Translate the Stackable Plugin Manually

To translate the Stackable plugin, you will need some translation software or service that supports gettext.

Here is the general process for translating the Stackable plugin to another language:

  1. Open the stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks.pot file provided with the plugin. You can find it in the languages folder, or you can download it directly from here.
  2. Add your translations to another language
  3. Export or compile your translations into a .po and .mo file
  4. Rename the .po and .mo files into stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-{locale code}
    • For example: stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-tl

You can look for the language locale code here: https://translate.wordpress.org/

locale code for French
locale code for Tagalog
  1. Move the .po and .mo files to your site’s app/public folder
  2. Open terminal (Mac) or command prompt (Windows)
  3. Make sure pointed directory is on the site's app/public folder
  4. Then type this command: wp i18n make-json stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-ja.po

That should create multiple *.json files, move them all to your site's wp-content/language/plugins folder.


Here are the steps to manually translate the Stackable plugin using Poedit:

One known translation software is Poedit.

Poedit is a user-friendly translation software that allows users to easily edit and manage the translation files of plugins like Stackable.

  1. Download and install Poedit on your computer
  2. Open Poedit and click on "Create new”
  3. Find Stackable’s .pot file with the name languages/stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks.pot.
    • This file contains all the translatable text strings used in the plugin.
  4. Select the stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks.pot file
  5. Choose the language you want to translate the Stackable plugin into from the list of available options.
  6. Translate the text strings
    • Poedit will display a list of all the translatable text strings from the Stackable plugin. Go through each string and provide its translation in the selected language.
  7. Save your translations
  • Click on File > Save or Save As to generate the PO and MO file
  • Click on File > Compile to MO to generate the .mo file
  • When you’re saving the file, rename the file to stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-{locale code}
    • For example: stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-tl

You can look for the language locale code here: https://translate.wordpress.org/

locale code for Tagalog
  1. Move the .po and .mo files to your site’s app/public folder
  2. Open terminal (Mac) or command prompt (Windows)
  3. Make sure pointed directory is on the site's app/public folder
  4. Then type this command: wp i18n make-json stackable-ultimate-gutenberg-blocks-ja.po

That should create multiple *.json files, move them all to your site's wp-content/language/plugins folder.

Now you will be able to see the translated strings on your site.

With these steps, you can effectively use Poedit to translate the Stackable plugin into different languages, making it accessible to non-English speaking users.

Submit Translations to WordPress

Another way to translate the plugin is through https://translate.wordpress.org/. If you submit translations, we can approve it after we receive permissions. This is the preferred way because once it’s accepted, it will be added automatically.

Here are the steps to submit translations for Stackable to WordPress:

  1. Find your locale
  2. Click "Contribute Translation"

  1. Select the "Plugins" tab and search for "Stackable"
  2. Click "Translate Project"