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To help translate this documentation site:
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Translation on WikiMedia requires two steps, which can be done by different people:


# Create a user account (upper right corner)
=== 1. Add translation features to a page ===
# Identify a page you'd like to translate
* '''Prepare a page''' for translation
# Go to [[Special:PagePreparation|Prepare a Page for Translation]]
*# Create a user account (upper right corner)
# Follow the instructions
*# Identify a page that needs to be set up
*# Go to [[Special:PagePreparation|Prepare a Page for Translation]]
*# Click "Prepare"
* '''Mark "chunks" of text''' '''on the page''' for translation
*# Go to the page you just set up
*# Click the link to "Mark this page for translation" at the top
*# Confirm "Mark this page for translation" at the bottom
* Bonus step - '''add a parrot emoji''' to the main page to identify your articles so others can start translating.
 
=== 2. Translate the pages ===
* Visit the [[Special:PageTranslation]] to select your page and start translating.
 
</translate>[[Translate the Software|> Translate the Software]]

Latest revision as of 00:05, 22 February 2024

Other languages:
  • English

Translation on WikiMedia requires two steps, which can be done by different people:

1. Add translation features to a page

  • Prepare a page for translation
    1. Create a user account (upper right corner)
    2. Identify a page that needs to be set up
    3. Go to Prepare a Page for Translation
    4. Click "Prepare"
  • Mark "chunks" of text on the page for translation
    1. Go to the page you just set up
    2. Click the link to "Mark this page for translation" at the top
    3. Confirm "Mark this page for translation" at the bottom
  • Bonus step - add a parrot emoji to the main page to identify your articles so others can start translating.

2. Translate the pages

> Translate the Software