# Translate Site Interface

**URL:** https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349
**Category:** Using Concrete / Help
**Created:** [February 2, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349 "2022-02-02T11:55:09Z")
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### Author: ![designverign](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/designverign/32/3873_2.png) [@designverign](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/designverign)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349/1 "2022-02-02T11:55:09Z")

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Hello!  
How can I translate the strings of the site interface?  
I have no edit-button on the “Translate Site Interface”-single-page.  
There are also no .po-files inside my application/languages-directory. Just .mo-files.

Another question: How can I add new strings to the interface, when I use the t()-function in my theme?

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### Author: ![TMDesigns](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/tmdesigns/32/4261_2.png) [@TMDesigns](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/TMDesigns)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349/2 "2022-02-02T14:15:59Z")

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Try going to /index.php/dashboard/system/multilingual/translate\_interface

System & Settings \> Multilingual \> Translate Site Interface

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### Author: ![katz515](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/katz515/32/4325_2.png) [@katz515](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/katz515)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349/3 "2022-02-04T09:53:56Z")

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> I have no edit-button on the “Translate Site Interface”-single-page.

1st, You need to created empty `site` folder under `application/languages/`  
Then, visit “Translate Site Interface” as TMDesign says  
You click “Reload Strings” button on the top right,  
Finally you will be able to start editing the translation

> Another question: How can I add new strings to the interface, when I use the t()-function in my theme?

Same, once you added the t() strings in your theme, you go back to “Translate Site Interface” dashboard page, and click “Reload String”

It will scan all t() strings within application folder.

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### Author: ![designverign](https://forums.concretecms.org/user_avatar/forums.concretecms.org/designverign/32/3873_2.png) [@designverign](https://forums.concretecms.org/u/designverign)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.concretecms.org/t/translate-site-interface/2349/4 "2022-03-04T13:29:57Z")

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Thanks for your answer! It all works fine!