If you are familiar with WordPress and the many plugins and themes available for it, you’ve probably come across some strangely named files like .mo, .po, and .pot. If you haven’t then the theme and/or plugin has not been designed for translation. This article explains how to take a .po file that is included with your WordPress theme and/or plugin download and translate it into your native language.

Don’t have a .po or .mo file for your theme or plugin yet? Follow these steps on how to generate your first WordPress .pot file. Another good article with resources about how to translate WordPress into your language is located here.

So what the heck are those .mo, .po, and .pot files anyhow and why are they included in my download?

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