For WordPress Translation Day 2021, we will host a number of global, core events from Sept. 17 to Sept. 30, 2021. These events will be held in English, and anyone is welcome. Whether you’re organizing a local Translation Day mini-event or are just getting started, we welcome you to join us for these global events.
Participate live
Celebrate WordPress Translation Day 2021 by joining these streaming events via YouTube.
Friday, September 17th at 10:00 UTC: Introduction to WordPress Translation Day
We kick off the global events with a video on how to translate WordPress, while also reminding folks of all upcoming events. There will also be a short presentation on translation stats, along with some discussion and fun activities.
Sunday, September 19th at 12:00 UTC: Panel on Polyglots Tools
Join Jesús Amieiro, Peter Smits, Vlad Timotei, and Vibgy Joseph to talk about the tools they’ve contributed to or developed to help translators and translation editors. Each speaker will share a brief introduction to their tool, their inspiration, and how others can use or contribute to these resources.
Tuesday, September 21st at 11:00 UTC: Panel on Open Source Translation Communities
Join Petya Raykovska (WordPress), Michal Stanke (Mozilla), and Satomi Tsujita (Hyperledger Fabric) to hear about their experiences with open source translations, how translations work in their communities, and their perspectives on community building for translation teams.
Thursday, September 30th at 16:00 UTC: Closing Party – Why do you translate?
The closing party will have a recap of some WordPress Translation Day events, highlighting important stats and sharing success stories. It will also be an opportunity for sharing Polyglots contributor stories and anecdotes. Last, but not least, we plan to close out all the hard work throughout the month, with some fun activities and games!
Participate on Slack
To participate in these activities, you will need to join Make WordPress Slack first.
Make Community team documentation available in your language.
From September 20 to 24.
Have you ever wished that you could share Community team resources with others in your language? Now is your chance to help. Review this guide on how to start, including updating your locale’s managers or editors, and/or join the #community-events from September 20 to 24, 2021 to collaborate or ask any questions.
Help subtitle Learn WordPress workshops.
On September 29 at 10:00 UTC.
The Training team is working together with the Polyglots team to host a guided sprint on how to translate video workshops hosted on learn.wordpress.org. Check back for more information on how to participate in the coming days.
Help onboard new locales for translation.
From September 17 to 30.
Did you know that new locales can be added to translate.wordpress.org? If you’re an experienced Polyglots contributor and want to help with new locale requests, learn more about how to contribute.
Join a discussion group.
Multiple dates.
Whether you’re a new contributor or an experienced translation editor looking to grow your community, you can join one of the Learn WordPress discussion groups to discuss topics in the Polyglots Training course. This is a great opportunity to share your experience with others, too!
- Sept. 10 at 7:00 UTC: Building a Translation Style Guide and Glossary
- Sept. 14 at 17:00 UTC: Team Building and Giving Good Feedback
Participate in your own time
If you’re unable to join a live WordPress Translation Day global or mini-event, don’t worry! You can still participate. Here are some ideas for projects you can contribute to throughout these few weeks and beyond.
- If this is your first time, visit the Polyglots Team’s translation first steps guide to learn how to get started.
- Check if the WordPress Core software is complete for your locale. If not, you can help bring those translations to 100%.
- Make sure Block Patterns are available in your language by translating the Patterns project. Or, you can also translate the Pattern Directory itself!
- Help with ongoing calls for testing. Testing WordPress is helpful for catching bugs and improving the user experience for all locales.
- Take the new Polyglots Training course on Learn WordPress.org to learn more about contributing to Polyglots.
Don’t forget to share what you’re working on! Feel free to drop a note in #polyglots-events or Tweet about your translation using #WPTranslationDay as your hashtag.