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GWTD WPPK Intro to Making WP Global

GWTD WPPK Intro to Making WP Global

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Ahmad Awais ⚡️

November 12, 2016

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  1. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay M A K I

    N G W O R D P R E S S G L O B A L I N T R O D U C T I O N T O
  2. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay W O R D

    P R E S S T R A N S L AT I O N D AY ! H A P P Y
  3. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L E A R

    N H O W T O T R A N S L AT E G O A L S F O R T O D A Y: E V E RY O N E
  4. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L E A R

    N H O W T O M A K E S O F T WA R E R E A D Y F O R T R A N S L AT I O N G O A L S F O R T O D A Y: D E V E L O P E R S
  5. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay M E E T

    A M A Z I N G P E O P L E G O A L S F O R T O D A Y
  6. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay H AV E F

    U N W H I L E M A K I N G T H E W E B A B E T T E R P L A C E G O A L S F O R T O D A Y
  7. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L 1 0 N

    L O C A L I S AT I O N = T R A N S L AT E T E R M S W E ’ R E U S I N G
  8. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay I 1 8 N

    I N T E R N AT I O N A L I S AT I O N = T R A N S L AT I O N R E A D Y D E V E L O P M E N T T E R M S W E ’ R E U S I N G
  9. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L O C A

    L E = L A N G U A G E + P L A C E + T E X T D I R E C T I O N + D AT E S , N U M B E R S , C U R R E N C Y… T H E T E R M S W E N E E D T O K N O W
  10. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L O C A

    L I S E D D O W N L O A D S U N T I L 2 0 1 4
  11. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay 7,196,847 6,538,463 T O

    TA L D O W N L O A D S O F W O R D P R E S S 4 . 0
  12. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay W O R D

    P R E S S AT 1 0 0 % T O P 1 0 0 P L U G I N S A N D T H E M E S AT 1 0 0 % O U R N E X T TA R G E T:
  13. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L 1 0 N

    T R A N S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  14. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    1 : T R A N S L AT E T R A N S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  15. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    2 : VA L I D AT E T R A N S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  16. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    3 : R E L E A S E L O C A L . W O R D P R E S S . O R G H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  17. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    3 : R E L E A S E A U T O M AT I C R E L E A S E S H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  18. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L A N G

    U A G E PA C K S A U T O M AT I C T R A N S L AT I O N U P D AT E S W I T H N O U S E R A C T I O N R E Q U I R E D H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  19. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay C H O O

    S E Y O U R L A N G U A G E O N I N S TA L L
  20. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L O C A

    L I S E D V E R S I O N D O W N L O A D
  21. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay A U T O

    M AT I C U P D AT E S W I T H N O U S E R A C T I O N R E Q U I R E D H O W D O E S I T W O R K ?
  22. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay A Q U I

    C K L O O K AT T H E W O R D P R E S S P O LY G L O T S T E A M W H O D O E S I T ?
  23. THE POLYGLOTS I S Y O U R L A

    N G U A G E A L R E A D Y M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / T E A M S
  24. C O M M U N I C AT I

    O N T O O L S + 400+ EDITORS
  25. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay C H AT. W

    O R D P R E S S . O R G W O R D P R E S S S L A C K
  26. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay 3 0 0 0

    0 P L U G I N S 7 0 0 0 T H E M E S T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E :
  27. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay W P - PA

    K I S TA N . S L A C K . C O M L O C A L S L A C K C H A N N E L S
  28. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay 3 0 0 0

    0 P L U G I N S 7 0 0 0 T H E M E S T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E :
  29. C O M M U N I C AT I

    O N T O O L S + 400+ EDITORS Blogs
  30. C O M M U N I C AT I

    O N T O O L S + 400+ EDITORS Local content
  31. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T R A N

    S L AT E A L L T H E T H I N G S T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E :
  32. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T R A N

    S L AT E 3 0 0 0 0 P L U G I N S 7 0 0 0 T H E M E S T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E :
  33. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay WA N T T

    O T R A N S L AT E W O R D P R E S S ? T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  34. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    1 : C R E AT E A N A C C O U N T L O G I N . W O R D P R E S S . O R G T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  35. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    2 : G O T O T R A N S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  36. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay S T E P

    3 : T R A N S L AT E ! T R A N S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  37. T R A N S L AT I O N

    T O O L S + 400+ EDITORS G L O T P R E S S . O R G
  38. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T R A N

    S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / L O C A L E / U R T H E T R A N S L A T I O N S
  39. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay 3 0 0 0

    0 P L U G I N S 7 0 0 0 T H E M E S T H E N E W C H A L L E N G E :
  40. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay U S E F

    U L T I P S T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  41. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T H E T

    R A N S L AT O R H A N D B O O K T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / H A N D B O O K /
  42. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay Y O U R

    L O C A L T E A M H T T P S : / / M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / T E A M S / T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  43. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay R E S U

    R R E C T Y O U R L O C A L C O M M U N I T Y T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  44. @petyeah #wcsf14 I S Y O U R L A

    N G U A G E S T U C K ? R E S U R R E C T
  45. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay R E Q U

    E S T T O J O I N T H E T E A M T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  46. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay AT T E M

    P T T O C O N TA C T C U R R E N T G E N E R A L T R A N S L AT I O N E D I T O R S S T E P 1
  47. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay C O N TA

    C T A P O LY G L O T S T E A M L E A D O N M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G LT O S S T E P 2
  48. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay P O LY G

    L O T S T E A M L E A D C O N TA C T S C U R R E N T T R A N S L AT I O N E D I T O R ( S ) B E F O R E A D D I N G Y O U S T E P 3
  49. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay PAT I E N

    C E A N D R E S P E C T F O R T H E V O L U N T E E R W O R K O F O T H E R S W H Y T H I S L O N G P R O C E S S ?
  50. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay N O L O

    C A L T E A M ? H T T P S : / / M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / T E A M S / T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  51. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay R E Q U

    E S T A N E W L O C A L E AT M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  52. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay Y O U R

    L O C A L T E A M R O L E S A N D C A PA B I L I T I E S T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  53. R O L E S A N D C A

    PA B I L I T I E S • General Translation Editor - overall responsibility for a locale. Adds/approves translations. Adds new GTE&PTES • Project Translation Editor - responsible for a single project(s) - plugin/theme. Adds/approves translations. • Translation Contributor - suggests translations for any project
  54. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay Y O U R

    L O C A L S T Y L E G U I D E A N D G L O S S A RY T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D H T T P S : / / M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / H A N D B O O K / T O O L S / L I S T- O F - G L O S S A R I E S - P E R - L O C A L E /
  55. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay G E N E

    R A L E X P E C TAT I O N S S P E C I F I C S F O R T R A N S L A T I N G
  56. G E N E R A L E X P

    E C TAT I O N S • Don’t include random links: • Don’t translate literally, translate organically • Try to keep the same level of formality (or informality) • Don’t use slang or audience-specific terms • Learn from other localisations in your language • Keep it consistent
  57. C O M M O N M I S TA

    K E S ( S P E C I F I C P E R L O C A L E ) • Transliteration instead of translation (plugins, themes) • Translators delete the markup (be careful of the s% • Using Google translate • Translating something you don’t understand • Ignoring translator comments • Ignoring translation context
  58. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay Q U A L

    I T Y M AT T E R S . C O N S I S T E N C Y M AT T E R S . T R A N S L A T E - G E T S TA R T E D
  59. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay K E E P

    U P W I T H Y O U R L O C A L E S G L O S S A RY & S T Y L E G U I D E I M P O R TA N T R U L E
  60. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T H E R

    E I S N ’ T O N E ? C R E AT E I T. I M P O R TA N T R U L E
  61. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay L E T ’

    S T R A N S L AT E ! T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D
  62. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay F O R G

    O T E V E RY T H I N G I S A I D ? T R A N S L A T E : G E T S TA R T E D C L I C K H E R E : H T T P S : / / M A K E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G / P O LY G L O T S / H A N D B O O K / A B O U T / G E T- I N V O LV E D / G E T T I N G - S TA R T E D - AT- A - C O N T R I B U T O R - D AY /
  63. AHMAD AWAIS (WP CORE CONTRIBUTOR) #WPTranslationDay T R A N

    S L AT E . W O R D P R E S S . O R G L E T ’ S T R A N S L A T E