Loco Translate

Loco Translate provides in-browser editing of WordPress translation files and integration with automatic translation services.

It also provides Gettext/localization tools for developers, such as extracting strings and generating templates.

Features include:

• Built-in translation editor within WordPress admin
• Integration with translation APIs including DeepL, Google, Microsoft and Lecto AI
• Create and update language files directly in your theme or plugin
• Extraction of translatable strings from your source code
• Native MO file compilation without the need for Gettext on your system
• Support for PO features including comments, references and plural forms
• PO source view with clickable source code references
• Protected language directory for saving custom translations
• Configurable PO file backups with diff and restore capability
• Built-in WordPress locale codes

Official Loco WordPress plugin by Tim Whitlock. For more information please visit our plugin page.

Keyboard shortcuts

The PO file editor supports the following keyboard shortcuts for faster translating:

• Done and Next: Ctrl ↵
• Next string: Ctrl ↓
• Previous string: Ctrl ↑
• Next untranslated: Shift Ctrl ↓
• Previous untranslated: Shift Ctrl ↑
• Copy from source text: Ctrl B
• Clear translation: Ctrl K
• Toggle Fuzzy: Ctrl U
• Save PO / compile MO: Ctrl S
• Toggle invisibles: Shift Ctrl I
• Suggest translation: Ctrl J

Mac users can use ⌘ Cmd instead of Ctrl.