Title: wp language theme
Published: August 8, 2018
Last modified: October 7, 2026

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

Installs, activates, and manages theme language packs.

## In this article

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

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

    ```
    # Install the Dutch theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
    $ wp language theme install twentyten nl_NL
    Downloading translation from https://downloads.wordpress.org/translation/theme/twentyten/4.0/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 theme language pack for Twenty Ten.
    $ wp language theme uninstall twentyten nl_NL
    Language 'nl_NL' for 'twentyten' uninstalled.
    +-----------+--------+-------------+
    | name      | locale | status      |
    +-----------+--------+-------------+
    | twentyten | nl_NL  | uninstalled |
    +-----------+--------+-------------+
    Success: Uninstalled 1 of 1 languages.

    # List installed theme language packs for Twenty Ten.
    $ wp language theme list twentyten --status=installed
    +-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    | theme     | language | english_name | native_name | status    | update | updated             |
    +-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    | twentyten | nl_NL    | Dutch        | Nederlands  | installed | none   | 2023-12-29 21:21:39 |
    +-----------+----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+--------+---------------------+
    ```

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

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

Installs a given language for a theme.

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

Checks if a given language is installed.

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

Lists all available languages for one or more themes.

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

Uninstalls a given language for a theme.

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

Updates installed languages for one or more themes.

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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._