Title: New Theme Active On All Rosetta Sites Author: Konstantin Obenland Published: November 30, 2017 Last modified: December 19, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 5:02 pm _on_ November 30, 2017   # New Theme Active On All Rosetta Sites Yesterday the switch to the new theme for RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. sites was finalized( see previous posts for more context: [#](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/11/08/new-wp-org-theme-ready-for-translations/), [#](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/11/22/new-wp-org-theme-update/)). To complete the setup, as 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/2017/11/30/new-theme-active-on-all-rosetta-sites/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2017/11/30/new-theme-active-on-all-rosetta-sites/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) please check the following three items: 1. Complete [theme translations for your locale](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/meta/wordpress-org). 2. Check your site’s menu for a link to a contact form and either a) remove it if it relied on the previous theme’s shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. or b) update it to use Jetpack’s contact form. 3. In order for a Download button to display in the headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes., add a menu item that links to a page that either a) has the slug `download` or b) has the “Download” page template assigned to it. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask in the comments! 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[Stephen Edgar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweb/) 12:36 am _on_ December 1, 2017 3. I’m removing the contact page from #en-au as it was constantly abused by spammers. Can and/or should the actual `/contact` page also be removed or only the menu item? 4. p.s. It doesn’t appear that GTEs have the correct capabilities to swap the contact form to a Jetpack form if that’s what a 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/) was looking to do. 5. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 4:53 pm _on_ December 4, 2017 * [@ocean90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) ^ 6. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0608b540c7da83b396fd9a453ad1ac0298152522bc3a06888d41649e4024a089? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 7. [Ahmad Awais](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrahmadawais/) 7:13 pm _on_ December 1, 2017 8. @mrsaqibameen take a look? 💯 9. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ec6a49f01b047a37da956a20ebc3f4097c99fc4f559c9be8fecce6b38a758acd? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 10. [Pedro Mendonça](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pedromendonca/) 9:52 pm _on_ December 2, 2017 11. Hi [@obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/), 12. The link **News From Our Blog** is linking to a no-configurable permalink. [https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-main/front-page.php?marks=115#L115](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sites/trunk/wordpress.org/public_html/wp-content/themes/pub/wporg-main/front-page.php?marks=115#L115) 13. The Portuguese WordPress Community uses a site/feed different from the current [https://pt.wordpress.org/news/](https://pt.wordpress.org/news/), so the actual feed doesn’t actually represent the current community activity and news. 14. I suggest to be implemented a translatable stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. for this field, as it’s already used widely in WP coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. in [these examples](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/admin/pt/default?filters%5Bterm%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fnews&filters%5Buser_login%5D=&filters%5Bstatus%5D=current_or_waiting_or_fuzzy_or_untranslated&filter=Filter&sort%5Bby%5D=priority&sort%5Bhow%5D=desc). 15. Regards 16. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 6:17 pm _on_ December 6, 2017 * Based on previous decisions around wpde.org I’m not hopeful that that is a change that would find much support - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d81276b5affa64b20d7edddb0a5d441110a8a0fd0ef31923407719a0cea964ed? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Ze Fontainhas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanillalounge/) 10:31 pm _on_ December 6, 2017 - Could you point us to the discussion? Thanks. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 4:04 pm _on_ December 8, 2017 * That is not what I’m saying. Please re-read my comment. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d81276b5affa64b20d7edddb0a5d441110a8a0fd0ef31923407719a0cea964ed? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Ze Fontainhas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanillalounge/) 4: 32 pm _on_ December 8, 2017 - Wow, ok. - > Based on previous decisions around wpde.org - I assumed there was a record of this somewhere. My bad. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 6:46 pm _on_ December 8, 2017 - Sorry if I replied abruptly above. Because of my limited history working with this team, I don’t know the history of a lot of the polyglot team’s decisions. I remember there were some discussions related to this topic with the German community a few years ago, but I don’t know where the records of that would be. - Ultimately, I don’t think I’m the best person to make any decisions here. 🙂 Maybe [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/) and [@ocean90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) can weigh in? - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dad360d6d33cc359ccc77beb0de91ea2ac1c3ccaf28550b1e2727d5f6127ad00? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Petya Raykovska](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/) 8:51 am _on_ December 11, 2017 - Hey [@obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/), so actually there are plenty of examples of this request already working, like [@pedromendonca](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pedromendonca/) pointed above. Maybe we can chat about the previous decisions around w.org you mention that make you think this won’t be a supported feature? Whose support would a feature like this need to be implemented? Local communities need to have the independence to choose news sources, limitations around RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites ( eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. sites have caused quite a lot of them to move away from .org as an official community site before. In the past several years we’ve been campaigning for them to move back to Rosetta sites so it would be great to support them in integrating their previous sites, which is what the request here is about. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f35b9fb3b4afef01e3c3733a23e362a12a7122cbe6e78db2dc9af01336f55be8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Dominik Schilling (ocean90)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) 4:38 pm _on_ December 11, 2017 * > In the past several years we’ve been campaigning for them to move back > to RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress > sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific > WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired > from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), > which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. > sites so it would be great to support them in integrating their previous > sites, which is what the request here is about. * Isn’t the request for embedding a link for an external site which would be against out idea to get the people back on w.org? I don’t think it’s our idea to improve the localized sites with a new theme and such to just link people to other sites. * Looking at the recent news on wp-portugal.com, I can’t see a reason why they shouldn’t be published on pt.w.org instead. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d81276b5affa64b20d7edddb0a5d441110a8a0fd0ef31923407719a0cea964ed? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Ze Fontainhas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanillalounge/) 4: 56 pm _on_ December 11, 2017 - The question is one of continuity: for one wp-portugal.com, predates pt.w.org, and is the _de facto_ hub for the Portuguese community. - I’m all for moving everything to w.org, when and if the flexibility of our current site can be replicated there. - In the meantime, maybe we should start the discussion from [@petya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/)‘ s opinion, above. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dad360d6d33cc359ccc77beb0de91ea2ac1c3ccaf28550b1e2727d5f6127ad00? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Petya Raykovska](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petya/) 10:02 pm _on_ December 12, 2017 - Forcing this is not going to help get communities back to using .org sites. The news section’s goal should be to give the broader community the best local information, about integrating local sources. For the Portuguese community, that’s still an external site as RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress. org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. sites have limitations. wp-portugal.com is not in violation of any of the rules for linking outside of w.org and that was a feature that is already present in several other places. So I don’t see a valid reason not to add it to the new theme as well. Is there a technical reason not to do it? 17. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa89edf971372c035a02c633667412facd8b00fd6946fe4f208f7aed7f7bb524? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 18. [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 6:45 am _on_ December 6, 2017 19. [@obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) I noticed the submenus on the top navigation isn’t working – if I add a submenu, it doesn’t do anything. Having the download button on top reduced the size of the menu area, so it would be great if we can use more space by having submenus. 20. Also, how do I translate the “Download WordPress” button? The stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. doesn’t exist in the translation project (but it is translated on de.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/) for example) 21. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 6:01 pm _on_ December 6, 2017 * The top navigation has always been only one level deep, afaik? Adding submenu capabilities would have to happen in the global headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes., which I currently just don’t have the bandwidth to work on. * The “Download WordPress” button is added from the global RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as“ Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient [Rosetta Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone), which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. 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 the stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. is in the `rosetta` textdomain. I understand how it’s confusing in the context of the theme. Sorry 😬 - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aa89edf971372c035a02c633667412facd8b00fd6946fe4f208f7aed7f7bb524? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) 5:46 am _on_ December 13, 2017 - Gotcha! I understand the situation about the submenu – Thank you for the info. 22. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b241f1ca259f6de984b59d4183a29f21bd9198d80cb7b62cc2e71c1aec0b4bd2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 23. [khoipro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khoipro/) 7:34 am _on_ December 6, 2017 24. Hi, 25. We noticed about this theme has too much left alignment when visiting a basic page. For example: [https://vi.wordpress.org/bat-dau/](https://vi.wordpress.org/bat-dau/) 26. Have anyway to sorting this Page Title to match a default layout container? 27. Screenshot: [http://prntscr.com/hjq5rn](http://prntscr.com/hjq5rn) 28. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43e10bdac0c553eccd6b30644312cc245d1d4df3cb04dbc898f44cae8d7d68cf? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Konstantin Obenland](https://profiles.wordpress.org/obenland/) 6:24 pm _on_ December 6, 2017 * Thanks for the heads up! Fixed in [r6242-meta](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/6242). 29. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37f20a77cfba8cb4e6c4d20a1927a5e21ca74e9f302817612ffb6396f2d3b19b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 30. [Victor J. Quesada](https://profiles.wordpress.org/egalego/) 8:18 pm _on_ December 9, 2017 31. why [https://gl.wordpress.org](https://gl.wordpress.org) is in english? 32. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Tor-Bjorn Fjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 1:54 pm _on_ December 10, 2017 * The delay until a translation gets deployedDeploy Launching code from a local development environment to the production web server, so that it's available to visitors. in metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. (i.e. anything at 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/)) can be up to about 48 hrs. * If it’s been longer, then you could try changing any stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. to fuzzy and then back to approved, in orderr to trigger a new update process. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37f20a77cfba8cb4e6c4d20a1927a5e21ca74e9f302817612ffb6396f2d3b19b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Victor J. Quesada](https://profiles.wordpress.org/egalego/) 12:14 am _on_ December 12, 2017 - Thanks for reply! 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