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.

Translating HBook plugin back-end

We include translation in many languages. You can check first the list of available translations 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. 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

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. This will be highly appreciated by your fellow citizens!