How to Translate

These are instructions for how to translate wiki pages into different languages. Please only participate if you are a native or fluent speaker of the language you are translating to.

How to Translate Pages

Feel free to create an example page to test the translation function.

1. Choose a page that you would consider "finished", as it's best to translate once rather than multiple times as the page evolves.
2. On the page you wish to translate, click "Edit source" and add these tags to the English text you wish to translate:

<languages/><translate>
(English page contents)
</translate>

3. Save the page.
4. This will now allow you to see the "Mark this page for translation" link near the top-right corner (not on the Edit page).
5. Click "Mark this page for translation" and scroll to the very bottom and click "Mark this version for translation". Do not change any options.
6. Again, near the top-right corner, click "Translate this page", then select the desired language from the drop-down menu, and translate it section by section. Avoid changing template names, such as {{Warning|Warning here.}} so that they remain working. Clicking "publish" on any section will immediately make that translated section live.

Reviewing Others Work

Visit Special:Translate ("Translate Dashboard" in the sidebar) and select the language you wish to review translations for. At the very bottom of the page, select "✔ Review". From here, you can click the checkmark on the right-hand side of any translation to mark it as reviewed. This has no effect to regular readers of the wiki, but marks translations and "double checked".

Notes

• Only people with the "Translator" role are able to translate pages or mark pages for translation.
• The English version must be the most up-to-date version. If you need to change the content, you will need to update the English page first.
• Once a single section has been translated, it creates a page like "Example Page/es" (es for Español), accessible by clicking the language in the "Other Languages" box at the bottom. If someone sets their language to Spanish for the site, it'll show a Spanish page if one is available, but will fall back to the English page otherwise.
• Pages that have been marked to be translated or are outdated will appear in the Special:Translate queue.
• When a page is updated, it will need to be re-marked to be translated. Sections that have been edited will be considered "outdated" until fixed, and new sections will be considered "untranslated".
• A page must first be created in English before translations can be made.
• If using an automatic translating service, please double check the output to verify the information is correct and uses proper grammar.

Support

Feel free to collaborate via Talk pages (the Discussion button on any page) or on the #translation-project channel of the ConsoleMods Discord. We can always use more trusted translators!