Wikimedia:Translations guidelines
This page contains information on translating content on the Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki.
Overview
Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki uses the Translation extension to handle translation of page content. Anyone with a registered Wikimedia user account is able to offer translations using this system.
The wiki's sidebar and interface text are managed through traditional MediaWiki systems.
Translations manual of style
Gendering of words
With languages that "gender" some words, gender-neutral variations of those words should be used whenever possible.
Important links
Sidebar translations
- To translate sidebar entries, please go to: Wikimedia:Translations guidelines/Sidebar
Users with administrator or interface administrator rights can make translations directly using the usual steps for a MediaWiki site. Due to the potential for abuse given the high-traffic nature of this content, only users with these approved rights (or higher) may enter these translations.
All other users may offer translations at Wikimedia:Translations guidelines/Sidebar and then alert an administrator to the updates you have made.
| Content | Translation | English | Source | Notes |
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| About Wikimedia | About Wikimedia | About Wikimedia | translatewiki.net | |
| Home | Home | Home | translatewiki.net | |
| Official website | Official website | Official website | Wikidata | |
| Contact us | Contact us | Contact us | translatewiki.net | |
| Wikimedia News | Wikimedia News | Wikimedia News | translatewiki.net | Also in use on Meta-Wiki's Sidebar. |
| Movement Blog | Movement Blog | Movement Blog | translatewiki.net | |
| Movement Calendar | Movement Calendar | Movement Calendar | translatewiki.net | |
| Questions for Wikimedia? | Questions for Wikimedia? | Questions for Wikimedia? | translatewiki.net | |
| Support Wikimedia | Support Wikimedia | Support Wikimedia | translatewiki.net | |
| Donate | Donate | Donate | translatewiki.net | |
| Volunteering | Volunteering | Volunteering | Wikidata | |
| Wikimedia Endowment | Wikimedia Endowment | Wikimedia Endowment | translatewiki.net | |
| Wikimedia Enterprise | Wikimedia Enterprise | Wikimedia Enterprise | translatewiki.net | |
| Wikipedia Store | Wikipedia Store | Wikipedia Store | translatewiki.net | |
| Corporate | Corporate | Corporate | translatewiki.net | |
| Bylaws | Bylaws | Bylaws | translatewiki.net | |
| Values | Values | Values | MediaWiki:Values | |
| Policies | Policies | Policies | translatewiki.net | |
| Resolutions | Resolutions | Resolutions | translatewiki.net | |
| Board meetings | Board meetings | Board meetings | MediaWiki:Meetings-text | |
| Movement affiliates | Movement affiliates | Movement affiliates | translatewiki.net | Also in use on Meta-Wiki's Sidebar. |
| Documentation | Documentation | Documentation | Wikidata | |
| Annual report | Annual report | Annual report | Wikidata | |
| Financial reports and Form 990 | Financial reports and Form 990 | Financial reports and Form 990 | MediaWiki:Financialreports | |
| Fundraising reports | Fundraising reports | Fundraising reports | MediaWiki:Fundraisingreports | |
| Legal | Legal | Legal | translatewiki.net | |
| Memory Bank | Memory Bank | Memory Bank | translatewiki.net | |
| Security | Security | Security | Wikidata | |
| Transparency report | Transparency report | Official website | Wikidata | |
| Wiki | Wiki | Wiki | translatewiki.net | |
| Give feedback | Give feedback | Give feedback | translatewiki.net | |
| Babel | Babel | Babel | translatewiki.net | Also in use on Meta-Wiki's Sidebar. m:MediaWiki:Babel-text/en |
| Help | Help | Help | translatewiki.net | |
| Recent changes | Recent changes | Recent changes | translatewiki.net |
Translation templates
- Main page: Wikimedia:Duplicated content
Templates and modules with content and related translations from other wikis should be used as much as possible to avoid workload for translators across wikis.
These pages - primarily templates - are duplicates from other Wikimedia wikis and should be synchronized whenever possible for maintenance purposes:
Additional translations from translatewiki.net
In addition to already mentioned usages of translation from translatewiki.net, the below translations are also pulled from translatewiki.net.
| Translation | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Translate | Wikimedia Foundation mark | Wikimedia Foundation mark |
| Translate | Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation | Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation |
| Translate | Want to help translate? [$1 Translate the missing messages]. | Want to help translate? [$1 Translate the missing messages]. |
| Translate | Wikimedia projects | Wikimedia projects |
| Translate | This page in a nutshell: $1 | This page in a nutshell: $1 |
| Translate | $1 in a nutshell: $2 | $1 in a nutshell: $2 |
| Translate | This guideline in a nutshell: $1 | This guideline in a nutshell: $1 |
| Translate | This policy in a nutshell: $1 | This policy in a nutshell: $1 |
| Translate | This section in a nutshell: $1 | This section in a nutshell: $1 |
| Translate | The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. | The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. |
| Translate | Questions about the Wikimedia Foundation or our projects? Get in touch with our team. | Questions about the Wikimedia Foundation or our projects? Get in touch with our team. |
| Translate | Questions for the Wikimedia Foundation? Get in touch with our team by emailing answers@wikimedia.org | Questions for the Wikimedia Foundation? Get in touch with our team by emailing answers@wikimedia.org |
| Translate | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
| Translate | Sign posts using the four tildes (~~~~) | Sign posts using the four tildes (~~~~) |
| Translate | This page is for discussions related to the $1 page. | This page is for discussions related to the $1 page. |
| Translate | Remain civil and polite during discussions. | Remain civil and polite during discussions. |
| Translate | Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. | Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. |
| Translate | Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. | Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. |
| Translate | Contact a human | Contact a human |
| Translate | Main pages: $1 | Main pages: $1 |
| Translate | Please remember to: $1 | Please remember to: $1 |
| Translate | Register account | Register account |
| Translate | Shortcuts | Shortcuts |
See also:
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Wiki maintenance |
| Project status: Soft launch |
Tips for translators
Feel free to add your own tips!
- Some content may be placed within templates being used by the page you are translating. You may want to check the original page's wiki code for any templates in need of translating
- Translate the namespace for pages. Many within namespaces have a "proper page title" further within the page's content. See the Manual of style for more information on page title headers.
Tips for page editors and translation admins
Before beginning and when you are unsure what to do, always begin by reviewing the "Tutorial for setting content up for translation" and Translate extension documentation.
To reduce the amount of repetitive work for translations, please use templates and others features available through duplicated content efforts.
For consistency across this wiki and whenever possible:
- In bullet lists of links, setup relevant
<translate>tags only within the link's text. - Always include italics formatting code (
'' '') within the content's elevant<translate>tags. - With the exception of the Home page and other possible unique exceptions, the
<languages />tag for any translated page should be at the very top of the page above any information boxes (aka infoboxes and hatnotes). - "Number" based entries in templates should always include their number alias rather than be based on the entries place within the template. For example:
{{example|text|information}}should be{{example|1=text|2=information}} - Generally,
<tvar name="NAME">tags should be named using a number (1, 2, 3, etc.) based on its placement within a specific set of<translate>tags or autogenerated<!--T:##-->tag. Once a tvar name is placed, it should not be renamed. - Bullet lists which have the potential for frequent updates - such as this one - should have each entry separated with its own
<translate>tags. All other bullet lists should be broken up every 2-4 entries depending on size of the entries.
Staff able to support your efforts
These are staff with active editor or administrator accounts on this wiki who might be able to support your efforts to setup content for translation. Please note that you should not expect these people to do your content setup work for you, but rather help answer your questions and support building your capacity in this area of wiki editing. Please feel free to add your own username if you are interested in supporting your colleagues.
Relevant resources
Wikimedia resources
- Common messages (Meta-Wiki)
- Commonly used built-in messages (Meta-Wiki)
- Information on translating sidebar (MediaWiki.org)
- Tutorial for content translation (MediaWiki.org)
- Tutorial for setting content up for translation (MediaWiki.org)
- Understanding translation administration (Diff)
External resources
- German guide to inclusive language (PDF) (City of Graz)
Templates to monitor
These translatable templates should be monitored and updated routinely as needed: