Title: I’m a PTE for the…
Author: jmaasonoffice
Published: October 20, 2021

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmaasonoffice/) [jmaasonoffice](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmaasonoffice/)
12:50 pm _on_ October 20, 2021     
Tags: [request ( 1,481 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/request/)

# I’m a PTE for the…

I’m a 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. for the [onOffice for WP-Websites](https://wordpress.org/plugins/onoffice-for-wp-websites/)
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 there a way to enable my coworkers
to add translations, in case I am unavailable? For example, can we use a shared 
account with PTE rights?

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 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2?
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 2.  [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/)
    12:56 pm _on_ October 20, 2021
 3. Hi [@jmaasonoffice](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmaasonoffice/)
     The main idea
    is that whoever operates 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. should know the target language well enough 
    to ensure that the translations are correct in all aspects. It’s technically possible
    to add several PTE’s for a project, so that in itself is not a problem. I suggest
    that you ask about this in the [#de_DE](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=de_DE)
    team, best of all in the German 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.
 4. Joining the German Slack team is a two-step process.
     1. First, join the GLOBAL
    Slack for WordPress contributors via [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
 5. 2. Next, use your special forwarding email you received in step (1) in order to
    join the local Slack instance via [https://dewp.slack.com/signup/](https://dewp.slack.com/signup/)
 6. Both these Slack spaces have a channel named “polyglots” which would be the right
    channels for this kind of question.
 7.  * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fbbdb22942ad0410f5bd7010cea2d60893d530484ceaf7e737c42ad247afa6ca?
       s=32&d=mm&r=g)
     *  [jmaasonoffice](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmaasonoffice/)  1:12 pm _on_
       October 20, 2021
     * Thanks for the detailed response! I have asked the question 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/).
       🙂

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