First Steps

Welcome to the official blog of the translator team for the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open 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.

We’d love for you to help out!

Translate WordPress

You can help translate WordPress to your language by logging in to the translation platform with your WordPress.orgWordPress.org The 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).

Want to help in managing and validating translations? Get in touch with the existing language team and follow the glossaries & style guides if the team has them.

Don’t see your language? You can request support for it.

Weekly Meetings

We have meetings every week on 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/. in #polyglots (the schedule is on the sidebarSidebar A 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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Before you get started

As you can imagine, coordinating translations for a project as large as WordPress can be complicated! Volunteers and community leaders have put a lot of time and energy into creating documentation to help you get started as quickly and efficiently as possible.

In order to take advantage of those resources, it is recommended that you:

Check your 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/’s website for any documentation about how to translate and where to communicate with other translation contributors.

Actively communicate with the other people in the team for your locale. This way, your translation efforts will be more efficient and have better total quality.

Review your locale’s Style Guide or Glossary to make sure your translations help to maintain consistency across the locale.

When translating, keep the general expectations on translations in mind.

If you are new to the Polyglots community, introduce yourself – either in your local Slack or in the global #polyglots channel on the WordPress.org Slack. It is a good way to connect with other translators and to get initial feedback or advice on what to do next.

Contributing your first translations

You can start suggesting translations by following these simple steps:

Go to translate.wordpress.org.

Find your locale and click Contribute Translation.

Select the type of project (WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress., Themes, Plugins, Patterns, MetaMeta Meta 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., or Apps).

Click the Translate Project button for one of the listed items.

WordPress core translation project list screen

Select one of the items under Set / Sub Project (Clicking on the number under Untranslated will bring you directly to the untranslated stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.).

Here, you will see a list of strings. To contribute your translation, click the Details link on the stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. to translate. You can also double-click the row to open the translation editorTranslation Editor Translation editors can approve translations for projects. The GTE (General Translation Editor) and LM (Locale Manager) roles can add new users with the "Project Translation Editor" role that can approve translations for specific projects. There are two different Translation Editor roles: General Translation Editor and Project Translation Editor.

Select a string to translate

Enter your translation, then click Suggest new translation

Translation suggetion screen

Great! You made your first contribution to WordPress!

Once you’ve made some suggestions, you’ll need to reach out to your team and have them reviewed. For more information, you can check this page next.

Translate WordPress

Weekly Meetings

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First Steps

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Before you get started

Contributing your first translations

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