Welcome to the official blog of the translator 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. This is where we discuss all things related to translating WordPress. Follow our progress for general updates, status reports, and debates.
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You can help translate WordPress to your language by logging in to the translation platform with your 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/ account and suggesting translations (more details).
We have meetings every week on SlackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. in polyglots (the schedule is on the sidebarSidebarA sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. of this page). You are also welcome to ask questions on the same channel at any time!
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If you received a notification about this post, the reason is (most probably) that you’re registered as 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. for one or several WordPress 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/. If you believe that is an error, please reach out to the Polyglots Global Mentors’ team via a comment to this post or in the polyglots channel on Make WordPress Slack.
WordPress 6.1 is planned to be released on November 1, 2022. Currently, it’s at Release Candidate 2. Let’s work together to make sure the complete translations arrive in time!
As usual, please confirm that your 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/ is ready for the automated release of a new WordPress package. (In short: if your locale uses any customized files, in most cases localized versions of readme.hml and/or wp-config-sample.php then your locale needs to define the directory /branches/6.0 on i18n.svn.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/. Note that commit access to this directory is handled separately from the 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. role for a locale.)
Please don’t forget to watch the polyglots channel on Make WordPress Slack for important updates, and ask any questions – your inquiry will help other translators, too!
Ready for release (62 locales)
Congratulations to these 54 teams for getting the translation ready for the release! 🎉
And extra kudos to these 8 teams for translating everything to 100%! 👏🏻
es_ES, cy, nl_BE, ru_RU, ca, gl_ES, ro_RO, pl_PL
/dev/ & /admin/ each needs ~10% more (14 locales)
You’re on the right path! To be ready for release, make sure /dev/ is at least 90% and /dev/admin/ is 75% translated! For more information, please check out this post.
Below is a list of locales, GTEs, and the number of remaining stringsStringA string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. (in parentheses) to be ready for this release.
WordPress 6.1, planned for November 1, 2022, is now ready to be translated on translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.orgThe platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins.!
The new stringsStringA string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. are in the development projects. The strings for WordPress 6.0 have been moved to projects/wp/6.0.x.
As for previous releases, most of new strings are related to updates to the blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor. Thus existing translations from the GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ project have been copied to the WordPress project. WordPress 6.1 will also introduce a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Three. It’s now also available for translation in its own project.