WordPress 4.3 string freeze and release date

WordPress 4.3 is scheduled for tomorrow – August 18th. StringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. have been frozen for a while, last week we also got the last 14 strings in, so we’re in a hard freezeHard freeze See String freeze. A hard string freeze or a hard freeze is announced when all the strings of the upcoming release are frozen including the strings of the About page. A hard freeze is the final string freeze before a release. since Friday. It would be great if the remaining strings were translated and we were prepared to launch with more than 60 localesLocale 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/.

Pinging the validators for the locales who have more than 90% translated. If you get a chance, please get your locales ready for the release tomorrow.

More than 95%

30 locales have more than 95% translated. Translators and translation editorsTranslation Editor Translation editors can approve translations for projects. The GTE (General Translation Editor) and LM (Locale Manager) roles can add new users with the "Project Translation Editor" role that can approve translations for specific projects. There are two different Translation Editor roles: General Translation Editor and Project Translation Editor, please head to your locales and translate the about page strings, so we can prepare the packages for the release on Aug 18th

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/ WP Locale Version GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org.
Albanian Shqip sq 4.2.2 95% sq Details
Arabic العربية ar 4.2.4 99% ar Details
Azerbaijani Azərbaycan dili az 4.2.4 99% az Details
Bengali বাংলা bn_BD 4.2.2 97% bn Details
Bulgarian Български bg_BG 4.2.4 99% bg Details
Chinese (China) 简体中文 zh_CN 4.2.2 95% zh-cn Details
Chinese (Taiwan) 繁體中文 zh_TW 4.2.4 97% zh-tw Details
Croatian Hrvatski hr 4.2.4 98% hr Details
Danish Dansk da_DK 4.2.4 98% da Details
English (New Zealand) English (New Zealand) en_NZ None 99% en-nz Details
English (UK) English (UK) en_GB 4.2.4 99% en-gb Details
Estonian Eesti et 4.2.4 95% et Details
German (Switzerland) Deutsch (Schweiz) de_CH 4.2.4 95% de-ch Details
Hungarian Magyar hu_HU 4.2.4 99% hu Details
Icelandic Íslenska is_IS 4.2.4 96% is Details
Korean 한국어 ko_KR 4.2.4 99% ko Details
Lithuanian Lietuvių kalba lt_LT 4.2.2 95% lt Details
Norwegian (Nynorsk) Norsk nynorsk nn_NO 4.2.4 99% nn Details
Occitan Occitan oci 4.2.4 99% oci Details
Pashto پښتو ps 4.1.2 96% ps Details
Persian فارسی fa_IR 4.2.4 95% fa Details
Portuguese (Brazil) Português do Brasil pt_BR 4.2.4 95% pt-br Details
Portuguese (Portugal) Português pt_PT 4.2.4 99% pt Details
Russian Русский ru_RU 4.2.4 95% ru Details
Serbian Српски језик sr_RS 4.2.4 99% sr Details
Spanish (Mexico) Español de México es_MX 4.2.4 95% es-mx Details
Spanish (Peru) Español de Perú es_PE 4.2.2 95% es-pe Details
Tagalog Tagalog tl 4.2.2 99% tl Details
Turkish Türkçe tr_TR 4.2.4 99% tr Details
Ukrainian Українська uk 4.2.4 99% uk Details

Pinging the translation editors for the langueages mentioned above: @gaygysyz, @wordpress-tr, @krzheiyah @Kel-DC, @marcozink, @hiwhatsup, @dimadin, @lanche86, @Reyson, @Atrax, @SergeyBiryukov, @slaFFik, @jenia, @krioteh, @catiakitahara, @Gabriel Reguly, @Dianakc, @rafaelfunchal, @valeriosza, @vmassuchetto, @vanillalounge, @alvarogois, @nbar, @mani_monaj, @Gonahkar, @sajadsafi, @msadat, @meinmycell, @chriscena, @hgmb, @peterhoob, @pokeraitis, @jonasltu, @drssay, @Kaul, @martian36, @stebbiv, @egill, @samueljon, @valurthor, @djzone, @fgywp, @sooskriszta, @Blintux, @openstream, @swissspidy, @swissky, @Erko.Risthein, @UncleOwl, @petskratt, @westi, @s1m0nd, @DJPaul, @GaryJ, @tareiking, @Shevy, @culturemark, @tntc1978, @DanielJuhl, @hammerfar, @brianbrandt, @GeorgWP, @maxemil, @weblysdal, @intoxstudio, @heinohund, @mikwolbre, @Mirta, @yuraz, @Kirin_Lin, @pseric, @s9011514, @levinng, @carrielis, @bibi-wang, @Dreamcolor, @jiehanzheng, @dallaslu, @xslidian, @musiclog, @franklsf, @jimmyxu, @tareq1988, @wzislam, @badsha_eee, @muhsinmushviq, @rasheed, @alex-ye, @Besnik

Seven locales have more than 90% translated

Locale WP Locale Version GlotPress
French (Canada) Français du Canada fr_CA None 94% fr-ca Details
Hazaragi هزاره گی haz 4.1.2 92% haz Details
Macedonian Македонски јазик mk_MK 4.1.1 92% mk Details
Myanmar (Burmese) ဗမာစာ my_MM 4.1 92% mya Details
Slovenian Slovenščina sl_SI 4.1.2 94% sl Details
Uighur Uyƣurqə ug_CN 4.1.2 91% ug Details
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi 4.2.1 93% vi Details

Pinging the translation editors for the languages mentioned above:

@rilwis, @philiparthurmoore, @tucq, @htdat, @tony.bui, @huynetbase, @Moorshidi, @Alim-Ahat, @andrejz, @Hekos, @st1FFFy, @herzcthu, @minnkyaw, @chombium, @Kuzmanov, @goce.mitevski, @jjanev86, @l10n, @server986, @tohave


 

Thank you all for your help and the time you dedicate to the project. Now going to go take care of the bg_BG strings, as it’s also only 99% done.

Cheers!

Petya