{"id":1667,"date":"2017-09-28T22:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2018-01-17T21:23:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T16:23:39","slug":"how-to-translate-wordpress-in-urdu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/how-to-translate-wordpress-in-urdu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Translate WordPress In Urdu?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Translation Day holds importance to me because this is how I started contributing the open source and got involved with WordPress. WordPress 4.7 was the first version of <a href=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/urdu-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress translated 100% in Urdu<\/a> by WordPress Pakistan Community. Since then, we have managed to maintain 100% translation in the later releases as well. \u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<div class=\"eckosc eckosc_full_width_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu.png 1920w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-1680x945.png 1680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-1240x698.png 1240w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-860x484.png 860w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-680x383.png 680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/How-To-Translate-WordPress-Into-Urdu-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/meetup-global-wordpress-translation-day-3\/\">WordPress Translation Day 3 is on 30th September 2017<\/a>, and this time, I am honored to co-host the translation meetup along with <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAhmadAwais\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ahmad Awais<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maedahbatool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maedah Batool<\/a>. While I was planning the event, Ahmad suggested me to write down a guide to help the new translators and streamline the event. Here, I am writing a brief guide on translating WordPress into Urdu.<\/p>\n<h2>Step#1: WordPress.org Account<\/h2>\n<p>The very first step is to create an account on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WordPress.org<\/a> and log in because this is how your WordPress is going to keep track of your contributions and add your profile to the team of Urdu locale contributors.<\/p>\n<h2>Step#2: Locating The Project To Contribute<\/h2>\n<p>Next, head to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.wordpress.org\/locale\/ur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Urdu Translation Page of WordPress<\/a>. By default, it opens the WordPress Core versions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eckosc eckosc_full_width_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1668 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-1240x720.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-860x499.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-680x395.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-400x232.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WordPress-Urdu-Translation-Page-50x29.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/div>\n<p>On the top, you can see different tabs \u2013 <strong>Themes, Plugins, Meta, and Apps<\/strong> \u2013 switch to any tab to see the projects available for translation. Click on any project to see detailed translation stats. For now, I am going with WooCommerce under the Plugins tab.<br \/>\nOpening the details page, you&#8217;ll see four sub-projects, i.e.:<\/p>\n<div class=\"eckosc eckosc_full_width_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-1240x720.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-860x499.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-680x395.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-400x232.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/WooCommerce-Urdu-Translation-Stats-50x29.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Development (trunk)<\/li>\n<li>Stable (latest release)<\/li>\n<li>Development Readme (trunk)<\/li>\n<li>Stable Readme (latest release)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Trunk<\/h3>\n<p>Trunk version is the one which is being currently developed for the next release. All the fixes and improvements are added in trunk and are available for translation. Most of the time when we translate trunk is our priority. This way we make sure that its next version releases with our language pack.<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Release<\/h3>\n<p>The latest release is the current live version of the project, which is, of course, a stable version of the project. Next to these projects are the current stats of Urdu translation.<\/p>\n<h2>Step#3: Translation<\/h2>\n<p>Click on any of the projects; for now, I am opening the trunk of WooCommerce. Something like this appears:<\/p>\n<div class=\"eckosc eckosc_full_width_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-1240x720.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-860x499.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-680x395.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-500x290.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-400x232.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Filter-Translation-Strings-WordPress-Urdu-50x29.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the top, you can see the options \u2013 All, Untranslated, Waiting, Fuzzy, and Warnings \u2013 to filter out the results. On the left side of the table, you can find the string in English, and the right side contains its translation. Clicking on any string will expand the view, and you&#8217;ll see a text area to write the translation of the string in Urdu.<\/p>\n<p>Write the translation, click on Add Translation button, and your translation will be submitted for the review. Wait! I have a GIF for you. \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<div class=\"eckosc eckosc_full_width_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1690\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/isI4xQK-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"594\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/teams\/?locale=ur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Translation editors of Urdu<\/a> will review and approve the translation. Once your translation gets approved, WordPress awards you a translation contributor badge on your profile. Cool, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2618\ufe0f\u00a0<em>Pro Tip: To increase your chances of translation approval, NEVER do a literal (word-by-word) translation. ALWAYS do a semantic translation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Infographic<\/h2>\n<p>For a quick revision, check out this translation infographic by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSudaisAsif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sudais Asif<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3629\" src=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics.jpg\" alt=\"Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics\" width=\"1084\" height=\"2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-768x1420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-554x1024.jpg 554w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-860x1590.jpg 860w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-680x1257.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-500x924.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-400x739.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-250x462.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-200x370.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-100x185.jpg 100w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-76x141.jpg 76w, https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Translate-WP-into-Urdu-Infographics-50x92.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Briefly, I tried to cover everything needed to start translating. If I missed anything, or you have trouble while translating, let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Translation Day holds importance to me because this is how I started contributing the open source and got involved with WordPress. WordPress 4.7 was the first version of WordPress translated 100% in Urdu by WordPress Pakistan Community. 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