Content type: Handbook

  • Real-Time Collaboration Tips

    Even though you can contribute to WordPress through translation by yourself, there are many benefits to real-time collaboration with others. It can be not only fun and motivating, you will also be able to learn new linguistic and workflow knowledge from each other. Here are some hints for collaborating with others in your locale team…

  • Auditing Lesson Plans

    Read this page in other languages: Gujarati (Google Doc) Lesson plans are now live on the Learn website. However, many are in varying states of completion. To determine where things are and more clearly communicate small chunks of contribution effort, we are auditing exactly what needs to be done yet. Where to Start For now,…

  • Useful Links for Translation Events

    Start Here Learn how to get started: How to translate Projects to Translate Read all about WordPress translation: Polyglots Handbook Glossaries & Style Guides List of Glossaries per locale Create your locale team glossary Create your team style guide Contributor Day Organization Getting Started at a Contributor Day Organize a local event on WordPress Translation…

  • Style Guide Template

    Style guides are a helpful way to introduce new contributors to how your team works. They can take a variety of formats and will look different depending on the unique characteristics of your locale. However, in general, a good style guide will: Clarify any specific vocabulary that translators should be aware of. Provide guidance on…

  • For Locale Managers

    In addition to individual translators and Project/General Translation Editors, we also have Locale Managers. Locale Managers do just that – manage their locale. That includes managing their local Rosetta site, appointing site contributor roles to other users for the locale site (Designer, Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Administrator, Editor, Locale Manager). A Locale Manager also has access…

  • How to Contribute to Polyglots

    Are you a developer? Maybe you speak multiple languages but would like to put your development skills to good use for the Polyglots team. Or maybe you don’t speak more than one language, but still want to be part of the Polyglots team. Either way, we would love for you to join us! While the…

  • Virtual Translation Day and Mini-Events

    This page is a work in progress. If you are interested in planning an event, check-in #polyglots or #polyglots-events first to coordinate. With the shift to an online event format for many of our community events, various teams across the WordPress community have had the opportunity to collaborate across time zones, borders, and languages. When…

  • You’re an Editor! Now what?

    When you become an editor of a plugin or a theme for the first time, it can be a little tricky to figure out what to do with translations with doubts. There’s no check by another editor like before, and you are now responsible also for approving or rejecting others’ suggestions based on your team…

  • For Editors

    In the Polyglots team, there are multiple roles contributors may take. Some of those roles include having Editor status, in which you have more responsibility and the ability to approve and/or reject translations in some, or all, projects. If you have become an Editor, whether a PTE (Project Translation Editor), CPTE (Cross-Project Translation Editor), or…

  • History of the Team

    For many of us, we’ve always known WordPress as a global, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural endeavor. As of today (August 2020), we have over 200 locales into which WordPress is translated. Each locale is a representation of the community behind it – for every language, there is a community of WordPress enthusiasts. But this wasn’t always…