Title: Hello Polyglots, I am the… Author: Eric Daams Published: April 20, 2017 Last modified: May 8, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/) [Eric Daams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/) 2:16 am _on_ April 20, 2017 Tags: [editor requests ( 9,375 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [nl_NL ( 478 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=nl_NL)    # Hello Polyglots, I am the… Hello Polyglots, I am 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. author for [Charitable](https://wordpress.org/plugins/charitable/). We have a translation editorTranslation 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](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) that we’d like to be able to approve translation for our plugin. Please add the following WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) user as 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](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) for his 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/): * [#nl_nl](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=nl_NL) – [@melvinsjerps](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melvinsjerps/)( [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/)) If you have any questions, just comment here. Thank you! 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[Chantal Coolsma](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chantalc/) 7:49 am _on_ April 20, 2017 3. I see [@melvinsjerps](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melvinsjerps/) didn’t translate anything yet. Why make that user PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a [general translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#general-translation-editor) after a [request by the project author](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/#requesting-new-translation-editors) or by the contributors themselves.? 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/97c9fffa0fbf0a9a74579ba5c4a11c631dc44c3d6c06ef59cae6517cd3c34cd0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Eric Daams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/) 7:06 pm _on_ April 20, 2017 * He just signed up on WP.org to help us out as a translator for Dutch. We’ve been in touch with him directly and he wanted to support the project in this way. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a68c8e0b8b9d1f11aa1744b34a31930327e32f9e865c147592bc8f44bb499d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Chantal Coolsma](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chantalc/) 11:39 am _on_ April 24, 2017 - I would first see how good translation quality is. Let him translate stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. first and the current PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a [general translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#general-translation-editor) after a [request by the project author](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/#requesting-new-translation-editors) or by the contributors themselves. evaluate if the quality is good enough. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0894ec0d7e5d70306a16431b36249b1928cad88a572de9b5211a54d75ad5d77a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Niels Lange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) 3:53 pm _on_ May 1, 2017 * Hi [@ericdaams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/), hope you’re recovered from WCUbud! 😉 I’m happy to help you with German translations and when [@melvinsjerps](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melvinsjerps/) didn’t get back to you I can also jump in for the Dutch translations. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/97c9fffa0fbf0a9a74579ba5c4a11c631dc44c3d6c06ef59cae6517cd3c34cd0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Eric Daams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/) 2:37 am _on_ May 3, 2017 - That would be great [@nielslange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/)! Are you happy for me to add you as a German translation editorTranslation 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](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor)? - Happy to reciprocate with an Australian English translation of Hyperdrive by the way 🙂 Not that Australian English is much of a translation, but it’s one I can do! - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0894ec0d7e5d70306a16431b36249b1928cad88a572de9b5211a54d75ad5d77a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Niels Lange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) 5:38 am _on_ May 3, 2017 - [@ericdaams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/): Happy to become the German translation editorTranslation 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](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) for [Charitable](https://wordpress.org/plugins/charitable/). 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0894ec0d7e5d70306a16431b36249b1928cad88a572de9b5211a54d75ad5d77a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Niels Lange](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nielslange/) 2:50 am _on_ May 3, 2017 7. Sure [@ericdaams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/)! I’m happy to become PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project ( for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a [general translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#general-translation-editor) after a [request by the project author](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/#requesting-new-translation-editors) or by the contributors themselves. for German translations ([#de_DE](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=de_DE)) of [Charitable](https://wordpress.org/plugins/charitable/). 8. [@pento](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/): Can you add [@ericdaams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ericdaams/) as PTE for Australian English translations ([#en_AU](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=en_AU)) of [Hyperdrive](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hyperdrive/)? 9. [#editor-requests](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/) 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dad360d6d33cc359ccc77beb0de91ea2ac1c3ccaf28550b1e2727d5f6127ad00? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Petya Raykovska](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/) 1:31 pm _on_ May 8, 2017 12. That’s done for en_AU and it looks like it’s also done for some of the other 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/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) requested. 13. I’ll mark it as done as a conversation with the [#nl_NL](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=nl_NL) GTEs already exists. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/20/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-90/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2017%2F04%2F20%2Fhello-polyglots-i-am-the-90%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Spanish Mexican editor request for the Customizr theme](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/19/spanish-mexican-editor-request-for-the-customizr-theme/) [Hello Polyglots, I am the… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/04/21/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-91/)