# Translating with Poedit
If your language is not included in Kalium's pre-translated languages, or if you want to modify existing translations, you can easily do so by creating or editing a **.po** file. The process involves translating text strings and saving the translations so that WordPress can read them. Whether you're starting a new translation from scratch or just editing existing translations, the steps are straightforward.
You don’t have to translate every string; you can choose which parts of Kalium to translate, making this method flexible and tailored to your needs.
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Although Poedit is a viable method for translation, [using Loco Translate](https://docs.kaliumtheme.com/translation/translating-with-loco-translate) is generally recommended as it offers a more user-friendly and integrated approach for translating and managing theme strings directly within your WordPress dashboard.
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### Starting a New Translation
1. Download and install Poedit, a free software available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
2. Open Poedit and select **Create new**
3. Navigate to the **kalium.pot** file located in the Kalium folder **kalium -> languages** folder. Select the file to load all English text strings into Poedit.
4. In the left column, you'll see the original English text (Source Text). To translate, select a line, and in the lower right section of the window, enter your translation in the **Translation** field.
5. Once you've translated all necessary strings, save the file with the format `kalium-[language_code].po` (e.g., `kalium-de_DE.po` for German, find the full list of language codes [below](#wordpress-locale-codes)) Poedit will automatically create the corresponding **.mo** file.
6. Upload the **.po** and **.mo** files to the `wp-content/languages/themes` directory on your WordPress site.
### Editing an Existing Translation
1. Open Poedit and click **Browse files** button
2. Use the search function (`CMD+F` on macOS or `CTRL+F` on Windows) to find the string you want to edit.
3. In the **Translation** field, replace the current translation with your preferred text.
4. Save the file, and Poedit will update the **.po** and **.mo** file automatically.
5. Upload the **.po** and **.mo** files to the `wp-content/languages/themes` directory on your WordPress site.
### WordPress Locale Codes
Below is a list of WordPress locale codes that you can use when naming your translation files.
| Locale Name | Native Name | Locale Code | WordPress Locale |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------ | ---------------- |
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans | af | af |
| Albanian | Shqip | sq | sq |
| Algerian Arabic | الدارجة الجزايرية | arq | arq |
| Amharic | አማርኛ | am | am |
| Arabic | العربية | ar | ar |
| Armenian | Հայերեն | hy | hy |
| Aromanian | Armãneashce | rup | rup\_MK |
| Arpitan | Arpitan | frp | frp |
| Assamese | অসমীয়া | as | as |
| Asturian | Asturianu | ast | ast |
| Azerbaijani | Azərbaycan dili | az | az |
| Azerbaijani (Turkey) | Azərbaycan Türkcəsi | az-tr | az\_TR |
| Balochi Southern | بلوچی مکرانی | bcc | bcc |
| Bashkir | башҡорт теле | ba | ba |
| Basque | Euskara | eu | eu |
| Belarusian | Беларуская мова | bel | bel |
| Bengali | বাংলা | bn | bn\_BD |
| Bengali (India) | বাংলা (ভারত) | bn-in | bn\_IN |
| Bhojpuri | भोजपुर | bho | bho |
| Bodo | बोडो | brx | brx |
| Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo | Afaan Oromoo | gax | gax |
| Bosnian | Bosanski | bs | bs\_BA |
| Breton | Brezhoneg | br | bre |
| Bulgarian | Български | bg | bg\_BG |
| Catalan | Català | ca | ca |
| Catalan (Balear) | Català (Balear) | bal | bal |
| Cebuano | Cebuano | ceb | ceb |
| Chinese (China) | 简体中文 | zh-cn | zh\_CN |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 香港中文版 | zh-hk | zh\_HK |
| Chinese (Singapore) | 中文 | zh-sg | zh\_SG |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 繁體中文 | zh-tw | zh\_TW |
| Cornish | Kernewek | cor | cor |
| Corsican | Corsu | co | co |
| Croatian | Hrvatski | hr | hr |
| Czech | Čeština | cs | cs\_CZ |
| Danish | Dansk | da | da\_DK |
| Dhivehi | ދިވެހި | dv | dv |
| Dutch | Nederlands | nl | nl\_NL |
| Dutch (Belgium) | Nederlands (België) | nl-be | nl\_BE |
| Dzongkha | རྫོང་ཁ | dzo | dzo |
| Emoji | 🌏🌍🌎 (Emoji) | art-xemoji | art\_xemoji |
| English (Australia) | English (Australia) | en-au | en\_AU |
| English (Canada) | English (Canada) | en-ca | en\_CA |
| English (New Zealand) | English (New Zealand) | en-nz | en\_NZ |
| English (Pirate) | English (Pirate) | art\_xpirate | art\_xpirate |
| English (South Africa) | English (South Africa) | en-sa | en\_SA |
| English (UK) | English (UK) | en-gb | en\_GB |
| Esperanto | Esperanto | eo | eo |
| Estonian | Eesti | et | et |
| Ewe | Eʋegbe | ewe | ewe |
| Faroese | Føroyskt | fo | fo |
| Finnish | Suomi | fi | fi |
| Fon | fɔ̀ngbè | fon | fon |
| French (Belgium) | Français de Belgique | fr-be | fr\_BE |
| French (Canada) | Français du Canada | fr-ca | fr\_CA |
| French (France) | Français | fr | fr\_FR |
| Frisian | Frysk | fy | fy |
| Friulian | Friulian | fur | fur |
| Fulah | Pulaar | fuc | fuc |
| Galician | Galego | gl | gl\_ES |
| Georgian | ქართული | ka | ka\_GE |
| German | Deutsch | de | de\_DE |
| German (Austria) | Deutsch (Österreich) | de-AT | de\_AT |
| German (Switzerland) | Deutsch (Schweiz) | de-ch | de\_CH |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | el | el |
| Greenlandic | Kalaallisut | kal | kal |
| Gujarati | ગુજરાતી | gu | gu |
| Haitian Creole | Kreyol ayisyen | hat | hat |
| Hausa | Harshen Hausa | hau | hau |
| Hawaiian | Ōlelo Hawaiʻi | haw | haw\_US |
| Hazaragi | هزاره گی | haz | haz |
| Hebrew | עִבְרִית | he | he\_IL |
| Hindi | हिन्दी | hi | hi\_IN |
| Hungarian | Magyar | hu | hu\_HU |
| Icelandic | Íslenska | is | is\_IS |
| Ido | Ido | ido | ido |
| Igbo | Asụsụ Igbo | ibo | ibo |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | id | id\_ID |
| Irish | Gaeilge | ga | ga |
| Italian | Italiano | it | it\_IT |
| Japanese | 日本語 | ja | ja |
