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  • Thinking about Inactive Translations

    Howdy Polyglots! Over time, translation teams come and go, but until now, we’ve kept those translations publicly available and linked to regardless of how old they get. As an example, I’m currently in Malaysia and get recommended the Malay (Bahasa Melayu) localizationLocalization Localization (sometimes shortened to “l10n”) is the process of adapting a product or…

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  • WordPress language packs and version checking

    Stephen Edgar has written a post on checking the version of WordPress for translators. It’s a procedure that is set for being improved but for the time being translators need to be careful. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2014/05/21/please-verify-the-wordpress-version-before-releasing-localized/ The make/polyglots blog is interesting reading; translating a software platform like WordPress is not a trivial thing.

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  • Please verify the WordPress version before releasing localized…

    Please verify the WordPress version before releasing localized versions. For WordPress 3.9 and 3.9.1 a handful of localized builds were compiled against an incorrect tag/head/revision and released, the effect of this is, in this case resulted in end users WordPress installs would now display that they are now running `4.0-alpha`. There is no obvious way…

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  • Last Week in WordPress Core

    Hi Everyone! This is the first Last Week in WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. for WordPress 4.0! Last week, a minor update, 3.9.1 was released, and autoupdates started shortly afterwards. Development on 4.0 is ongoing, and you can see notes and meeting…

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  • Explanations in the Code Reference

    The intention of the code reference is to replace the current references in the Codex (Functions, Classes, Filters, Actions). Many of the individual items in these references have a lot more content than simply the information that is provided in the inline docs. Some examples: wp_footer WP_Query the_excerpt remove_cap Not all of this information is…

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  • Devhub Update 20th May

    IRC Logs Thanks to everyone who came along for this week’s devhub meeting. It was a long one! Here’s what happened: Current Priorities 1. Deprecated files – we need feedback from the docs team on this issue. Does it make sense to use deprecated tags at file level? You can find the exact discussion here.…

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  • Comments are now disabled on the User Manual

    Since people keep posting rants and requests for support there, I’ve just turned the comments off. They were MEANT for non-editors to submit corrections and edits. I know this means people can’t easily report things that are wrong, but that’s okay. This was meant to be a temporary home anyway. We’ll just end up taking…

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  • Training Project Chat Agenda 05-20-2014

    Topic: Child ThemeChild theme A Child Theme is a customized theme based upon a Parent Theme. It’s considered best practice to create a child theme if you want to modify the CSS of your theme. https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/ Training Module Module: https://make.wordpress.org/training/modules-in-progress/child-theme-module/ Agenda: Discuss Progress / Problems Tuesdays at 18:00 UTC | irc.freenode.net (webchat) | #wordpress-getinvolved Login…

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  • Accessibility

    Theme developers may request an optional accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) review as…

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  • Team chat agenda for week #21

    For any items that you may want discussed in this week’s #wordpress-sfd meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one…

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