Title: Zé I’m comfusing with bbPress POT files In… Author: Sithu Thwin Published: June 8, 2011 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/herzcthu/) [Sithu Thwin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/herzcthu/) 5:50 am _on_ June 8, 2011 Tags: [bbPress ( 77 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/bbpress/), [my_MM ( 60 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=my_MM), [pot ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/pot/) # Zé I’m comfusing with bbPress POT files In… Zé , I’m comfusing with bbPressbbPress Free, open source software built on top of WordPress for easily creating forums on sites. [https://bbpress.org](https://bbpress.org) POT files. In codex page for [International WordPress Forums](https://codex.wordpress.org/International_WordPress_Forums), it mentions [this](http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/pot/trunk/bbpress.pot) for bbPress pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress. org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. POT filePOT file POT files are the template files for PO files. They will have all the translation strings left empty. A POT file is essentially an empty PO file without the translations, with just the original strings.. It has 1131 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.. In glotpressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/). there are only 706 strings. Those two are nearly completely differences. Which one I need to translate for localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) forum and which one is for stand alone plugin? 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[Zé](http://everywhereelse.wordpress.com) 8:51 am _on_ June 8, 2011 3. LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) forums: [https://bbpress-i18n.svn.wordpress.org/pot/trunk/bbpress.pot](https://bbpress-i18n.svn.wordpress.org/pot/trunk/bbpress.pot)( [see this](http://wppolyglots.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/psa-for-those-of-you-who-use-svn/) for the change of URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org) 4. PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress. org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.: [https://bbpress.svn.wordpress.org/branches/plugin/bbp-languages/bbpress.pot](https://bbpress.svn.wordpress.org/branches/plugin/bbp-languages/bbpress.pot)( but it should be translated from GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/).) 5. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f42c76656913f19981b1b3c8c3e268cbe9d9bb8de6c91c3ac467846ae297b61a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [herzcthu](http://herzcthu.wordpress.com) 9:46 am _on_ June 8, 2011 * Ok thanks, I’m working on localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) forum pot. But I want to clear about svn. svn I have commit access is only for locale forum ? How about svn for pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. ? We don’t have commit access to svn for bbPressbbPress Free, open source software built on top of WordPress for easily creating forums on sites. [https://bbpress.org](https://bbpress.org) plugin. right ? Only way to translate bbPress plugin is to translate from GlotpressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/).. right? - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d71843bd2670ce03308e7ab56b82febe090a6cfb9944e81657bd619a4756d50f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Zé](http://everywhereelse.wordpress.com) 10:09 am _on_ June 8, 2011 - Correct. There is no write access to the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.’s repositoryWordPress Localization Repository The **WordPress Localization Repository** at [https://i18n.svn.wordpress.org/](https://i18n.svn.wordpress.org/) is a [Subversion repository](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Subversion) where official WordPress translations are maintained. See [Working with the Translation Repository](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/working-with-the-translation-repository/) for details. (unless you are a contributor, as with any other plugin), only read. Translations are GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/).- only. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f42c76656913f19981b1b3c8c3e268cbe9d9bb8de6c91c3ac467846ae297b61a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [herzcthu](http://herzcthu.wordpress.com) 10:11 am _on_ June 8, 2011 * Thanks, Now I understand it . ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2011/06/08/ze-im-comfusing-with-bbpress-pot-files-in/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2011%2F06%2F08%2Fze-im-comfusing-with-bbpress-pot-files-in%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hi all I’ve just deployed a 100% complete…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2011/06/07/hi-all-ive-just-deployed-a-100-complete/) [This post concerns the Chinese Credits page Hope… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2011/06/08/this-post-concerns-the-chinese-credits-page-hope/)