Title: Translating attribute name
Last modified: October 5, 2025

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# Translating attribute name

 *  Resolved [AudunBK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/audunbk/)
 * (@audunbk)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/)
 * I would like to translate the attribute names. For instance, one attribute name
   in English is “Color” and an attribute term is red. In Norwegian, I would like
   the attribute name to be “Farge”. I tried to search for the attribute name in
   Loco Translate (translating the WooCommerce plugin), but the string was not found.

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 *  [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/)
 * (@lovingbro)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/#post-18668364)
 * Hi [@audunbk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/audunbk/),
 * I understand you’d like to translate attribute names such as “Color” into Norwegian(“
   Farge”) so they appear correctly on your store. That’s a good idea to maintain
   consistency and clarity for your customers.
 * The attribute names (like “Color” or “Size”) aren’t included in WooCommerce’s
   language files, so they won’t appear in Loco Translate. These are custom taxonomy
   names stored in your database and can be changed directly in WooCommerce.
 * Here’s what you can do:
    1. **Rename the attribute manually** Go to **Products → Attributes**, hover over“
       Color,” click **Edit**, and rename it to “Farge.” This updates the display name
       everywhere on your site where that attribute is used, such as product pages 
       and filters.
    2. **If your site is multilingual and uses WPML** WPML supports WooCommerce attribute
       and variation translations. You can follow this guide for step-by-step instructions:
       [https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/woocommerce-multilingual/translate-attributes-and-variations/](https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/woocommerce-multilingual/translate-attributes-and-variations/)
 * If your site is single-language, manually renaming the attribute is enough. Let
   us know if you’re using WPML or a different translation setup so we can guide
   you more precisely. Feel free to let us know how it goes.
 *  Thread Starter [AudunBK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/audunbk/)
 * (@audunbk)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/#post-18668365)
 * Thanks for your kind help! My site is multiligual and I use Loco Translate, Polylang
   and Polylang for WooCommerce. Polylang for WooCommerce can translate the attribute
   terms, but not the attribute names.
 *  [LovingBro (woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lovingbro/)
 * (@lovingbro)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/#post-18668367)
 * Hi [@audunbk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/audunbk/),
 * I appreciate you sharing those details, and it’s great that you already have 
   Polylang for WooCommerce handling the attribute terms. I understand you’d like
   the attribute names themselves (like “Color”) to also be translatable, not just
   the terms.
 * At the moment, Polylang for WooCommerce doesn’t provide full translation support
   for attribute _names_ — only for attribute _terms_. That’s a known limitation,
   as these attribute taxonomies are stored differently and aren’t registered as
   translatable strings by Polylang.
 * Since the plugin hasn’t been updated for quite some time and lacks active compatibility
   maintenance, we recommend using **WPML with WooCommerce Multilingual** for full
   attribute and variation translation coverage. It includes tools specifically 
   designed for translating both names and terms. You can review the guide here:
   [https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/woocommerce-multilingual/](https://wpml.org/documentation/related-projects/woocommerce-multilingual/)
 * If you prefer staying with Polylang, the only workaround would be to manually
   rename the attribute labels in **Products → Attributes**, setting each language
   version separately (for example, “Farge” on your Norwegian site view).
 * Please let us know how it goes.
 *  Plugin Support [Chris Moreira – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrism245/)
 * (@chrism245)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/#post-18691535)
 * Since there’s been no recent activity on this thread, I’m marking it as resolved.
   Don’t hesitate to start a new thread if you need help in the future.
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 * Last activity: [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translating-attribute-name/#post-18691535)
 * Status: resolved