diff --git a/compilemessages.sh b/compilemessages.sh
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index 00000000..934a57bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compilemessages.sh
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+for dir in ./cmsplugin_*
+do
+  (cd $dir && echo $dir && django-admin.py compilemessages)
+done
diff --git a/makemessages.sh b/makemessages.sh
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index 00000000..388cadb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makemessages.sh
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+for dir in ./cmsplugin_*
+do
+  (cd $dir && echo $dir && django-admin.py makemessages --all)
+done