Adding a New Mobile App Locale

Follow these steps if a contributor requests their 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/ to be enabled in WordPress for Android or iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. apps.

Validate Locale Availability

1. Does the language set exist for the app? (iOS / Android)
   • YES: Go to step 2
   • NO: Go to step 3
2. Is the translation complete?
   • YES: Go to step 5
   • NO: Ask them to translate the project.
3. Does the locale code exist in the available languages (iOS / Android) list?
   • YES: Ask the Mobile Team why the locale is not available.
   • NO: Go to step 4
4. Check if the locale is supported in the mobile OS.
   iOS: https://www.ibabbleon.com/iOS-Language-Codes-ISO-639.html
   Android: https://www.ibabbleon.com/Google-Play-Store-Language-Codes.html
   • YES: Check with the Mobile Team to make sure it’s ok to create the language set.
   • NO: Since the locale is not supported, it can’t be added.
5. Ask the Mobile Team to enable the locale.

Add Translation Sets

In each project listed below, click “Project Actions” → “New Translation Set” to add a translation set for the locale.

iOS

• https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/apps/ios/dev/
• https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/apps/ios/release-notes/ (if the iOS App Store exists for the locale)

Android

• https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/apps/android/dev/
• https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/apps/android/release-notes/ (if the Google Play Store exists for the locale)