{"id":4915,"date":"2017-09-27T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:00:53","slug":"global-wordpress-translation-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2017\/09\/global-wordpress-translation-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Global WordPress Translation Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On September 30 2017, the WordPress Polyglots Team &#8211; whose mission is to translate WordPress into as many languages as possible &#8211; will hold its third <a href=\"https:\/\/wptranslationday.org\/\">Global WordPress Translation Day<\/a>, a 24-hour, round-the-clock, digital and physical global marathon dedicated to the localisation and internationalisation of the WordPress platform and ecosystem, a structure that powers, today, over 28% of all existing websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The localisation process allows for WordPress and for all WordPress-related products (themes and plugins) to be available in local languages, so to improve their accessibility and usage and to allow as many people as possible to take advantage of the free platform and services available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a (not completely) serendipitous coincidence, September 30 has also been declared by the United Nations \u201cInternational Translation Day\u201d, to pay homage to the great services of translators everywhere, one that allows communication and exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event will feature a series of multi-language live speeches (training sessions, tutorials, case histories, etc.) that will be screen-casted in streaming, starting from Australia and the Far East and ending in the Western parts of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In that same 24-hour time frame, Polyglots worldwide will gather physically in local events, for dedicated training and translations sprints (and for some fun and socializing as well), while those unable to physically join their teams will do so remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A big, fun, useful and enlightening party and a lovely mix of growing, giving, learning and teaching, to empower, and cultivate, and shine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some stats about the first two events:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Global WordPress Translation Day 1<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">448 translators worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">50 local events worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">54 locales involved<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">40350 strings translated, in<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">597 projects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Global WordPress Translation Day 2<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">780 translators worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67 local events worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">133 locales involved<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">60426 strings translated, in<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">590 projects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We would like your help in spreading this news and in reaching out to all four corners of the world to make the third #WPTranslationDay a truly amazing one and to help celebrate the unique and fundamental role that translators have in the Community but also in all aspects of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A full press release is available, along with more information and visual assets at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wptranslationday.org\/press\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wptranslationday.org\/press<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For any additional information please don\u2019t hesitate to contact the event team on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:press@wptranslationday.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">press@wptranslationday.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 30 2017, the WordPress Polyglots Team &#8211; 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