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
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 /
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
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
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 /