So we had a meeting during WordCamp Europe 2019 (Berlin) with the following people: @nao @sergeybiryukov @kenshino @itsmarvin @helika @netweb @akirk @estela
In reference to the original discussion post https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2019/03/27/helphub-localisation-plan-meeting-notes/ and in parallel consultation with @ocean90 about the use of GlotPress (who doesn’t think GlotPress is designed to deal with what we’re proposing), we have agreed on an approach.
- We will activate the HelpHub plugin on selected rosetta sites (e.g. ja.wordpress.org)
- As a start locale teams would be able to transcreate content using the English HelpHub as a basis (https://wordpress.org/support/)
- The English HelpHub will remain the source of truth
- We’ll devise a proper roadmap following the plugin activation to link the locale HelpHub with the English one. Here’s some things we thought of
- To track revision numbers across both the original HelpHub and the localised one
- To have notifications to inform the locale team that the English HelpHub article has been updated
- To make sure that the HelpHub articles have language links
- And more
The above steps will also largely apply to the Community Handbook
To request for the activation of the plugin:
Locale teams should create a meta ticket at https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ and the Meta team can do so provided that
- The Documentation Team is kept informed of all localised HelpHub installations
- The Community Team is kept informed of all localised Community Handbooks
This is the start towards localised user and community docs!