Plugin Translation

Written by Bill EricksonPublished on April 13, 2017Updated on September 5, 2019

In WP install directory, run svn co http://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk/tools/ which will add a tools directory.
Run ln -s . src
Run `php tools/i18n/makepot.php wp-plugin wp-content/plugins/{plugin_name}
A file named {plugin_name}.pot will be generated in the WP install directory.
Move to /wp-content/plugins/{plugin_name}/languages

Bill Erickson

Bill Erickson is the co-founder and lead developer at CultivateWP, a WordPress agency focusing on high performance sites for web publishers.

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