Title: Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Sept. 1, 2021 (12:00 UTC) Author: Erica Varlese Published: August 31, 2021 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/) [Erica Varlese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/) 3:00 pm _on_ August 31, 2021 Tags: [weekly meetings ( 481 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/weekly-meetings/) # Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Sept. 1, 2021 (12:00 UTC) Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at [Wednesday, September 1, 2021 12:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210901T1200) in the [#polyglots channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/polyglots) in the Making WordPress 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/). * Welcomes * Weekly release stats * [Releases: 5.8.1 ](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/08/24/wordpress-5-8-x-release-team-and-5-8-1-schedule/) - Release CandidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge.( RCRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge.) expected on Wednesday, Sept. 1 * Help and feedback wanted: - [Call for #WPDiversity Translation Facilitator](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/26/call-for-wpdiversity-translation-facilitator/) - The call for [WP Translation Day local event organizers](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/11/call-for-local-event-organizers-wordpress-translation-day-2021/) is still open. * FYI: - The Polyglots weekly chat at 6:00 UTC will change to 8:00 UTC starting September 22, 2021. - [WP Translation Day team update #2](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/25/translation-day-2021-team-update-2/) was published. * Open floor/achievements If you have any additions to the agenda or if you’re interested in facilitating the next meeting, please share in the comments! 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[evarlese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/) 1:14 pm _on_ September 1, 2021 3. [Meeting archive](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP50LK/p1630497590026600) 4. **Weekly Stats** Below stats are dated 2021-09-01 compared to 2021-08-25 (differences between brackets) 5. Releases: 205 (±0) 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/), 61 (±0) up to date, 0 (±0) behind by minor versions, 19 (±0) behind by one major version, 45 (±0) behind more than one major version, 77 (±0) have site but never released, 3 (±0) have no site. 6. Translations: 205 (±0) total, 39 (±0) at 100%, 28 (+1) over 95%, 14 (-1) over 90%, 50 (+2) over 50%, 73 (-2) below 50%, 126 (±0) have a language pack generated, 1 (±0) have no project. 7. Requests: There are 36 unresolved editor requests out of 4 533 (+22) total and 17 unresolved locale requests out of 164 (±0) total. 8. Translators: There are 716 (+3) 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.**, 5 453 (+6) 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. and 54 066 (+93) translation contributors. ( A 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/) account could have multiple roles over different locale) 9. Site language: 55,300% (-0,025%) of WordPress sites are running a translated WordPress site. 10. **Updates** 11. * The release candidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. for 5.8.1 is expected for today, [with a recap](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/08/31/a-week-in-core-august-30-2021/) of what has been changing. * The first WP Translation Day 2021 event started! The Jakarta WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through [https://www.meetup.com/](https://www.meetup.com/). A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. is starting a month-long local event. You can see all local events on [the WP Translation Day website](https://wptranslationday.org/wptd-2021/local-events/). * The proposal for a monthly Polyglots newsletter is moving forward with [a few next steps](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/06/idea-polyglots-monthly-updates-newsletter/#comment-292481). 12. **Open floor** 13. * There were some questions about how translated and untranslated 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. patterns should show in the Pattern Directory. If you filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. for “latest” in the directory, it seems that a mix of English and translated patterns appear. We ended with following-up with the 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. team to confirm the expected behavior. * [@vladytimy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vladytimy/) shared [version 1.6 of WPGP Tools](https://github.com/vlad-timotei/wpgp-tools), as well as [related information and video demos](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RP50LK/p1630500623067000). * [@psmits1567](https://profiles.wordpress.org/psmits1567/) also shared a helpful example of how [WP Translation Filler](https://github.com/vibgyj/WPTranslationFiller) can check for names or URLs that shouldn’t be translated. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/31/agenda-weekly-polyglots-chat-sept-1-2021-1200-utc/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2021%2F08%2F31%2Fagenda-weekly-polyglots-chat-sept-1-2021-1200-utc%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← PTE Request for APERITTO](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/08/31/pte-request-for-aperitto/) [(Post Title) PTE Request for… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2021/09/02/post-title-pte-request-for-38/)