Translation and Internationalization in Themes

Translation and Internationalization in Themes — a practical guide to WordPress theme i18n with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Load the theme textdomain and wrap strings with `__()`, `esc_html__()`, `_e()`, etc.

Load textdomain

add_action('after_setup_theme', function () {
  load_theme_textdomain('acme-theme', get_template_directory() . '/languages');
});
esc_html_e('Read more', 'acme-theme');