Title: Regarding BuddyPress translations. Is th… Author: Remkus de Vries Published: December 2, 2010 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defries/) [Remkus de Vries](https://profiles.wordpress.org/defries/) 1:15 pm _on_ December 2, 2010 Tags: [BuddyPress ( 68 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/buddypress/) # Regarding BuddyPress translations. Is th… Regarding BuddyPress translations. Is there ever going to be a solution where people can download translated version of BuddyPress as a single zip file from the subsites on BuddyPress (e.g. https://nl.buddypress.org/home/ ) Kinda like how it’s done with WordPress itself? 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[Zé](http://everywhereelse.wordpress.com) 3:14 pm _on_ December 2, 2010 3. “Ever” is a very long time… Also don’t forget that BuddyPress is a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. and that such download should probably occur from the [repository](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress). 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0749e8ddae1f4b2b1904e2c0c9f892214c84d397876d43fcb5ebea508ad0833? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Remkus de Vries](http://www.forsite.nu) 3:17 pm _on_ December 2, 2010 * Ever is indeed a long time. I’m just saying that it would be very user friendly if we could support a ‘download the latest BP translation’ button on the local BP sites. You know, instead of having people log into GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/). and exporting both the .moMO files MO, or Machine Object is a binary data file that contains object data referenced by a program. It is typically used to translate program code, and may be loaded or imported into the GNU gettext program. This is the format used in a WordPress install. These files are normally located inside .../wp-content/languages/ and .po .. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d71843bd2670ce03308e7ab56b82febe090a6cfb9944e81657bd619a4756d50f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Zé](http://everywhereelse.wordpress.com) 3:19 pm _on_ December 2, 2010 - No need to go into GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/)., that’s what the localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) BuddyPress sites are for, i.e.: [https://nl.buddypress.org/](https://nl.buddypress.org/) - (let me guess what’s coming next… 🙂 ) * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0749e8ddae1f4b2b1904e2c0c9f892214c84d397876d43fcb5ebea508ad0833? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Remkus de Vries](http://www.forsite.nu) 3:25 pm _on_ December 2, 2010 * I get that 🙂 In fact, I have already added content to that very site you’re pointing to, but there’s no function to create a direct download. * I mean, I can create a button myself and use that as download button and put that in the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme., but for one I can’t upload it and besides that, there must be more I18nInternationalization Internationalization (sometimes shortened to **I18N** , meaning “I - eighteen letters -N”) is the process of planning and implementing products and services so that they can easily be adapted to specific local languages and cultures, a process called localization. This is the process of making software translatable. Information about Internationalization for developers can be found in the [Developer’s handbooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/). guys out there who’d like to see something similar. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2010/12/02/regarding-buddypress-translations-is-th/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2010%2F12%2F02%2Fregarding-buddypress-translations-is-th%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Is it OK for local sites not to be direc…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2010/12/02/is-it-ok-for-local-sites-not-to-be-direc/) [On the fy.wordpress.org site the other a… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2010/12/02/on-the-fy-wordpress-org-site-the-other-a/)