Theme Translations

One of the things I like to do is reward those that give back to the Theme Hybrid community.

If you can read and write well in both English and another language, here’s your opportunity to get a free membership. For each theme translation that you provide, I’ll offer you three months of membership.

You only have to translate one theme for three months. You must also follow the guidelines listed below.

Note: I’m currently only taking translations for the Hybrid theme for this special deal.

How long will my membership last?

Here is a chart for how long your free membership will last based on the amount of work you do.

Guidelines for translating

You need a basic understanding of how the theme works before translating it because not all text strings will be clear. So, only translate if you’ve used the theme a little.

Each theme will have a tutorial on its theme page. If you can’t find one for the theme, follow the tutorial for the Hybrid theme.

It is not required, but it would be helpful for other users if you made a translation of the readme.html file included with the theme (if there is one).

Also note that updates of translations for the x.x.x versions of the themes do not apply.

However, if you update your translation for the x.x versions of the themes, another three months will be added to your membership.

Contact me if you’re interested in this offer.

How to use theme translations

To use a translation, you first need to add the .mo and .po files to your theme-name folder.

Then, you’ll need to make sure your wp-config.php file matches your language files.

For example, if using a French translation, you’ll need to add the fr_FR.po and fr_FR.mo files to your theme folder. Then, you’ll want to set your language in wp-config.php, like this:

define ('WPLANG', 'fr_FR');

Save that file.

Now you can use the theme in your language!

You’ll also want to go to your WordPress dashboard and save any Theme Name Settings and Widgets because those might have changed.

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