Title: PTE Request for thefork-widgets Author: theforkllillo Published: June 19, 2021 Last modified: June 21, 2021 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) [theforkllillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) 5:55 pm _on_ June 19, 2021 Tags: [de_DE ( 1,388 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=de_DE), [editor requests ( 9,377 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [it_IT ( 538 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=it_IT), [pt_BR ( 597 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=pt_BR), [pt_PT ( 185 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=pt_PT)    # PTE Request for thefork-widgets 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 Thefork widgets. We have a number of great 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/2021/06/19/pte-request-for-thefork-widgets/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/06/19/pte-request-for-thefork-widgets/?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/) users as translation editors for their respective 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/): * https://wordpress.org/plugins/thefork-widgets/ — es_ES [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) — nl_NL [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) * [#it_IT](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=it_IT) [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) * [#pt_PT](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=pt_PT) [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) * [#pt_BR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=pt_BR) [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) * [#de_DE](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=de_DE) [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) — fr_FR [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) If you have any questions, just comment here. Thank you! 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[Peter Smits](https://profiles.wordpress.org/psmits1567/) 6:06 pm _on_ June 19, 2021 3. [@llillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) There are not enough suggestions to give you 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. rights. Besides that we have set 12 suggestions to fuzzy, because they do not follow our guidelines. [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) done 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 5. [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 6:27 pm _on_ June 19, 2021 6. The idea is that translations should be approved by people who know the target language well enough to check that translations are correct, follow the style guide of 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/)( see: [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/tools/glotpress-translate-wordpress-org/list-of-glossaries-per-locale/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/tools/glotpress-translate-wordpress-org/list-of-glossaries-per-locale/)), etc. 7. Best candidates for this are the translators themselves. So we urge translators to register an account with 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/), submit a decent number of waiting stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings., and then get in touch with their language team for feedback and possibly getting awarded 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. In many cases by joining the language- specific 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/) workspace, see: [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/about/teams/local-slacks/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/about/teams/local-slacks/)( And I think you, as 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. developer also want your plugin to blend in well with the translations of themes and WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., right?) 8. *If* you’re sourcing these translations from *professional* translators and you fulfill several specific requests from us (informing the translators about available style-guides and ways to contact the translation teams; having a special profile with working communication channel for translation feedback, etc.), then there’s a special role that might be just right. It’s called CLPTECross-locale Project Translation Editor A Cross-Locale Project Translation Editor is an account owned by a plugin or theme author (or the authoring organization), which uses professional translators to localize their product. The cross-locale project translation editor can import/validate strings on a specific project for more than one locale. This role has the same capabilities as a Project Translation Editor over multiple locales instead of one. Cross-Locale Project Translation Editors need to meet a set of [criteria](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/theme-plugin-directories/#cross-locale%c2%a0project-translation-editor) before being appointed by [General Translation Editors.](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/glossary/#general-translation-editor), Cross-Locale PTE. You can read more about it (and what you need to do in order to apply) in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/roles-and-capabilities/#cross-locale-project-translation-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/rosetta/roles-and-capabilities/#cross-locale-project-translation-editor) 9. Also: We strongly prefer contributions from individual user accounts and not from opaque “team accounts” (Same goes for committers of your plugin code, and for plugin support users, by the way – you can set more committers and plugin representatives via the plugin’s settings page.) 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6f505c6be9a951929a99becb6b413dcfa583a5ca3dd0f7320766fee1481f0f82? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) 3:26 pm _on_ June 20, 2021 12. Hi, I checked your French translations and while some were good (and therefore accepted), I marked a lot of them as fuzzy, as they didn’t follow our guidelines: [https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/traduire-wordpress-en-francais/](https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/traduire-wordpress-en-francais/) 13. Everything is details in the guidelines above, but please feel free to get in touch with us on the French 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/) team if you want to get more feedback on why your stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. were rejected: [https://wpfr.net/slack](https://wpfr.net/slack) 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6ddc525ae47cdce6c4d632d40ad0ebdfa590fdb36dfca0c85a4cbd5cccaf5351? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. [Fernando Tellado](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fernandot/) 3:28 pm _on_ June 20, 2021 16. ¡Hola! Thanks for contributing to the es_ES translation! You can take a look [at this page](https://es.wordpress.org/colabora/traducciones/how-spanish-for-spain-community-handles-pte-requests/) where there is more info on **how we handle 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. requests** and why we don’t grant PTE authority by default. You can get in touch with us joining the **#traductores-plugins channel** in the [Spanish Community Slack](https://es.wordpress.org/2016/10/02/slack-wordpress-espana/). Also remember to take a look at our [Guía de traductores](https://es.wordpress.org/colabora/traducciones/guia-de-traductores/) where we describe the best practices and recommendations for creating a perfect localizationLocalization Localization (sometimes shortened to "**l10n**") is the process of adapting a product or service to a particular language, culture, and desired local "look-and-feel." for plugins and themes. 17. PS: We’ve reviewed and translated the chains remained and your 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. is 100% translated. 18. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 7:20 pm _on_ June 20, 2021 * If [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) want to become 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/2021/06/19/pte-request-for-thefork-widgets/?output_format=md#general-translation-editor) and [Project Translation Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/06/19/pte-request-for-thefork-widgets/?output_format=md#project-translation-editor) for these languages (actually, all of the languages requested), then he/she should join their local 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 of respective team for check of translations and feedback. * You’ll find a list of local Slack teams at [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/teams/local-slacks/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/teams/local-slacks/) Note that for many of these Slack teams, you’d need to first join the global Slack team for WordPress contributors via [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) and then use the special forwarding email address you get during that process to also join the local Slack. 19. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/26c4c22a078e3d604e7d6776b460052efe9e0069edb12b79bac56a48b97b9d2f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 20. [llillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) 9:42 am _on_ June 21, 2021 21. Thank you for your feedback guys, I’ll study all of them to sort the issues out. 22. In my company we pay a team for the translations, for this reason I asked for the permission as editor to [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) but finally we’ll just suggest and correct the fuzzy expressions. 23. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 12:18 pm _on_ June 21, 2021 * [@llillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) If you’re using professional translators that you provide with all needed background information, then you should fill out at least contact information in the profile [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) and ask for it to be approved as CL-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. (Cross-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/) PTE). Please read more information at [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/about/roles-and-capabilities/#cross-locale-project-translation-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/about/roles-and-capabilities/#cross-locale-project-translation-editor) and the “set of criteria”, which is linked-to from that page. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0a6c9158c1f1420f2c1f3422c1783f02919dbc7158a5c0651d7be36fd601e30b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) 8:11 am _on_ June 22, 2021 - Hi [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) - I have shared a doc with the translators team because they are not enough involved, is an outsourcing service. I prefer fill the translations myself with the translations they give me. - How can notify an specific country team a revision? I would need to check German and Italian languages. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 8:27 am _on_ June 22, 2021 * [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) [@llillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) You can make a post in your 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. forum where you mention 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/) tag (using the “WP Locale” column in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) preceded by a hash sign) like this: [#de_DE](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=de_DE) [#it_IT](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=it_IT) (but quite a few 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/) have different format, so check against that table.) Alternatively, you can from the same page click on the “Team page” link to see a list of 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 for the locale and try to contact them via 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/). Note, however, that someone having the role “GTE” doesn’t mean that they have time right now to reactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. [https://reactjs.org](https://reactjs.org/). Some contributors may not have been around for long. Also: It’s important to enable information flow in the other direction: Make sure to update the profile `tfwtraducciones` with information about how the account is used and how locale teams can contact you i.e. provide details on your individual account and your Slack ID, and you should probably change your Slack name “Luis” to something less ambiguous. 24. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6fee8d55d0a98ca51b6bc84bb283fd66116125676e476941202e91c28c5fc14f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 25. [Jens Ratzel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jensratzel/) 8:57 pm _on_ July 8, 2021 26. Hi [@tfwtraducciones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfwtraducciones/) [@llillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) 27. On behalf of the German translation team, I could check the _waiting stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings._ that you have submitted. 28. The translations weren’t fully in accordance with our [Guidelines](https://de.wordpress.org/mitwirken/style-guide-fuer-uebersetzungen/) and the [German Glossary](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/de/default/glossary), and therefore I had to reject most of them. 29. For the moment I could not grant 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. rights to you. You can have more info on [how we handle PTE requests](https://de.wordpress.org/mitwirken/how-the-german-community-handles-pte-requests/) or read it there in German language: [Wie die deutschsprachige Community PTE-Rechte vergibt](https://de.wordpress.org/mitwirken/wie-die-deutschsprachige-community-pte-rechte-vergibt/). 30. For detailed feedback, you can get in touch with me on the [German Slack](https://dewp.slack.com/signup) [#polyglots channel](https://dewp.slack.com/messages/C03S4U67X/). [How to join German Slack Channel](https://de.wordpress.org/slack). 31. Thanks, Jens 32. Done for de_DE [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 33. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/26c4c22a078e3d604e7d6776b460052efe9e0069edb12b79bac56a48b97b9d2f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 34. [theforkllillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llillo/) 5:40 am _on_ July 9, 2021 35. [@jensratzel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jensratzel/) 36. I will check again the rejected stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. with my team following the guidelines. 37. 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