Title: Guys, the “I’m a plugin… Author: Waclaw Jacek Published: June 9, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waclawjacek/) [Waclaw Jacek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waclawjacek/) 2:35 pm _on_ June 9, 2017   # Guys, the “I’m a plugin… Guys, the “I’m a 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 and I want X to be a translation validatorValidator See [translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#translation-editor). for Y” flow should be automated. It doesn’t require any kind of decision-making on GTEGeneral Translation Editor A General Translation Editor (often referred to as GTE) is a person, who has global access to validate strings on **all projects for a specific locale.**’s behalf and it’s pretty tiresome to have to do it over and over again (plus, with multiple GTEs, you don’t know if someone isn’t already taking care of it). 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[gnumax](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gnumax/) 3:46 pm _on_ June 9, 2017 3. Hi, 4. This process should be more automatic, and less dependent! 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/649fb2ded934d53d79b98a1f98c694d175ef9c644e28b89ea0eb8c3a64fdda39? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Yui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fierevere/) 4:17 pm _on_ June 9, 2017 7. It is fine as is. Each 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/) team has their own rules, policies and standarts for translating, some just check if you are 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, some will check if you are native speaker for requested language, some will require you to provide some examples of your translation and some ensure even stricter standarts I ve seen( as GTEGeneral Translation Editor A General Translation Editor (often referred to as GTE) is a person, who has global access to validate strings on **all projects for a specific locale.**) many bad and non-compilant translations done by not native speakers and even some native speakers translations can be bad and non- compilant. Do you (as plugin) author really want to have bad translations for your plugin? Some are harder to understand than english non-translated versions. 8. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b251cb4bdd33fd2bb15f2ec8c69bea3795f5c871c0c8c5f316789736b03babb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Waclaw Jacek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waclawjacek/) 1:44 pm _on_ June 19, 2017 * Fair point. Maybe there should be an option 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. authors to manually designate translation validators, but with an appropriate warning? 9. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd9a7555ea561ad91adc1f90096adfff945025baacc986b8736ca6ad9e02b710? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 10. [Christian Sabo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixelverbieger/) 7:35 pm _on_ June 9, 2017 11. > It is fine as is. 12. That’s correct. Nobody (neither 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. authors nor users) wants translations/ suggestions which come from Google Translator … 13. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b251cb4bdd33fd2bb15f2ec8c69bea3795f5c871c0c8c5f316789736b03babb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Waclaw Jacek](https://profiles.wordpress.org/waclawjacek/) 1:46 pm _on_ June 19, 2017 * I meant allowing 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./theme authors to assign translation validatorValidator See [translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#translation-editor). rights through a form, not automating the translation process itself. 🙂 * Right now GTEGeneral Translation Editor A General Translation Editor (often referred to as GTE) is a person, who has global access to validate strings on **all projects for a specific locale.**’s have to sift through posts on the P2p2 "p2" is the name of the theme that blogs at make.wordpress.org use( and o2 is the accompanying plugin). When asked to post something "on the p2" by a member of the Polyglots team, that usually means you're asked to post on the team blog [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/)/., look for ones regarding their 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/), open up the dashboard and check if the permissions haven’t been assigned already and assign them every time a request comes through. 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cb17ded44cd12f0e4f580acf1243b8a78048ebea534991a991b1ae6bb4f2049d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. [marsjaninzmarsa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marsjaninzmarsa/) 6:49 am _on_ June 15, 2017 16. It totally should be integrated with 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/). itself, with simple “Nominate user for validatorValidator See [translation editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#translation-editor).” button available 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./theme authors, emailing GTEs and leaving decision up to them. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/06/09/guys-the-im-a-plugin/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2017%2F06%2F09%2Fguys-the-im-a-plugin%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hi everybody, could someone please…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/06/09/hi-everybody-could-someone-please-2/) [Hello Polyglots, Please add me… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/06/10/hello-polyglots-please-add-me-3/)