Aurora is translation-ready and ships with a set of community-contributed translation files. These cover the theme’s front-end strings: labels, buttons, breadcrumbs, and other interface text, for the languages listed below.
Included Languages
The following translation files are bundled with Aurora Pro:
| Language | Locale code |
|---|---|
| Arabic | ar |
| German | de_DE |
| Spanish | es_ES |
| French | fr_FR |
| Italian | it_IT |
| Japanese | ja |
| Dutch | nl_NL |
Arabic is an RTL language. If you set WordPress to Arabic, Aurora will load the translation file and the RTL stylesheet simultaneously. See Aurora RTL Support for how that works.
Where the Files Live
Translation files are stored in the languages/ folder inside the Aurora theme directory. Each language has a .po source file (human-readable) and a compiled .mo binary file that WordPress loads at runtime. The POT template (aurora.pot) is also included and can be used as the base for new translations.
What Gets Translated
The translation files cover Aurora’s own output strings: things like “Read More”, breadcrumb separators, the reading time label, author bio headings, and other theme-generated text. They do not cover:
- Your own post content, titles, or widget text
- WordPress core strings (covered by WordPress’s own translation system)
- Plugin strings (each plugin ships its own translation files)
Your Language Is Not Listed
If your language is not in the list above, you can create a translation yourself using a tool like Poedit and the included aurora.pot template. See How to Translate Aurora into Your Language for step-by-step instructions.
WordPress also downloads translations automatically from the WordPress.org translation directory when you update a theme. If Aurora has community translations there for your locale, WordPress may install them alongside the bundled files.