# How to extend i18n translations?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 14, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784 "2019-04-14T13:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hamed\_Jml](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hamed_jml/32/55705_2.png) [@Hamed\_Jml](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hamed_Jml)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784/1 "2019-04-14T13:50:27Z")

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Hi  
As I realized, elk 6.7 and 7 supports simplified chinese, and for each plugin it is possible to have translation files.  
I need to translate kibana core to another language and I don't know chinese.  
Is there an english file which contains all messeges? So I can do the translation and maybe I can share it with elk community also.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784/2 "2019-04-15T17:11:23Z")

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Hi @Hamed_Jml,

You can start from [here](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/17201#issuecomment-479402320) and [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.7/development-plugin-localization.html).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,  
Oleg

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**Author:** ![Hamed\_Jml](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/hamed_jml/32/55705_2.png) [@Hamed\_Jml](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Hamed_Jml)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784/3 "2019-04-15T17:18:29Z")

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Second link is for custom plugins, I want to translate whole kibana, I mean the main kibana. If I run `node scripts/i18n_extract --output-dir ./` it will give me all messages of kibana in english?

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**Author:** ![azasypkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/azasypkin/32/42216_2.png) [@azasypkin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/azasypkin)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784/4 "2019-04-15T17:41:53Z")

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> Second link is for custom plugins, I want to translate whole kibana, I mean the main kibana

You still may want to distribute your translations _as a plugin_. That plugin will contain only translations.

> If I run node scripts/i18n\_extract --output-dir ./ it will give me all messages of kibana in english?

Yes

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-extend-i18n-translations/176784/5 "2019-05-13T17:41:55Z")

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