Category Archives: Weekly chats

Erica Varlese 4:33 am on March 30, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – March 31, 2021 (12:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, 12:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Naoko Takano 11:32 am on March 23, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – March 24, 2021 (6:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 6:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Erica Varlese 6:18 pm on March 16, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – March 17, 2021 (12:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 12:00 UTC in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Erica Varlese 6:53 pm on March 2, 2021  

Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – March 3, 2021 (12:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 12:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Naoko Takano 11:00 am on February 23, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Feb. 24, 2021 (6:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 6:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Naoko Takano 6:35 am on February 9, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Feb. 10, 2021 (6:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 6:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner) 10:42 am on February 3, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Feb 3, 2021 (12:00 UTC)

Here’s the simple agenda for today.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 12:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • Welcomes
  • Weekly localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats
  • WordPress 5.7 (BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 Release happened 14 hours ago)
  • Open floor / Achievement

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Naoko Takano 11:55 pm on January 26, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Jan. 27, 2021 (6:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 6:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • Welcomes
  • Weekly localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats
  • WordPress 5.7 (BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1 Release in one week)
  • Learn WordPress status clarification
    • UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. Translation: it’s not possible to apply the translation to the site yet
    • Language vs Locale: Please share your thoughts on the Learn WP site setup: should your locale have a site on its own, or is it ok to be combined with other variants (e.g. can we have one site for fr_FR/fr_CA/fr_BE?)
  • Feedback due date for Proposal: Polyglots Team Plans for 2021 is January 31st
  • Welcome Slackbot for newcomers added to #polyglots channel
  • Android App stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.: there are some strings added by mistake, and to be removed soon
  • Open floor / Achievement

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Erica Varlese 2:25 pm on January 19, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Jan. 20, 2021 (12:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 12:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

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Naoko Takano 2:56 am on January 13, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Jan. 13, 2020 (6:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 6:00 GMT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • Welcomes
  • Weekly localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats
  • WordPress 5.7
    • Hard string freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings added to the core project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a soft freeze and a hard freeze. A string freeze is announced on the Polyglots blog by the current release lead. on February 23
    • Scheduled to be released on March 9
  • FYIs/Highlights
    • Learn WordPress localizationLocalization Localization (sometimes shortened to "l10n") is the process of adapting a product or service to a particular language, culture, and desired local "look-and-feel." status
    • New coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. ticket: Add new admin widget “Community message” – feedback welcome!
  • Open floor

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Ali Darwich 10:26 pm on January 6, 2021
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Agenda: Polyglots Team Monthly Chat (Americas) – January 6th, 2021 (4:30 CDT)

Hello everyone! This is going to be the first meeting for this year for the Americas region! This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, 16:30 PM CDT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

See you there! 🙂

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Ali Darwich 5:31 am on December 16, 2020
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 16, 2020 (06:00 UTC)

Hello everyone! Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:00 AM CST in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • 5.6 post-launch, any thoughts?
    • New stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.: jQuery Migrate Helper pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party
  • Learn WordPress launch
    • Ways to help: creating workshop videos, translating lesson plans & captions, running a discussion group meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. based on the existing contents
    • Announcement blog post translation example: Russian
  • Share your team’s achievement or yearly report for our end-of-year post
    • Due: Sunday, December 20th
  • State of the Word – Thursday, December 17th @ 16 UTC
  • Achievements and Open Floor

See you then! 🙂

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Ali Darwich 10:00 pm on December 2, 2020
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Agenda: Polyglots Team Monthly Chat (Americas) – December 2nd, 2020 (4:30 CDT)

Hello everyone! It will be the last meeting for this year for the Americas region! This meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 16:30 PM CDT in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • Welcome
  • Weekly localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats
  • WordPress 5.6 RC2 – less than a week until the final release date
    • Remember to get your SVNSVN Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/. directory ready
    • BONUS: translate and/or spread the word about Enable jQuery Migrate Helper and Test jQuery Updates plugins
  • FYIs/Highlights
  • Open floor

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Ali Darwich 10:07 pm on November 12, 2020
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Agenda: Monthly Polyglots Chat (Americas) – Nov. 12, 2020 (16:30 CST)

Here’s the agenda for our (super delayed!) monthly chat.

This meeting will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020, 16:30 CST in the #polyglots channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

  • Weekly localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ stats
  • WordPress 5.6
    • WordPress 5.6 is now ready to be translated!
    • November 17th is the deadline for final stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings..
    • The expected release date is December 8th.
  • The 2020 Polyglots Translator Research is now open.
    • The form should take roughly 5 minutes to fill out.
    • There is a template available to publish a translated announcement post on RosettaRosetta The code name of the theme for the local WordPress sites (eg. bg.wordpress.org is a “Rosetta” site). All locale specific WordPress sites are referred to as “Rosetta sites.” The name was inspired from the ancient Rosetta Stone, which contained more or less the same text in three different languages. sites.
  • Mini-translation packages proposal.
    • An update on potential next steps, i.e. identifying and auditing “high” priority strings after string freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings added to the core project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a soft freeze and a hard freeze. A string freeze is announced on the Polyglots blog by the current release lead..
    • More feedback is still welcome on the post!
  • Open floor

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Ali Darwich 10:44 pm on November 11, 2020
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Polyglots Team Monthly Chat (Americas) Postponed (again, sorry!)

Hello dear Polyglots teamPolyglots Team Polyglots Team is a group of multilingual translators who work on translating plugins, themes, documentation, and front-facing marketing copy. https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/.! I’m truly sorry for the late notice, but I will have to postpone our meeting for tomorrow. So sorry about this! However, I’ll see you tomorrow without fail, at the same time! 🙂 See you all soon!

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