Title: I am the plugin author… Author: Novalnet Published: September 3, 2026 Last modified: October 6, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/novalnet/) [Novalnet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/novalnet/) 10:46 am _on_ September 3, 2026 Tags: [editor requests ( 9,209 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [fr_FR ( 954 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR)    # I am the plugin author… 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 WooCommerce Novalnet Gateway. We have a translator who would like to review and approve translations for our plugin in the French 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/). 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/) user as a 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.) for the French locale: * https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-novalnet-gateway/ * [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) – [@Novalnet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/novalnet/) Thank you! 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[Novalnet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/novalnet/) 4:54 am _on_ September 4, 2026 3. Hello Polyglots TeamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/), 4. I’m following up on our 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. request for the French translation of the WooCommerce Novalnet Gateway 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.. 5. We would appreciate it if you could review the request at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your support. 6. Best regards, Novalnet Team 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 5:44 am _on_ September 4, 2026 9. [@novalnet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/novalnet/) 10. We are powered by volunteer resources. As you can see at [https://translate.wordpress.org/stats/](https://translate.wordpress.org/stats/) [#fr_FR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fr_FR) has one of the biggest backlogs, since their team has limited time for their contributions but a lot of developers pour in machine translations every day (despite our handbook specifically says that one never should upload translations that haven’t been checked by someone who knows the target language really well). 11. 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. is a contributor role for an individual, who speaks the target language. 12. To use their time as efficiently as possible, the French team requests aspiring to join 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/) team and where they via chat can give translation feedback, and, once translations are stable at a good quality, assign the user as PTE. 13. Ask your translator to register an account at [https://login.wordpress.org/register](https://login.wordpress.org/register) and then follow the instructions in the French team’s handbook [https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/polyglots/](https://fr.wordpress.org/team/handbook/polyglots/) on how to join their chatt channels. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/i-am-the-plugin-author-146/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fpolyglots%2F2026%2F09%2F03%2Fi-am-the-plugin-author-146%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Hello Polyglots team,](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/hello-polyglots-team-115/) [I am the plugin author… →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/i-am-the-plugin-author-147/)