Title: wp language plugin
Published: August 8, 2018
Last modified: April 13, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp language plugin <command>](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/)󠁿

Installs, activates, and manages plugin language packs.

## In this article

 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/?output_format=md#subcommands)

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### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # Install the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
    $ wp language plugin install hello-dolly nl_NL
    Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/plugin/hello-dolly/1.7.2/nl_NL.zip...
    Unpacking the update...
    Installing the latest version...
    Removing the old version of the translation...
    Translation updated successfully.
    Language 'nl_NL' installed.
    Success: Installed 1 of 1 languages.

    # Uninstall the Dutch plugin language pack for Hello Dolly.
    $ wp language plugin uninstall hello-dolly nl_NL
    Language 'nl_NL' for 'hello-dolly' uninstalled.
    +-------------+--------+-------------+
    | name        | locale | status      |
    +-------------+--------+-------------+
    | hello-dolly | nl_NL  | uninstalled |
    +-------------+--------+-------------+
    Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

    # List installed plugin language packs for Hello Dolly.
    $ wp language plugin list hello-dolly --status=installed
    +-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    | plugin      | language | english_name | native_name | status    | update | updated             |
    +-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    | hello-dolly | nl_NL    | Dutch        | Nederlands  | installed | none   | 2023-11-13 12:34:15 |
    +-------------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    ```

### 󠀁[Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/?output_format=md#subcommands)󠁿

| Name | Description | 
| [wp language plugin install](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/install/) |

Installs a given language for a plugin.

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| [wp language plugin is-installed](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/is-installed/) |

Checks if a given language is installed.

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| [wp language plugin list](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/list/) |

Lists all available languages for one or more plugins.

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| [wp language plugin uninstall](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/uninstall/) |

Uninstalls a given language for a plugin.

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| [wp language plugin update](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/language/plugin/update/) |

Updates installed languages for one or more plugins.

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 _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example,
please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._