Naoko Takano – @nao | WordPress.org

Member Since: January 22nd, 2004
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Website: naoko.blog
Job Title: Globalizer
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

I am a localization project manager at Automattic. I have been involved in the Japanese WordPress community to help around translation/docs/WordCamps.
WordPress 日本語翻訳についての情報をお探しの方はこちらをご覧ください。

Polyglots global mentor
Japanese Team Locale Manager & General Translation Editor (GTE)
WordCamp Asia 2020-2021 Global Lead

Other names: 高野直子, Naoko McCracken, @naokomc

Interests

WordPress, Japan, Japanese, i18n, l10n, translation, blogging, cooking, traveling, parenting

WordPress Origin Story

After I switched my personal blog system to WordPress, I started helping out with Japanese documentation and support forums because there was so little information on WordPress in Japanese back then.
You can read my HeroPress story here: https://heropress.com/essays/how-the-wordpress-community-helped-me-find-my-way/

Contributions Sponsored

Naoko Takano contributes 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community, Documentation, Polyglots.

Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
Community Contributor
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Support Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Wrote a new post, 2020年版の WordPress ユーザー・開発者アンケートにご協力ください / 昨年版の結果を公開します, on the site 日本語:
2020年の調査結果にあなた自身の WordPress 利用体験を確実に反映させるために、アンケートにぜひご参加下さい。

1 day ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 28, 2020 (12:00 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Also, the 2019 global survey result has been shared & the form is open for…

2 days ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 5.6ベータ1, on the site 日本語:
WordPress 5.6ベータ1をテストしていただけるようになりました。テスト環境でのさらなるテストをよろしくお願いします。

6 days ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 21, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Meeting archive Weekly Stats Below stats are dated 2020-10-21 compared to 2020-10-14 (differences between brackets)…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post (Post Title) PTE Request for [Remove Old Slugs], on the site Translate WordPress:
All done!

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post GTE Request for bn_BD, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi again @wzislam - thanks for your comment above. As I mentioned in the DM,…

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 21, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

1 week ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE request for Hello Fashion Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
#ja approved. Thanks!

1 week ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 14, 2020 (12 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, 2020 Polyglots Team Survey meeting #1, on the site Translate WordPress:
On Monday, Oct. 12th a small group of Polyglots team members met in response to…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Jun san @jmhubspot Thank you! Your submissions look really great! I've added PTE role to…

2 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @jmhubspot - This is Naoko, Japanese General Translation Editor. I'd like to see some…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 7, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Meeting archive Attendees @atachibana @fierevere @oglekler @chaion07 @psmits1567 @devinmaeztri @webtechpooja @lasacco @fahimmurshed @nao Weekly Locale…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, 世界翻訳の日を祝う週 WordPress Meetup イベントレポート, on the site Japanese Team:
9月27日から10月3日にかけて、WordPress Meetup のイベントとして行った「WordPress のプラグインやテーマを翻訳してみよう！〜世界翻訳の日を祝う週〜」のレポートです。 Zoom でのキックオフミーティング + Slack での翻訳作業今回のイベントの主な活動は、「1週間を通してそれぞれ翻訳作業をすること」でした。まず、27日 (日) の夜に希望者のみで Zoom キックオフミーティングを行い、自己紹介、今週の流れの確認、翻訳のやり方の説明をしました。この日はその後、Zoom…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 7, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Added a link to Call for Volunteers: 2020 Polyglots Survey post :) I'll mention this…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – October 7, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion: Pro/paid Zoom accounts for Online Meetups, on the site Make WordPress Communities:
We've been sharing the WC Asia paid Zoom account among WordCamp organizers and trusted meetup…

4 weeks ago
Created a topic, Japanese translation review feedback, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, this is Naoko, General Translation Reviewer for Ja…

4 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Twentig, on the site Translate WordPress:
I've reviewed Japanese translations and it's now at 39%. As Alex suggested above, please request…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, 開発中デフォルトテーマ、Twenty Twenty-One のご紹介, on the site Japanese Team:
以下は、Mel Choyce-Dwan が書いた Make WordPress.org Core チームブログの記事「Introducing Twenty Twenty-One」を訳したものです。誤字脱字誤訳などありましたらフォーラムまでお知らせください。皆さんお待たせしました、次回の WordPress デフォルトテーマについての発表です。これまでにも噂されていた通り、WordPress 5.6 はまったくデフォルトテーマ "Twenty…

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 23, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Request for Persian forums Hi…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @man4toman, The Persian forums site is now ready. You can now log into your…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi dear mentors, We have…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Done :)

1 month ago
Wrote a new post, X-post: i18n component bug scrub for WordPress 5.6, on the site Translate WordPress:
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/core: Comment on i18n component bug scrub for WordPress 5.6

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post i18n component bug scrub for WordPress 5.6, on the site Make WordPress Core:
+make.wordpress.org/polyglots

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Request for Persian forums Hi…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @man4toman! We looked at the status of bbPress and Forums projects: - bbPress (Stable…

1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi dear mentors, We have…, on the site Translate WordPress:
You're all set. Cheers!

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 9, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
@djzone Thanks!

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 9, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
We have 9 locales with 99%, and one locale with 100% but no release. #en_AU,…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 9, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Weekly Stats Below stats are dated 2020-09-09 compared to 2020-09-02 (differences between brackets) Releases: 204…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New locale English (India), on the site Translate WordPress:
FYI, Satish submitted a ticket to suggest improving Indian localization ofnumber format in WooCommerce. Thank…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 9, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hello Polyglots, I am the…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@wppost I've promoted @kietagtag as a PTE of your plugin. Thanks! Here is some feedback…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 2, 2020 (12 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Meeting archive Below stats are dated 2020-09-02 compared to 2020-08-26 (differences between brackets) Releases: 204…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New locale English (India), on the site Translate WordPress:
WordPress only lets you specify the symbol for thousand separators, not the location. I talked…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – September 2, 2020 (12 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Our weekly meeting this time will be a quick one, held at in the #polyglots…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Vandana Lite Theme, on the site Translate WordPress:
Japanese reviewed ✅

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, WordPress 5.5.1 メンテナンスリリース, on the site 日本語:
以下は、Jb Audras が書いた WordPress.org 公式ブログの記事「WordPress 5.5.1 Maintenance Release」を訳したものです。誤字脱字誤訳などありましたらフォーラムまでお知らせください。 WordPress 5.5.1 が利用可能になりました。これはメンテナンスを目的としたリリースで、34件のバグ修正と5件の改良、そして5件のブロックエディター向けバグ修正が含まれます。 WordPress 5.5.1…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – August 26, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Below stats are dated 2020-08-26 compared to 2020-08-19 (differences between brackets) Releases: 204 (±0) locale,…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post #editor-requests PTE Request for Printful…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@printful I've reviewed and added some translations to bring it 90%. If further review is…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post #editor-requests PTE Request for Printful…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi, thanks for following up! From a quick look, I spot some things that don't…

2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – August 26, 2020 (6 UTC), on the site Translate WordPress:
Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat. This meeting will be held at in the…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post PTE Request for Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin, on the site Translate WordPress:
For transparency, I removed one comment that was posted here earlier for inappropriate language. I've…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi dear mentors, We have…, on the site Translate WordPress:
This is done too. Feel free to combine two requests (plugins/themes) into one post, if…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Hi dear mentors, We have…, on the site Translate WordPress:
@wptranslationsorg Done :)

2 months ago
Closed ticket #5385, in Meta Trac:
Make P2 checkboxes disappear on search result page

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for Learn WordPress Volunteers (Video/Translation/Discussion Group), on the site Translate WordPress:
Great, thanks @rmarks!

2 months ago
Created a new ticket, #5385, in Meta Trac:
Make P2 checkboxes disappear on search result page

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post #editor-requests PTE Request for Printful…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Hi @printful, It's great to know you are planning to localize your plugin! I prefer…

2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Polyglots Handbook Reorganization Update, on the site Translate WordPress:
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 @evarlese @lidialab and everyone involved, big high-five to you! The new structure looks great…

2 months ago