Force Update Translations
Apply WordPress.org theme and plugin translations to a site even if translations are not yet approved or language packs have not been released.
4.6(10 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Force Update Translations is a WordPress translation plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Downloads are up 66% this week. Top alternative: Loco Translate.
4.6/510 reviews
1.0K+active installs
22K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
Apply WordPress.org theme and plugin translations to a site even if translations are not yet approved or language packs have not been released.
Note about Translation Playground:
The Translation Playground is now available for quick translation testing. However, if you need to test translations on your actual site, this plugin may remain the practical solution.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Currently this plugin downloads only strings from Development project instead of Stable for plugins. Please wait for an update or see the issue on GitHub.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ Currently this plugin is not able to generate the JSON files that is needed for JavaScript to consume some translations. Please wait for update or see the issue on GitHub.
Theme translation
To download the translation files for a theme:
- Activate the t…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very, very convenient!
by Irina·4 years ago
Very handy when editing a translation!
Thanks for the plugin you need!
Very handy for PTE/GTE or just … everyone
by Yui·5 years ago
Fetches freshly translated strings in a jiffy.
Essential.
Awesome plugin
by Alex Lion (阿力獅)·5 years ago
Oh, this is an awesome plugin so I fully localize this plugin’s UI and page for zh_TW.
- This topic was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by Alex Lion (阿力獅).
Very helpful for translators
by Martin Sauter·5 years ago
If you are translating a plug-in or a theme, this plug-in is a must-have. It allows you to pull your translations from translate.wordpress.org into your website to see these translations in context – which is often the only way to tell whether something is well translated or not. In the most recent version of the plug-in, this works not only for plug-in translations but for theme translations as well. Easy to use, works fine.
Very helpful!
by (Nok) Pantip Treerattanapitak·5 years ago
This plugin is very helpful! We able to use themes/plugins in our language, even it is not 100% translation.
Download Trends
Today: 5Yesterday: 6This week: 63Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.6
50.4%
v0.5
29.6%
v0.3
8.9%
v0.4
7.9%
v0.2
3.2%
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Changelog
To read the changelog for the latest the plugin release, please navigate to the GitHub.
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