# Looking to translate, is there a .po file? **URL:** \ **Category:** WP Starter Theme\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909 "2021-01-31T17:03:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eisteed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@Eisteed](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Eisteed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/1 "2021-01-31T17:03:51Z")
I’m just starting to develop translation for wordpress theme so I’m a bit new to this. I’ve read throught the documentation but I’m a bit lost, is there a .po file to translate from available somewhere ? Should I also create one with a language folder at the root of the theme ? ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/2 "2021-01-31T17:19:37Z")
For your localization needs, the WordPress themes generated by Pinegrow contain everything you need to enable the use of Poedit which I highly recommend 🙂 > **[The perfect choice for translating WordPress — Poedit](https://poedit.net/wordpress)** > > Poedit is the fastest and most convenient way to translate interfaces. You will see that the process is extremely simple. Note: The Pro version brings even more features. [Poedit Pro — Poedit](https://poedit.net/pro) ---
**Author:** ![Eisteed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@Eisteed](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Eisteed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/3 "2021-01-31T17:40:31Z")
But the starter theme 2 does not come with a .po file to edit (or am I missing it ?) ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/4 "2021-01-31T17:43:02Z")
No, you have to build it with a tool like Poedit. Hint: It’s an automatic process as the app will grab everything that needs to be included in the translation file for you. ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/5 "2021-01-31T17:44:01Z")
Read more about the process here: [How to translate the ST2? · Pinegrow/PGWPBootstrap4StarterTheme Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/Pinegrow/PGWPBootstrap4StarterTheme/wiki/How-to-translate-the-ST2%3F) And this is useful as well: [Why and How to customize the Theme Text Domain · Pinegrow/PGWPBootstrap4StarterTheme Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/Pinegrow/PGWPBootstrap4StarterTheme/wiki/Why-and-How-to-customize-the-Theme-Text-Domain) ---
**Author:** ![Eisteed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@Eisteed](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Eisteed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/6 "2021-01-31T17:47:35Z")
Okay thanks for the anwser I’ll look into this build step then 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eisteed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@Eisteed](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Eisteed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/7 "2021-01-31T18:00:16Z")
Oh but you need the pro version to build the po file. It would be much more convenient to just edit a .po file generated for starter theme ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/8 "2021-01-31T18:07:21Z")
Well, here is one that I have just generated for you [Dropbox - st2.pot - Simplify your life](https://www.dropbox.com/s/d210ur1th07b5rp/st2.pot?dl=0) Just tell me if it’s fine for your needs. ---
**Author:** ![Eisteed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a87d85/32.png) [@Eisteed](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Eisteed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/looking-to-translate-is-there-a-po-file/4909/9 "2021-01-31T18:45:30Z")
Yes exactly what I needed thank you ! It would be nice to have it in the github of the startertheme 🙂