Translation
Welcome to the translation project for publiclab.org!
The goal of this project is to make Publiclab.org more genial and accessible to new and existing users and foster diversity.
The final result will be that publiclab.org can load in other languages according to what people have their own browser language preference set to.
What we're doing together is each contributing translations of the small bits of text that appear all around the website, like the sidebar, the header, and the footer.
Check out the series of activities below to get involved, thanks!
Translation prompts
By clicking the button "Join this group", you enable small prompts around the site, for text which are not yet translated into the language you've selected. Click them, and you'll be prompted to provide a translation. You will need a Transifex account (see below).
The people in this list have signed up to see these prompts and help translate the website:
| Username |
|---|
| warren |
| gauravano |
| jibe-b |
| joyofsoy |
| liz |
| govindgoel |
| waridrox |
| YogeshSharma01 |
| xavcc |
| babaameur_dalila |
| miraclelesdieux |
| mathildaudufo |
| mittalparth22 |
Login/Sign up to join.
Activities for people who want to translate this website
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Join Public Lab's Transifex project | - | complete | @liz | - | easy | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Step 2: Translate on Transifex | - | - | @liz | - | - | 4 replications: Try it » |
| Step 3: Review what others have translated (draft) | - | - | @liz | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Importing New Translations from Transifex Project ( managers only) | - | - | @ajitmujumdar25999 | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Publishing new translation texts to the website
To get new translations actually published on the website, we need to take a few steps, starting with opening a GitHub issue. See this example:
https://github.com/publiclab/plots2/issues/9481
If it's a new language, we will also need to add it to the footer listing; please contact an admin for this.
Activities for people who want to translate specific guides for tools
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collaboratively write the new Pocket Guide to Grassroots Mapping | - | - | @warren | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Translate guides! | - | - | @liz | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Seeking support in having document translated or found, can you help? | - | - | @amocorro | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Watch this small video on using Transifex for translation
Activities for Transifex managers
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add a new language in Transifex (managers) | verify | - | @liz | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Invite someone to translate on Transifex (managers) | - | - | @liz | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Add Reviewers to a language (managers) | - | - | @liz | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Importing New Translations from Transifex Project ( managers only) | - | - | @ajitmujumdar25999 | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Original proposal by @jiteshxyz: https://publiclab.org/notes/jiteshxyz/03-20-2016/internationalization-of-publiclab-org and write-up: https://publiclab.org/wiki/internationalization-getting-started-as-a-translator