# Translate The Theme Words by the Loco Translate plugin

> Translate the Phox theme with the free Loco Translate plugin: install it, then translate the theme's text from the WordPress dashboard.

Source: https://phox.wdes.org/docs/translate-theme-words-by-the-loco-translate-plugin/
Last updated: 2020-05-23

The Phox theme is ready for translation and provides a POT file for translation with various tools. In this article, we will explain the translation process with the Loco Translate plugin. This plugin is free and an excellent plug-in for managing translation.

## Overview

- [Installing the Loco Translate Plugin](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/translate-theme-words-by-the-loco-translate-plugin/#loco)
- [Translating the Theme](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/translate-theme-words-by-the-loco-translate-plugin/#translate)

### Installing the Loco Translate Plugin

- From the WordPress left menu, go to **Plugins > Add New**.

![loco 1](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-1-1.DAqFd95m_ZO0JrA.webp)

- Search for **Loco Translate** then click **Install Now**.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-2.BNb-Y6fG_VWhSb.webp)

- Click on **Activate** when the installation is done.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-3.9afkZkW2_SBU5Y.webp)

### Translating the Theme

- From the WordPress left menu, click on **Loco Translate > Themes**.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-4.CoYfw_6e_Z2reN4m.webp)

- From the **Translate Themes** page, click on **Phox**

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-5.C8Vipo8u_ZblNaM.webp)

- From the **Themes/Phox** page click on **New Language**.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-6.Gr4vp2j0_sT02O.webp)

- In the new language configuration section, select the language for example “**Arabic**” from the **Choose a Language** field, and then click on **Start Translating**.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-7.BIrhXcvS_zQ1VB.webp)

- In the translation editor page, search for **Your Name** and type its translation in Arabic under the **Arabic translation** section. Do the same for other terms and then click on **Save**.

![loco](https://phox.wdes.org/docs/assets/loco-8.BDqV4AQr_18ld3L.webp)

- From the WordPress left menu, go to **Settings > General** page and select **Arabic** from the **Site Language** field
- Click on **Save Changes** and check the result.