hi there,
is there an option (i can’t find) to change the language of the pro theme/cornerstone?
wp is german. cornerstone/theme is english.
thanks a lot, kai
Hello Kai,
There is no separate language setting — Cornerstone and Pro follow your WordPress site language automatically. It stays in English because no German translation is included; both ship only .pot template files, which are blank templates for translators rather than finished translations.
You can create a German translation yourself using Poedit, or Loco Translate if you prefer to work inside the dashboard.
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Translate the two templates –
wp-content/themes/pro/framework/lang/pro.potfor the theme, andwp-content/plugins/cornerstone/lang/cornerstone.potfor Cornerstone and the builder interface. -
Name the files by text domain, not by file name – this is the most common cause of a translation not loading. Despite the template being named
pro.pot, the theme’s text domain is__x__. Save your files as:wp-content/languages/themes/__x__-de_DE.mowp-content/languages/plugins/cornerstone-de_DE.mo
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Do not save into the theme or plugin folder – files placed there are erased on the next update. The
wp-content/languageslocations above are preserved.
Step 3: Recommended Resources
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Theme Translations — full walkthrough, including the child theme method
Best Regards.
Just noticed the plugin “qtranslate-x” mentioned in this article is no longer available. It got removed because of security issues:
thanks a lot guys!
it does not happen very often, but someone was asking for a german interface.
but since it is only one person, she has to learn some basic english now 
BEST WISHES, KAI
Maybe Themeco could facilitate a public translations directory where we could all contribute to translations. I’d be happy to provide and maintain a Dutch translation. GlotPress works great for this.
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