Title: I am the plugin author… Author: spuncin Published: September 3, 2026 Last modified: September 6, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spuncin/) [spuncin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spuncin/) 11:48 am _on_ September 3, 2026 Tags: [editor requests ( 9,216 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/editor-requests/), [it_IT ( 526 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=it_IT)    # 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 Spuncin, and I would like to be able to review and approve the Italian translation of my own plugin. * https://wordpress.org/plugins/spuncin/ * [#it_IT](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=it_IT) – [@spuncin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spuncin/) The full Italian translation is already submitted and waiting for review: 50 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. on Stable and 50 on Development, both at 100%. A note on where the translation comes from, since it matters: it is not machine translated. The plugin interface was written in Italian first, by the two authors, who are Italian native speakers, and only then translated into English for the release. Most of what is now waiting in GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/). is that original Italian wording; the few remaining short strings were translated and then reviewed by the authors line by line. If you have any questions, just comment here. Thank you! 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[Lidia Pellizzaro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lidialab/) 2:30 pm _on_ September 6, 2026 3. Ciao [@spuncin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spuncin/), 4. to keep the quality of Italian translations high and make sure that they are really useful for users, we have some rules and guidelines for becoming 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., such as following an introductory chat with expert Italian editors in our Italian Polyglots channel [#polyglots-it-pte](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/polyglots-it-pte/) at the international 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/) workspace. 5. Please join us there 6. Lidia, Italian 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/) 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.** ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/i-am-the-plugin-author-148/?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-148%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← I am the plugin author…](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/i-am-the-plugin-author-147/) [Hello Polyglots, →](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2026/09/03/hello-polyglots-352/)