I’ve added or updated a translation, do I have to wait for an update?

The short answer is, no. The long answer; you do not have to wait for an update to start using the translation you added or updated. To start using your translation immediately:

  1. Download and install Poedit.
    • After you install Poedit you need to make a settings change which only needs to be done once.
    • You need to setup Poedit to always compile the MO file when saving.
    • Do do this, click the File → Preferences and on the Editor tab check the Automatically compile .mo file on save box.
  2. Go to the Connections Project page in Transifiex.
  3. Click the language you just added or updated.
  4. Click the POT File link. This will open up a pop-up window.
  5. Click the Download for use link. This will open up a window where you can choose where to save your translation. I suggest saving it to your Desktop so it is easy to find.
  6. Open the file you downloaded in Poedit.
  7. After you open the PO file, you only need to click the Save button.
  8. Go to where you saved the PO file you originally downloaded, you should now see a MO file.
  9. The MO and PO files needs to be named exactly using this format: connections-lang_COUNTRY.mo and connections-lang_COUNTRY.po. Here are few examples:
    • Spanish connections-es_ES.mo and connections-es_ES.po
    • French connections-fr_FR.mo and connections-fr_FR.po
    • German connections-de_DE.mo and connections-de_DE.po
  10. Lastly, upload both the MO and PO file to your WordPress installation languages folder. This folder should be in the wp-content folder. If it does not exist, create it. For more details, please see this FAQ.