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  • Need to coordinate Amharic translations There is no…

    Need to coordinate Amharic translations. There is no Amharic language team at the moment that I know of and there is an attempt to translate somewhere else which would create undue duplication. I manage the debian installer translation at the moment and for the sake doing proper work I would like to coordinate WP translation…

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  • Super quick media survey

    Hello! If you have a minute, please take this super quick media survey for us.

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  • Docs Sprint Recap

    Thanks to everyone who showed up at the Docs Sprint last Saturday, March 1st both in-person in Seattle and over IRC including: @awoods @BandonRandon @blobaugh @claymonk @Clorith @heylorae @jason4130 @lorax @NikV @pjackson1972 @samuelsidler @sewmyheadon @sonjaleix @tw2113 We’re making good progress and that’s because of volunteers like you showing up to give time to create better documentation for the WordPress community.  Hats off to…

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  • About the Polyglots Team

    About the Team The Polyglots team is responsible for ensuring WordPress is available in dozens of languages and many more regions. It’s a big job, so we need help from native speakers of many languages to make it possible. The Polyglots teamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating…

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  • Tools

    There are a number of tools you can use to translate WordPress projects. Each tool has different features and options that may help you to find your ideal translation workflow. However, please remember that localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish…

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  • Translating WordPress

    In the Polyglots Contributor Training course, there are related content and quizzes. Why translate WordPress? WordPress is a free software project. Anyone can get involved to help it develop and grow. Every free software project needs volunteers — people who are willing to contribute their time to develop both the software and the project. Volunteers write code, design graphics,…

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  • Modifying the Showcase

    Your RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient Rosetta Stone, which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. site allows you to showcase…

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  • Locale, Sites, and Forums Deployment

    This is the process that the Polyglots leadership team follows to add new localesLocale 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/, RosettaRosetta The code name of the…

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  • Translating the Interface

    Translate your RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient Rosetta Stone, which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. site When first created,…

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  • Setting up Your Local Site

    Now that you’ve translated WordPress into your language, it’s time to create a website for 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/. These are called…

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