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  • Greetings Savvy WordPress Enthusiasts Time for another update…

    Greetings, Savvy WordPress Enthusiasts. Time for another update to the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly…

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  • On profiles under the activity stream where it…

    On profiles, under the activity stream (where it lists coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and plugins tracTrac Trac is the place where contributors create issues for bugs or feature requests much like GitHub.https://core.trac.wordpress.org/. + forum activity, if it’s empty it says “This user…

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  • I would like to become Validator for glotpress…

    I would like to become ValidatorValidator See translation editor. for glotpressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org. for serbian language, since I have been translateing byddypress on serbian language for some time and almost done with it, and there is no Validator for serbian on sight jet.…

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  • I want to translate widget titles in armenian…

    I want to translate widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme…

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  • We’re coming up on the end of the…

    We’re coming up on the end of the contributor handbook schedule. May 17th is the last date for all handbook components, after that there’s only editing left. We’ve not followed the exact structure as suggested by Docs, but we’re not far from having all parts ready either. So as we’re approaching the home stretch, I…

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  • Hi there are a bunch of French translations…

    Hi, there are a bunch of French translations awaiting approval: WP for Windows Phone WP for BlackBerry WP for Android With this, all the mobile apps should be fully translated to French. There are also a few unvalidated stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of…

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  • Interesting post over on polyglots about supporting non…

    Interesting post over on polyglots about supporting non-system languages in the Android app. cc @mrroundhill #androidLogin to Reply

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  • Rosetta CSS issue On the main page of…

    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. CSSCSS CSS is an acronym for…

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  • Don’t forget that due to daylight savings the…

    Don’t forget that due to daylight savings, the chat is now at 20:00 UTC. That makes it 9pm, London, 1pm PST, etc In your timezone: #chatLogin to Reply

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  • Out translations have just come out on Android…

    Out translations have just come out on Android 🙂 Thanks! A couple of observations/suggestions, if I may: the only way to make it show up in languages which are not the system language of Android is to use an additional app to create a “fake localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a…

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