Title: WordPress 5.3 ready to be translated Author: Dominik Schilling Published: October 3, 2019 Last modified: November 23, 2019 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) [Dominik Schilling](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) 2:44 pm _on_ October 3, 2019 Tags: [announcement ( 127 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/announcement/) # WordPress 5.3 ready to be translated WordPress 5.3, [planned for November 12, 2019](https://make.wordpress.org/core/5-3/), is now ready to be translated on translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins.! The stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. are in the [development projects](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/). The strings for WordPress 5.2 have been moved to [projects/wp/5.2.x](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/5.2.x/). So far there are around 380 stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. changes. The about page has not been updated yet. Soft string freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings added to the core project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a [soft freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#soft-freeze) and a [hard freeze](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#hard-freeze). A string freeze is announced on the [Polyglots blog](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots) by the current release lead. is announced for next week, October 7th. Most of the new strings are related to an update of the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor (GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/)). [Existing translations](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gutenberg/) have been migrated to the WordPress project. WordPress 5.3 will also bundle a new default theme, called **[Twenty Twenty](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/09/06/introducing-twenty-twenty/).** Active development still happens on [GitHub](https://github.com/wordpress/twentytwenty). Twenty Twenty can be translated in the [projects/wp-themes/twentytwenty](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-themes/twentytwenty/) project. 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[Reisiger, Angelika](https://profiles.wordpress.org/la-geek/) 8:14 pm _on_ October 3, 2019 3. Our translation (de-DE) for 5.3 is now 100 % (default and formal). When will it be available in BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 5.3. (beta tester 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.) for further fine tuning of the language? Thanks. 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f35b9fb3b4afef01e3c3733a23e362a12a7122cbe6e78db2dc9af01336f55be8? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Dominik Schilling](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/) 7:52 am _on_ October 4, 2019 * They should already be available. To check the status you can search on 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/) via “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.-language-packs New packages are available de_DE” 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6ddc525ae47cdce6c4d632d40ad0ebdfa590fdb36dfca0c85a4cbd5cccaf5351? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Fernando Tellado](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fernandot/) 6:47 am _on_ October 4, 2019 7. New and fuzzy stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. translated to es_ES. 8. Waiting for the new about texts. 9. THX 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/649fb2ded934d53d79b98a1f98c694d175ef9c644e28b89ea0eb8c3a64fdda39? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Yui](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fierevere/) 9:06 am _on_ October 8, 2019 12. [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/17810](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/17810) << GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) ticket with sources of some GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. [https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) editor texts (used in help tooltips when inserting blocks) 13. comment by [@nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) : Thanks for sharing what you investigated & learned! Some additional info for others… You can find all of these stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. by filtering wp-includes/js/dist/ blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.- library.js 14. Matt’s quote: 15. > One of the hardest things to do in technology is disrupt yourself. 16. “The Wren” Haiku by Kobayashi Issa 17. > The wren > Earns his livingNoiselessly. 18. Citizen Cane script: 19. > EXT. XANADU – FAINT DAWN – 1940 (MINIATURE) > Window, very small in the distance, illuminated. > All around this is an almost > totally black screen. […] 20. ‘Mont Blanc’ poem by Percy Shelley 21. > Mont Blanc appears—still, snowy, and serene. 22. Don Quixote excerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox.: 23. > In a village of La Mancha […] 24. “A Musical Instrument” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 25. > WHAT was he doing, the great god Pan, > Down in the reeds by the river ? Spreading > ruin and scattering ban, Splashing and paddling with hoofs of a goat, And breaking > the golden lilies afloat With the dragon-fly on the river. 26. Quote by Julio Cortázar 27. > In quoting others, we cite ourselves. 28. — Additional remarks: You can replace some things with localized stuff, not related to original sources. Except: Julio Cortazar quote (you cant change the signature), Matt quote (same), Kobayashi haiku (limited replace, as here is a bird image), Mont Blanc is just an image caption, therefore exact translation is not 100% required. 29. If you translate them as is (english), or take classic translation from some source, or even replace stuff with something local, make sure to check the result in block inserter. 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