Title: The translation code is missing
Last modified: March 11, 2021

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# The translation code is missing

 *  Resolved [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/)
 * I downloaded version 5.3.0 and noticed that the translation code is missing in
   the **q2w3-fixed-widget.php** file
 * `load_plugin_textdomain('q2w3-fixed-widget', false, dirname(plugin_basename(__FILE__)));`
 * I entered this code and in Loco Translate I created the .po and .mo files

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 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14165229)
 * Hi steve92,
 * thanks for reaching out.
 * I removed the translation files on purpose. The translation system of wordpress.
   org should take care of them automatically.
 * I just verified this on a new test site. To load the translations if WordPress
   is not doing this automatically, go to _Dashboard > Updates_, then scroll down
   to “Translations” and update them.
 * Thomas
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14168052)
 * Without this code your plugin translations will not update
 *     ```
       load_plugin_textdomain('q2w3-fixed-widget', false, dirname(plugin_basename(__FILE__ )));
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14168064)
 * Which language are you trying to download?
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14168318)
 * Italian
    Without the code it does not translate.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/).
 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14168440)
 * Thanks.
 * I just went to General > Settings and switched my site to Italian.
    Then I went
   to Dashboard > Updates (Bacheca > Aggiornamenti), scrolled down and found the
   update button for the translations.
 * Clicking the button downloaded all translations, though Italian was missing. 
   Then I looked at the [translation page](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/q2w3-fixed-widget/)
   and found that there is indeed no Italian translation available.
 * So if you want to have Italian delivered with the plugin, you can add your translations
   under Italian on the linked page. That would help other Italians, too.
 * Thanks,
    Thomas
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14168689)
 * I don’t know how to add translations. If you give me your email I will send you
   the files of the translations I have done.
 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14172332)
 * Hi [@steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/),
 * I see that you already suggested the Italian translations [here](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/it/default/wp-plugins/q2w3-fixed-widget/).
 * Each language is maintained by a group of native speakers in the community. They
   are also mentioned on the linked page. If you know someone, you could ask them
   to verify the translations you added.
 * Thanks,
    Thomas
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14172493)
 * I entered the yellow translations, the green ones were already there. Why don’t
   mine turn green?
 * [⌊Schermata-2021-03-12-alle-13-45-03⌉⌊Schermata-2021-03-12-alle-13-45-03⌉[
 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14173709)
 * You need someone to approve the translations. When you click on the green ones,
   you see at the right, who approved them.
 * You can read [here](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/after-your-contribution/#request-a-translation-review)
   on how to do that. It basically needs someone to verify your translation, so 
   it can’t be me, since I am not speaking Italian.
 * I can ask the Polyglots team to add you as a Translation Editor for Fixed Widget
   if someone else approves a few translations first so that I know that your translations
   match the requirements.
 * Thanks,
    Thomas
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14175627)
 * In the new version of the plugin you can insert a language folder with the .mo.
   po files in Italian that I have translated.
    Official translators have many plugins
   to translate and it can take years.
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/).
 *  Thread Starter [steve92](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve92/)
 * (@steve92)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14176891)
 * Italian translations have been approved.
 *  Plugin Author [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-translation-code-is-missing/#post-14188044)
 * That’s great!
 * Thanks for taking care of this!
 * Thomas

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