.md). The name of the file should be **hbook-admin-** followed by your locale. For example, if you want to translate the plugin in Lithuanian the file must be named **hbook-admin-lt\_LT.po** . The .mo file will be created automatically on translation.
4. Translate the strings you will use on your website
5. Save again to update the .po and .mo files

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### Translating Adomus/Lavilla theme back-end

1. Download and install Poedit 
2. Open the **adomus/languages/default.pot** (or the **lavilla/languages/default.pot** file) in Poedit
3. Create your .po and .mo files by going to **File->Save as...** : choose the **wp-content/themes/adomus/languages/** folder (or **wp-content/themes/lavilla/languages/** folder) and give the file the name of your locale. For example, if you want to translate the theme in Lithuanian, the file must be named lt\_LT.po. The .mo file will be created automatically on translation.
4. Translate the strings you will use on your website
5. Save again to update the .po and .mo files

 If you wish to share your translations for other languages, please do not hesitate to [contact us](https://maestrel.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/3/group/45/create/66). This will be highly appreciated by your fellow citizens!