Welcome to the official blog of the translators team for the WordPress open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project.
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As described in After Your Contribution page, translations need to be reviewed and approved before they become available.
A General Translation EditorGeneral Translation EditorA 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. (GTEGeneral Translation EditorA 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.) can moderate translations and LocaleLocaleLocale = 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/ Manager (LM) can appoint a user as Project Translation EditorProject Translation EditorA 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. (PTEProject Translation EditorA 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.) in the backend of the RosettaRosettaThe code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient Rosetta Stone, which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. site. There are two types ofusers who may request a review and/or PTE status:
The relevant pluginPluginA 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/theme author
A translator
As a plugin/theme author whose project is on WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/ plugin/theme directory, you can nominate existing active translators to become PTEs for your project.
As a translator who understands and meets our General Expectations, you can request to become a PTE of any plugins, themes, or metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. projects. You don’t need approval from plugin/theme authors to become PTEs for their projects, since it’s the Polyglots community’s responsibility to manage the translation of all the projects hosted on WordPress.org directories.
Multiple plugins can be listed in the initial sentence. Please be sure to link to the plugin so that your authorship can be verified. Below is an example of a PTE request post on https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/. You can copy this, or modify it as needed.
(Post Title) PTE Request for [PLUGIN_NAME]
Hello Polyglots, I am the plugin author for [plugin-name and link to plugin directory]. We have a number of great translation editors that we'd like to be able to approve translation for our plugin(s). Please add the following WordPress.org users as translation editors for their respective locales:
o #ar – @username
o #bn_BD – @username, @username
o #da_DK – @username
o #de_CH – @username
o etc...
If you have any questions, just comment here. Thank you!
#editor-requests
Tip: For the list of localesLocaleLocale = 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/, start each line with lowercase “o” so it will turn into a checkbox when published. Add a space after that and tag a localeLocaleLocale = 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/ team using the correct WP locale listed on the Translation Teams page. This will trigger a notification to team Locale Managers.
Tip: The pound sign (#) in front of the localeLocaleLocale = 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/ code creates a unique stringStringA string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. that can be followed across WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe 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/. You can follow any unique string by changing your notification settings from your profile page.