Translations

If using WordPress backend in a language other than English, here’s how to translate all backend strings (labels, settings, descriptions in the builder, admin pages & default settings) in BricksExtras into any language.

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The vast majority of labels for BricksExtras (style options, commonly shared settings, WP terminology) will automatically use the built-in translations, so you may only want to translate a few remaining BricksExtras-specific labels & descriptions into your chosen language on the elements being used in your project.

Note: This will translate labels & descriptions for settings found in the builder, the admin pages, and the built-in default labels & placeholders, not for translating user content (this is where a translation plugin would be used, PolyLang, etc)

Here are two options, the first using a plugin and the second via a child theme.

Using Loco Translate

Loco Translate is a free WordPress plugin that makes translating plugins quite easy.

Start Your Translation

  1. Go to Loco Translate → Plugins in your WordPress admin
  2. Find and click on BricksExtras
  3. Click the “New language” button
  4. Select your language from the dropdown (e.g., German, French, Spanish)

Translate

  1. There’ll be an option to ‘auto’ translate using AI, or underneath there’ll be list of all translatable strings for labels, descriptions within the builder and admin pages.
  2. Click on any string to translate it
  3. Enter your translation in the text box
  4. Click “Save” at the top when you’re done

Tips:

  • You don’t need to translate everything at once (most of the labels may be for features you’re not using)
  • Focus on the strings you see most often in the builder on the elements being used.
  • Use the search box to find specific strings
  • Untranslated strings will display in English

Clear Cache

If you’re using a caching plugin, clear your cache to see the translations immediately.

Alternative: Using Poedit + Child Theme

If you prefer translations bundled with a child theme:

  1. Download the bricksextras.pot file (we’ll keep gist link updated)
  2. Open in Poedit and choose to create a new translation from the POT file
  3. Save the .po and .mo files to /wp-content/themes/your-child-theme/languages/
  4. Name them: bricksextras-{locale}.po (e.g., bricksextras-de_DE.po)
  5. Add to your child theme functions.php the code below..
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function() { 
  load_plugin_textdomain( 'bricksextras', false, get_stylesheet_directory() . '/languages' );
}, 20 );