Title: Hey Polyglots, Author: Florian Ziegler Published: September 12, 2017 Last modified: October 5, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florianziegler/) [Florian Ziegler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florianziegler/) 2:41 pm _on_ September 12, 2017 Tags: [editor requests ( 9,209 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [fr_FR ( 954 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR)    # Hey Polyglots, I am the plugin author for picu (https://wordpress.org/plugins/picu). Please add the following translator as editor: * [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) – [@aicragellebasi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aicragellebasi/)( [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/)) Thanks! 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[Petya Raykovska](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/) 9:29 am _on_ October 5, 2017 3. [@aicragellebasi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aicragellebasi/) [@florianziegler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florianziegler/) Done! Happy translating! 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3db8bb5dc5656d5d9e91da6b407db039d30deb24603393654f1a02b79520775c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Florian Ziegler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florianziegler/) 10:27 am _on_ October 5, 2017 * 🎉 Thank you [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/)! * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eec68bc3004614e2e6f609843a1f2f3db88bc9b730cd192d437ffb8e6f6968e8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [aicragellebasi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aicragellebasi/) 7:01 pm _on_ October 5, 2017 * Thanks [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/). I am confused… I logged into my account and tried to approve some of the stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. but I still don’t see any options to do so. I raised this issue to the FR team on their SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) channel and they are questioning the ability of a 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.**, external to the fr_FR team, to give 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. status… That would explain why I am not seeing any options. Any ideas? * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eec68bc3004614e2e6f609843a1f2f3db88bc9b730cd192d437ffb8e6f6968e8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [aicragellebasi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aicragellebasi/) 8:18 pm _on_ October 5, 2017 * Ok [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/). I talked with more peeps of the fr_FR team and they told me I have to translate at least 7 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. of [@florianziegler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/florianziegler/) 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. so that they can validate me as 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.. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/09/12/hey-polyglots-5/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2017%2F09%2F12%2Fhey-polyglots-5%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hi polyglots,](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/09/11/hi-polyglots-21/) [Hello Polyglots, I am the… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/09/12/hello-polyglots-i-am-the-185/)