Erica Varlese 5:00 pm on January 18, 2022
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – January 19, 2022 (13:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 13:00 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/..

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
Releases:
- The WordPress 5.9 Release Candidate 3 was released yesterday.
- WordPress 5.9 is coming next Tuesday, January 25th.
- Read more about translating, or check the translation status.
Help and feedback wanted:
- View and share feedback on the proposed feedback functionality for GlotPress.
- Share feedback on the January Polyglots newsletter draft by January 20, 2022 at 0:00 UTC.
Discussion: create a template for CLPTECross-locale Project Translation Editor A Cross-Locale Project Translation Editor is an account owned by a plugin or theme author (or the authoring organization), which uses professional translators to localize their product. The cross-locale project translation editor can import/validate strings on a specific project for more than one locale. This role has the same capabilities as a Project Translation Editor over multiple locales instead of one. Cross-Locale Project Translation Editors need to meet a set of criteria before being appointed by General Translation Editors. feedback to use on this site.
Open floor / Achievements

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Jesús Amieiro 9:27 pm on January 11, 2022
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Jan. 12, 2022 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 12, 2021, 7:00 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.
Releases:
- WordPress 5.8.3 Security Release.
- WordPress 5.9 RC 2.
Help & feedback wanted:
- Feedback functionality. Screenshots. We have some screenshots to show to get feedback.
- Feedback functionality. URLs. We share the proposal format for the feedback URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org, to get feedback.
FYI:
Open floor / Achievement.

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Erica Varlese 5:00 pm on January 6, 2022
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Polyglots Coffee Break (Americas) – January 13, 2022 at 22:00 UTC

On Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 22:00 UTC, let’s celebrate the new year with our second Polyglots hangout or “coffee break”!

A “coffee break” refers to a short, casual hangout where everyone can connect and chat for fun. While there is no set agenda, everyone can bring questions, ideas, or even updates on what’s happening in your 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/.

Unlike our usual weekly meetings, this will be hosted on Zoom. The link will be shared in the polyglots channel on the Making WordPress Slack a few minutes before the call.

Everyone is welcome! Coffee is optional, but always welcome, too 🙂

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Jesús Amieiro 10:55 am on January 5, 2022
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Jan. 05, 2022 (13:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, January 05, 2022, 13:00 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.
Releases: WordPress 5.9 RC 1.
Help & feedback wanted:
- The local environment for translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. is ready for testing. We have the Docker version and the localhost version (LAMPLAMP LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP. It is the underpinnings of WordPress. and similar) ready for testing.
FYI:
- The WordPress 5.9 hard string freeze was on 4 January 2022.
- The next Polyglots Coffee Break is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 22:00 UTC at #polyglots on Slack.
Tool updates:
- WPTranslationFiller released v1.6.1.

Open floor / Achievement

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Jesús Amieiro 6:27 am on December 29, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 29, 2021 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 7:00 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.
Releases:
Help & feedback wanted:
- The local environment for translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. is ready for testing. We have the Docker version and the localhost version (LAMPLAMP LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP. It is the underpinnings of WordPress. and similar) ready for testing.
FYI:
- WordPress 5.9 will have a language switcher on the login screen.
- The WordPress 5.9 hard string freeze will be on 4 January 2022.
- The next Polyglots Coffee Break is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 22:00 UTC at #polyglots on Slack.
Tool updates:
- WPTranslationFiller released v1.5.5.
Open floor / Achievement.

Link to the chat.

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Erica Varlese 4:00 pm on December 21, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 22, 2021 (13:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 13:00 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/..

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
Releases
- WordPress 5.9 is available for translation
- ~~WordPress 5.9 Beta 3 was released~~ WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 was released yesterday!
Help and feedback wanted
- There is a new testing environment available for translate.wordpress.org that doesn’t require Docker
FYI
- The December Polyglots monthly newsletter was published
- State of the Word 2021 highlights and replay are available
- The next Polyglots Coffee Break is scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 22:00 UTC
Open floor / achievements

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Jesús Amieiro 6:51 am on December 15, 2021
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Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 15, 2021 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7:00 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.
Releases:
- WordPress 5.9 Beta 3.
Help & feedback wanted:
- The local environment for translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. is ready for testing (more info). We start working on the localhost version (LAMPLAMP LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP. It is the underpinnings of WordPress. and similar). Work is being done in this branch. We will notify in the Slack channel and in these meetings when it is ready to test.
- We have a first draft of the December Polyglots newsletter ready for review. This will be published on Monday, Dec. 20th – please feel free to add any comments or edits directly into the doc.
FYI:
- State of the WordState of the Word This is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. took place last night. You can view the video on Youtube.
Tool updates.
Open floor / Achievement.

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Link to the chat.

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Erica Varlese 5:00 pm on December 7, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 8, 2021 (13:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 13:00 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/..

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
Releases
- 5.9 Beta 2 release
Tool updates
Help & feedback wanted:
- The local environment for translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins. is ready for testing (more info)
- @amieiro shared some mock-ups for the feedback functionality in Slack
- #5972-meta: adding a filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. to sort 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 and theme translators by date
FYI:
- The Polyglots 2022 team reps were announced!
- State of the Word will happen next Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 22:00 UTC
- @devinmaeztri was highlighted in the latest People of WordPress
- There is a Polyglots Coffee Break (Americas) Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 22:00 UTC
Open floor / achievements

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Erica Varlese 7:39 pm on December 2, 2021
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Polyglots Coffee Break (Americas) – Dec. 9, 2021 at 22:00 UTC

It has been a while since the last Americas Polyglots weekly chat. Let’s change that with a hangout!

On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 22:00 UTC, let’s host an Americas timezone-friendly Polyglots hangout or “coffee break.” A “coffee break” usually refers to a short, casual hangout where everyone can connect and chat for fun. While there is no set agenda, everyone can bring questions, ideas, or even updates on what’s happening in your 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/.

Unlike our usual weekly meetings, this will be hosted on Google Hangouts so we can chat with other Polyglots before the end of the year. The link will be shared in the Polyglots channel on the Making WordPress Slack a few minutes before the call.

Everyone is welcome! You do not need to be based in the Americas to join. Coffee is also optional, but always welcome, too 🙂

Props to @tokyobiyori and @tobifjellner for helping to organize!

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Jesús Amieiro 11:37 pm on November 30, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Dec. 1, 2021 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 7:00 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
Help & feedback wanted:
- Feedback functionality:
  - New URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org with the feedback for the stringString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.. Sample URL’s:
    - https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/friends/dev/12561869/
    - https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/friends/dev/12561869/de/default
  - Integration into GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org.: currently, the work is made in a GlotPress 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.
  - Notifications.
  - Some screenshots of the current work.
- Local environment for translate.wordpress.org. It is ready to start testing. We will work on a new version without Docker.
- Remember: Take the 2021 WordPress Annual Survey.
FYI:
- WordPress 5.9. New dates:
  - ~~23 November 2021~~ 14 December 2021: soft string freeze.
  - ~~30 November 2021~~ 4 January 2022: hard string freeze.
Open floor / Achievement

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Link to the chat.

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Erica Varlese 3:00 pm on November 23, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – Nov. 24, 2021 (13:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 13:00 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/..

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
Releases
- 5.9 Beta 1 was delayed, and the revised release schedule is now published
Tool updates
Help/feedback wanted
- It’s time to fill out the WordPress annual survey
- Share achievements and goals on the 2022 Polyglots Planning post
FYI
- The November Polyglots newsletter is published
- The call for Polyglots team reps closes this Friday, November 26
Open floor / Achievements

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Jesús Amieiro 5:38 pm on November 16, 2021
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Agenda: Biweekly GlotPress Chat – November 17, 2021 (08:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our biweekly chat for Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 8:00 GMT .

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Jesús Amieiro 4:08 pm on November 16, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – November 17, 2021 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:00 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.
Help & feedback wanted:
- 2022 Polyglots Planning.
- Call for Polyglots Team Representatives.
- November newsletter draft. The goal is to send this out on Monday, Nov. 22, so the draft will be open until the end of Friday, November 19 for feedback.
- Take the 2021 WordPress Annual Survey.
FYI:
- Organizer Retrospective for WordPress Translation Day 2021.
- Next Polyglots Team meeting (Europe) will be at 13:00 UTC.
- WordPress 5.9:
  - 23 November 2021: soft string freeze.
  - 30 November 2021: hard string freeze.
Open floor / Achievement.

If you have any additions to the agenda, please share them in the comments.

Link to the chat.

#weekly-meetings

Jesús Amieiro 7:44 pm on November 2, 2021
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Agenda: Weekly Polyglots Chat – November 03, 2021 (07:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our weekly chat.

This meeting will be held at Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 7:00 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.
Help & feedback wanted:
- Neutral Spanish creation. Could be helpful for websites with viewers from a few Spanish locations that they have only one Spanish variation installed in their websites. Is it interesting the creation of a Neutral Spanish 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."? More information about neutral or international Spanish here and here (both in Spanish).
- Daniele Scasciafratte wants to create a new channel at “Making WordPress” Slack for the GlotDict development. @evarlese asked about this at #meta, but she didn’t have a reply. Here you can see the request.
- Daniele Scasciafratte wants to move GlotDict inside the GlotPress GitHub organization. We will talk about this on the GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers Translate.WordPress.org. More information is available at glotpress.org. meeting (next hour).
FYI:
- Celebrating WordPress Translation Day 2021.
New releases: GlotPress 3.0.0-alpha.4.
Open floor / Achievement.

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Jesús Amieiro 7:42 pm on November 2, 2021
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Agenda: Biweekly GlotPress Chat – November 03, 2021 (08:00 UTC)

Here’s the agenda for our biweekly chat for Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 8:00 GMT .

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