Title: Error: Invalid MO format
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Error: Invalid MO format

 *  Resolved [Julio_Legend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julio_legend/)
 * (@julio_legend)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/)
 * Iam using WPJobs Theme, already created languages folder on theme directory, 
   when i try do add New language i get the “Error: Invalid MO format.
 * Help please.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171107)
 * I can’t find this theme in the WordPress theme directory, but Loco Translate 
   is probably not compatible with the way it is set up for localisation.
 * If you post a source code download link, I can tell you for sure.
 *  Thread Starter [Julio_Legend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julio_legend/)
 * (@julio_legend)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171109)
 * Hi #TimWhitlock!
 * I got this WpJobs from [themeforet](http://themeforest.net/item/wpjobus-job-board-and-resumes-wordpress-theme/8332603)
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171116)
 * I can’t test themes with price tags.
 * If Loco Translate doesn’t just work automatically, then it probably can’t guess
   how the theme’s translation files are laid out. You’ll have to translate it some
   other way.
 *  Thread Starter [Julio_Legend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julio_legend/)
 * (@julio_legend)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171118)
 * thank you sr.
 *  [heike-carle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heike-carle/)
 * (@heike-carle)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171369)
 * First of all: Thanks for sharing “Loco Translate” here in wordpress repository.
   I’ve been looking for an alternative to the good old WP-plugin “Codestyling Localization”,
   which I used before, and your plugin seems to be a real good choice. Very cool
   plugin!
 * Playing around with Loco Translate in a local install of WP, the same error happened
   with the plugin Ultimate Member:
 * We are using the plugin [Ultimate Member](https://ultimatemember.com) (the [free version here in the repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/))
   and getting the same Error: Invalide MO format.
    The language settings of Ultimate
   Member (via Dashbord in the Plugins Menu) can be “forced” to update the language
   file acc. to the settings of WP (in our case German), and this seems to work 
   as there are files named ultimatemember-de_DE.po and ultimatemember-de_DE.mo 
   in wp-content -> languages -> plugins. Looking for the translations of Ultimate
   Member via Loco Translate, I cannot find that German .mo or .po file, but a Template-
   file redux-framework.pot and redux-framework.mo, which seems to be invalid: Trying
   to add a “New language” turns the message “Error: Invalid MO format”.
 * Does Loco Translate ignore files in the languages-folder of wp-content or are
   the settings of Ultimate Member preventing Loco Translate?
 * Cheers, Heike
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171370)
 * The same error doesn’t mean the same problem. Could you post this in a new thread,
   please?
 *  [heike-carle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heike-carle/)
 * (@heike-carle)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171371)
 * Sorry, [posted in a new thread now](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-2?replies=1).

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 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-invalid-mo-format-1/#post-6171371)
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