User language settings changing wordpress options and menus but not plugins

  • Unknown's avatar
    nimashirazi · Member ·

    Hi,
    When I switch the wordpress site language to my native language (Thai) it changes everything on the site as expected including plugins (I have the MO and PO file translations already uploaded). But when I change an individual user to English (US) it changes all the wordpress default options and menus but the plugins remain in Thai.

    Even If I do it the other way around its the same issue: English default and switch individual user to Thai and plugins remain in English. What is possibly going on here? Does the default wordpress language switcher for particular users only apply to wordpress settings and menus? OR have I placed the MO and PO files of the plugins in the wrong directory maybe (wpcontent>languages>plugins). This seems right because it works for global site language.

    I assume that if I purchase a plugin like WPML I may be able to manage all of this, but our site content would remain in thai and it is only the dashboard and plugin settings that need to be in english for ONE particular user that manages the site and cant read thai. So, I dont really need the plugin if the user settings should function the way I assume, unless it doesnt function this way (plugins changing language also).

    I would really appreciate someones insight on this.. Thank you!! :)

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    justjennifer · Member ·

    Hi there, what’s the address of the site you’re working on?

    If you need help with a site using the open source WP software, you’ll want to head over to https://wordpress.org/support/ where you’ll find documentation and users who have more experience with the software you are using. If you don’t have a username on the ORG forums you can register one on the top of that page.

    Just to clarify, this support forum assists users hosted on the WPcom platform. WPcom (the hosted version, where we are ) and WP are separate entities with different documentation and support forums. More information about the differences can be found here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  • Unknown's avatar
    nimashirazi · Member ·

    Ahh I see. My mistake. Ok I will head on over to wp.org!

    Thank you! :)

  • staff-zinnia · Staff ·

    nimashirazi – No worries. It’s a common mistake.

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