WordPress Plugin Translations

Manage internationalization (i18n) for WordPress plugins by extracting, translating, and compiling translation files.

Workflow

• Build scripts: Build the scripts using npm run build

• Validate setup: Read languages/ to check existing translation files

• Extract strings: Run composer run i18n:extract to generate .pot and update .po files

• Translate: Based on arguments:

• No arguments: Update existing .po files with missing translations. Check the files for untranslated strings and provide translations.

• With languages (e.g., de_DE fr_FR ): Create .po files for specified languages if missing, then translate

• Compile: Run composer run i18n:compile to generate .mo , .json , and .php files

Translation Guidelines

• Use one subtask/subagent per .po file for parallel processing

• Ensure textdomain matches the one defined in main plugin file

• Requires wp-cli and a working WordPress installation

Reference

For detailed i18n documentation, see i18n.