Title: Hello Polyglots, Author: MVaertan (Pixfeed) Published: August 19, 2026 Last modified: September 10, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) [MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 12:02 pm _on_ August 19, 2026 Tags: [editor requests ( 9,216 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [fr_FR ( 956 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR)    # Hello Polyglots, 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 of Colisly Parcel Forwarding. Plugin URL: – https://wordpress.org/plugins/colisly/ I have submitted the complete French (France) translation and would like to request Project Translation EditorProject 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. (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.) access so I can review and maintain it for future releases. * [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) – [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) I am a native French speaker. I have read the French glossary and style guide and will follow them. Thank you! 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[MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 1:20 pm _on_ August 23, 2026 3. Friendly pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “ Ping me when the meeting starts.” on this request. 4. [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) – [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 5. The French translation is now complete: 265/265 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. waiting, 0 untranslated, 0 warnings, 0 fuzzy. 6. [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/) 7. I wrote it myself as a native French speaker — it is not machine translated. I have also applied the fr_FR typography rules (no-break space before : ; ! ? and inside the angle quotes). 8. Happy to correct anything that does not match the glossary or the style guide. 9. Thank you! 10. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 5:14 pm _on_ August 23, 2026 * [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) We’re all volunteers here, often with limited time available. If there has been no response from 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/) team, I may step in and make a decision on their behalf, usually not before two weeks have passed. * For [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR), though, your best option is to join the separate 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/) domain of the French team and there request feedback on your translations. Read more about their specific processes at [https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/](https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/) - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ce60efe5a47946e6d4a890764731cdb6711114c94ed75d3aba65633d71bd222? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 9:24 am _on_ September 8, 2026 - Hi [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/), thank you for your reply. - It has now been more than two weeks. I asked the French team on their 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/) as you suggested, without any answer, and there has been no response from the fr_FR team here either. - Meanwhile the translation has grown with 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.: 393 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. are imported and waiting for review, all of them, no fuzzy, no warnings, following the fr_FR glossary and typography rules: [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/) - Could you step in as you mentioned? I am the plugin author and a native French speaker, and I will maintain the translation for every release. - Thank you! 11. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 12. [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 10:52 pm _on_ September 10, 2026 13. Hi [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) When I look at [https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/fr/default/wp-plugins/colisly/](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/fr/default/wp-plugins/colisly/) I can see that the translation of 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. itself has moved ahead quite a bit. But also that the more experienced people of the [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) team have changed quite a few stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.. You can analyze how many of your suggested strings were changed here: [https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=&filters%5Bterm_scope%5D=scope_any&filters%5Bstatus%5D=rejected_or_changesrequested_or_old&filters%5Buser_login%5D=pixfeed&filter=Apply+Filters&sort%5Bby%5D=original_date_added&sort%5Bhow%5D=desc](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/colisly/stable/fr/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=&filters%5Bterm_scope%5D=scope_any&filters%5Bstatus%5D=rejected_or_changesrequested_or_old&filters%5Buser_login%5D=pixfeed&filter=Apply+Filters&sort%5Bby%5D=original_date_added&sort%5Bhow%5D=desc) For each stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings., you can hit the context menu and open “Translation History” to see how your string was improved. 14. Perhaps [@mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/) can add some general remarks here. 15. For now, though, I’ll remove the to-do status of this post. 16. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eef5bc3c1e667ef92ca33b5fbce91b3ddc7aeee4dd53a49e9db8b0c2341eb7da? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/) 6:33 am _on_ September 11, 2026 * It was mainly corrections related to non-breaking spaces and the use of the terms recommended in the glossary. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ce60efe5a47946e6d4a890764731cdb6711114c94ed75d3aba65633d71bd222? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 4:15 pm _on_ September 11, 2026 * Thank you Tobi, and thanks to the fr_FR team for the review. I went through the translation history and aligned my new suggestions with the glossary before submitting them. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 10:52 pm _on_ September 12, 2026 - [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) In case you have time to do a second check. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ce60efe5a47946e6d4a890764731cdb6711114c94ed75d3aba65633d71bd222? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 8:43 am _on_ October 2, 2026 * [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) [@mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/) Update: the fr_FR team reviewed and approved the first batch in September on their 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/)( thank you [@mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/)). 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. has since moved from 1.20 to 1.29.1. The new stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. are imported and waiting for review: 90 for the plugin and 140 for the readme, 0 untranslated, glossary and non-breaking spaces applied. I have posted a review request in the French team’s Slack #traductions today, as advised. Thank you! - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 10:17 am _on_ October 2, 2026 - [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) Please consider joining the French team’s 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/) domain to enable two-way chat communication. You’ll find the needed details at [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/teams/local-slacks/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/translating/teams/local-slacks/) - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eef5bc3c1e667ef92ca33b5fbce91b3ddc7aeee4dd53a49e9db8b0c2341eb7da? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/) 8:42 pm _on_ October 2, 2026 - Hi [@pixfeed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/), - Could you clarify who is handling the translations: MVaertan (Pixfeed) or Marc Gueffie? - There is already a review request from Marc Gueffie in 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/). There’s no need to post the same request in both places. - For French translation reviews, please use the French team’s Slack only. Thanks for not posting duplicate requests here. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ce60efe5a47946e6d4a890764731cdb6711114c94ed75d3aba65633d71bd222? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [MVaertan (Pixfeed)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixfeed/) 1:16 pm _on_ October 4, 2026 * Hi [@mikejpr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejpr/), same person: Marc Gueffie is my name, MVaertan (Pixfeed) is my 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/) display name, I’ll align it. Apologies for the duplicate, I should have kept this to 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/) only. I’ll do so from now on, and the request there stands. Thank you both. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/08/19/hello-polyglots-343/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fhello-polyglots-343%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hi! I’m the plugin author…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/08/19/hi-im-the-plugin-author-7/) [PTE Request for WP Tracklink… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/08/19/pte-request-for-wp-tracklink/)