- Navigate to Plugins > Add New on your WordPress dashboard, then search for Loco Translate. Install and activate the plugin.
- After activating, go to Loco Translate > Themes from the sidebar menu, then select the theme you want to translate.
- Choose the Advanced tab, then edit the File prefix Leave it blank and click Save config button.
- Choose the Overview tab, then click (+) New Language.
- Select the WordPress language option and the language you want to translate on the dropdown list. Make sure the location you choose is Author, then click Start translating
- You may start your translation now. You can select the text inside the theme you want to translate on the Source Text list, then add the translation on the available translation area. For example, if you want to translate word ‘recommended’, you have to find and select it first on the Source Text list then add the translated text inside the translation box.
- Click Save button again as soon as you’re done translating, then click Sync.
- The last step is to activate and use the new language. Go to Settings > General from the sidebar menu. On the bottom of the page, change the language in the Site Language options, then click Save Changes.
Done! The default language both on your WordPress dashboard and on your site has changed.