Tatjana von Storetown-Media 2:42 pm on September 18, 2026
Tags: de_DE ( 1,390 ), editor requests ( 9,388 )

#editor-requests I am the author…

I am the author of STM Barrierelotse for WooCommerce and would like to become
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 after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves. for German.

Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/stm-barrierelotse/
Translations: https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stm-barrierelotse/

#de_DE @jobhunter99 (@tobifjellner)

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. checks WooCommerce shops against the German
Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) and generates the accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)
statement that § 14 BFSG requires. Its audience is German shop operators, so
German is not a secondary 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/ here — it is the one the plugin is written
for.

A complete German catalogue already exists: it was written alongside the code
rather than translated afterwards, and it covers all 1,369 stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. with no
gaps. Legal terms follow the wording of the BFSG and BFSGV themselves. I have
uploaded it, and I am happy to have it reviewed before anything is approved.

Thank you for your time.

#editor-requests

tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) 10:10 pm on September 18, 2026

The 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/ tag was added after this post was published, so I’ll repeat it here to trigger a notification to the locale team. #de_DE

Note to @jobhunter99
When the 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 after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves. role is approved for a locale, this includes all variants of that locale, so there’s no need to tag _formal separately.

Now we’ll wait for a comment from the German team.
Tatjana von Storetown-Media 11:02 am on September 19, 2026

Thank you — noted on the variants, I have removed the _formal tag.

One correction on my side that the German team should know about before
reviewing: I had the two variants the wrong way round on my first import, so
the formal (Sie) catalogue currently sits as pending suggestions in BOTH
de/default and de/formal.

I have now imported the informal (Du) catalogue into de/default, so each
stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. there has two pending suggestions. The correct one is the informal one;
the formal suggestions in de/default can be rejected. de/formal is correct as
it stands.

Sorry for the extra work this creates. The informal catalogue is not a
search-and-replace of the formal one — it was produced with an explicit rule
table (reflexive pronouns, strong-verb imperatives, and the cases where
“…en Sie” is a statement or a question rather than a command) and five
automated counter-checks. Two kinds of string are deliberately left formal:
the § 14 accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) statement, which the shop publishes to its own
customers, and the ready-made e-mail to a theme or 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. vendor. Neither
addresses the user of the software.
- tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) 8:50 pm on September 19, 2026
  
  @jobhunter99
  If a site is set to use de_DE default, it will use “du” everywhere, including in the publicly facing pages.
  Unless the law mandates the statement to be written in formal address, I believe it should also use “du”. But, of course, this is better to discuss with the #de_DE team. We’re all volunteers here, I expect they’ll soon chime in.
  Oh, I’m not sure you’ll have double suggestions. When a user submits a different translation for a stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. where the same user previously suggested a translation, the previously pending variant should be labelled as “old”.
Tatjana von Storetown-Media 10:57 am on September 20, 2026

Thank you, and thank you for the correction — you are right on both counts.

On the duplicate suggestions: I checked “You are not allowed to do this.” in
both variants. de/default now holds only the informal translation and
de/formal only the formal one, so nothing is doubled. The waiting count
staying at 1,391 while 327 were added should have told me. Sorry for the
false alarm.
On the address form: I have taken your advice and removed the exception. The informal catalogue now uses “du” throughout, including the § 14 accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) statement and the ready-made e-mail to a theme or 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. vendor — seven sentences in total. The reasoning that convinced me is yours: the variant is the switch. Anyone who wants formal address installs de_DE_formal and gets it everywhere; a hard-coded exception would have given de_DE users a mix they never chose. And the law prescribes what the statement must contain, not how it addresses the reader.

The updated catalogue is imported. Happy to hear from the #de_DE team whenever someone has time.
- tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn “Tobi” Fjellner) 11:13 am on September 20, 2026
  
  @jobhunter99
  Since not all developers know German, you might want to offer user a possibility to draft the email in English 🙂
  
  Here’s how you can speed up your contact with the German team (They chat over SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/): https://de.wordpress.org/slack/
Jens Ratzel 3:08 pm on September 20, 2026
Hi Tatjana (@jobhunter99),

du bist jetzt 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 after a request by the project author or by the contributors themselves.. Die Übersetzungen wurden von unserem Polyglots-Team nicht überprüft, aber ich habe sie mir kurz angesehen.
Die Übersetzungen machen einen guten Eindruck.

Bitte beachte und befolge diese Punkte:
- Lies dir den deutschen Style Guide durch;
- Sieh dir das deutsche Glossar an;
- Besuche uns im deutschen SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/-Kanal #polyglots, um Antworten auf eventuell auftauchende Fragen zu erhalten. Wenn du dir bei einer Übersetzung unsicher bist, frag dort gerne jederzeit nach. Hier findest du ein Deutschsprachiges Tutorial zur Registrierung für das deutsche Slack;
- Bitte bei Fragen immer das gesamte Team (und nicht einzelne Personen per Direktnachricht) im Slack-Kanal #polyglots um Unterstützung. Alle Personen, die auf translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. bei deinem Projekt gelistet sind, haben mindestens PTE-Rechte und helfen dir gerne weiter.
Wir empfehlen dringend, die deutschen StringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. nach diesen Vorgaben zu erstellen, um den Benutzern deines/eures Projekts eine möglichst hochwertige, professionelle und konsistente Lokalisierung zu bieten.

Done for de_DE @tobifjellner – PTE rights granted

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