diff --git a/client/coral-admin/public/translations/en.json b/client/coral-admin/public/translations/en.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 591de1754..000000000
--- a/client/coral-admin/public/translations/en.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "modqueue": {
-    "pending": "pending",
-    "rejected": "rejected",
-    "flagged": "flagged",
-    "shortcuts": "Shortcuts",
-    "close": "Close",
-    "actions": "Actions",
-    "navigation": "Navigation",
-    "approve": "Approve comment",
-    "reject": "Reject comment",
-    "nextcomment": "Go to the next comment",
-    "prevcomment": "Go to the previous comment",
-    "singleview": "Toggle single comment edit view",
-    "thismenu": "Open this menu"
-  },
-  "comment": {
-    "flagged": "flagged",
-    "anon": "Anonymous"
-  },
-  "embedlink": {
-    "copy": "Copy to Clipboard"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/public/translations/es.json b/client/coral-admin/public/translations/es.json
deleted file mode 100644
index d151cf13c..000000000
--- a/client/coral-admin/public/translations/es.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "modqueue": {
-    "pending": "pendiente",
-    "rejected": "rechazado",
-    "flagged": "marcado",
-    "shortcuts": "Atajos de teclado",
-    "close": "Cerrar"
-  },
-  "comment": {
-    "flagged": "marcado",
-    "anon": "Anónimo"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
index b0d7312e2..47f00ffb5 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/CommentCount.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
-
+import {I18n} from '../coral-framework';
+import translations from './translations.json';
 const name = 'coral-plugin-comment-count';
 
 const CommentCount = ({items, id}) => {
@@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ const CommentCount = ({items, id}) => {
     }
   }
 
-  return <div className={`${name  }-text`}>
-    {`${count  } ${  count === 1 ? 'Comment' : 'Comments'}`}
+  return <div className={`${name}-text`}>
+    {`${count} ${count === 1 ? lang.t('comment') : lang.t('comment-plural')}`}
   </div>;
 };
 
 export default CommentCount;
+
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/translations.json b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/translations.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f212810e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-comment-count/translations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "en": {
+    "comment": "Comment",
+    "comment-plural": "Comments"
+  },
+  "es": {
+    "comment": "Comentario",
+    "comment-plural": "Comentarios"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
index 2fb097610..9032ad328 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, {Component, PropTypes} from 'react';
 import {I18n} from '../coral-framework';
+import translations from './translations.json';
 
 const name = 'coral-plugin-commentbox';
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
     postItem(comment, 'comments')
     .then((comment_id) => {
       if (premod === 'pre') {
-        addNotification('success', 'Your comment has been posted and is being reviewed by our moderation team.');
+        addNotification('success', lang.t('comment-post-notif-premod'));
       } else {
         appendItemArray(parent_id || id, related, comment_id, !parent_id, parent_type);
         addNotification('success', 'Your comment has been posted.');
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
           style={styles && styles.textarea}
           value={this.state.username}
           id={reply ? 'replyUser' : 'commentUser'}
-          placeholder='Name'
+          placeholder={lang.t('name')}
           onChange={(e) => this.setState({username: e.target.value})}/>
       </div>
       <div
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
             className={`${name}-textarea`}
             style={styles && styles.textarea}
             value={this.state.body}
-            placeholder='Comment'
+            placeholder={lang.t('comment')}
             id={reply ? 'replyText' : 'commentText'}
             onChange={(e) => this.setState({body: e.target.value})}
             rows={3}/>
@@ -93,15 +94,4 @@ class CommentBox extends Component {
 
 export default CommentBox;
 
-const lang = new I18n({
-  en: {
-    post: 'Post',
-    reply: 'Reply',
-    comment: 'Comment',
-  },
-  es: {
-    post: 'Publicar',
-    reply: 'Respuesta',
-    comment: 'Comentario'
-  }
-});
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/translations.json b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/translations.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8eb8ad52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-commentbox/translations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "en": {
+    "post": "Post",
+    "reply": "Reply",
+    "comment": "Comment",
+    "name": "Name",
+    "comment-post-notif": "Your comment has been posted.",
+    "comment-post-notif-premod": "Thank you for reporting this comment. Our moderation team has been notified and will review it shortly."
+  },
+  "es": {
+    "post": "Publicar",
+    "reply": "Respuesta",
+    "comment": "Comentario",
+    "name": "Nombre",
+    "comment-post-notif": "¡traduceme!",
+    "comment-post-notif-premod": "¡traduceme!"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js b/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
index eeeb5e3f5..4f90dfb7c 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import {I18n} from '../coral-framework';
+import translations from './translations.json';
 
 const name = 'coral-plugin-flags';
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ const FlagButton = ({flag, id, postAction, addItem, updateItem, addNotification}
         addItem({...action, current_user:true}, 'actions');
         updateItem(action.item_id, action.action_type, action.id, 'comments');
       });
-    addNotification('success', 'Thank you for reporting this comment. Our moderation team has been notified and will review it shortly.');
+    addNotification('success', lang.t('flag-notif'));
   };
 
   return <div className={`${name  }-container`}>
@@ -20,8 +22,8 @@ const FlagButton = ({flag, id, postAction, addItem, updateItem, addNotification}
         aria-hidden={true}>flag</i>
       {
         flagged
-        ? <span className={`${name  }-button-text`}>Flagged</span>
-        : <span className={`${name  }-button-text`}>Flag</span>
+        ? <span className={`${name}-button-text`}>{lang.t('flag')}</span>
+      : <span className={`${name}-button-text`}>{lang.t('flagged')}</span>
       }
     </button>
   </div>;
@@ -37,3 +39,5 @@ const styles = {
     color: 'inherit'
   }
 };
+
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json b/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28eb9f8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-flags/translations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "en": {
+    "flag": "Flag",
+    "flagged": "Flagged",
+    "flag-notif": "Thank you for reporting this comment. Our moderation team has been notified and will review it shortly."
+  },
+  "es": {
+    "flag": "Marcar",
+    "flagged": "Marcado",
+    "flag-notif": "Gracias por marcar este comentario. Nuestro equipo de moderación ha sido notificado y muy pronto lo va a revisar."
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
index d9fddf1ad..6614aed72 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyBox.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import CommentBox from '../coral-plugin-commentbox/CommentBox';
 const name = 'coral-plugin-replies';
 
 const ReplyBox = (props) => <div
-   className={`${name  }-textarea`}
+   className={`${name}-textarea`}
    style={props.styles && props.styles.container}>
      {
        props.showReply && <CommentBox
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
index 82c379e86..44213c2f7 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {I18n} from '../coral-framework';
+import translations from './translations.json';
 
 const name = 'coral-plugin-replies';
 
@@ -13,11 +14,4 @@ const ReplyButton = (props) => <button
 
 export default ReplyButton;
 
-const lang = new I18n({
-  en: {
-    'reply': 'Reply'
-  },
-  es: {
-    'reply': '¡traduceme!'
-  }
-});
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/translations.json b/client/coral-plugin-replies/translations.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4d820c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/translations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "en": {
+    "reply": "Reply"
+  },
+  "es": {
+    "reply": "Responder"
+  }
+}