# Translations **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/translations/27.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Links to Translation Resources and Language Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-translation-resources-and-language-topics/397558)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-translation-resources-and-language-topics/397558 "2026-03-03T17:48:07Z")
Information for translators is currently spread across different categories on Meta. This topic collects helpful resources and discussions in one place to make it easier to find relevant information. General informatio… --- ## [Requesting addition of Punjabi](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-addition-of-punjabi/411109)
**Author:** [@kcahtoor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kcahtoor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requesting-addition-of-punjabi/411109 "2026-08-27T23:35:10Z")
Hi there, I have requested addition of Punjabi(Shahmukhi) language at crowdin last week. There is Punjabi language already added in Gurmukhi script. I requested one in Shahmukhi script. P.S I am doing proofreading for U… --- ## [Basque Language Interface option](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basque-language-interface-option/410511)
**Author:** [@happyhappy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/happyhappy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basque-language-interface-option/410511 "2026-08-27T01:56:35Z")
@mirenbz! My Basque constituency is asking to set their language in our self-hosted Discourse. However, I do not see Basque in the interface options. Is this work still in progress, or can I install Basque as an option? … --- ## [Request to be a Reviewer for Vietnamese language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-be-a-reviewer-for-vietnamese-language/408681)
**Author:** [@KlassAdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KlassAdmin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-be-a-reviewer-for-vietnamese-language/408681 "2026-07-28T09:36:00Z")
Hi Discourse Team, My Crowdin username is @KlassAdmin. I notice that the Vietnamese language currently has no active proofreaders or reviewers to approve pending strings, leaving many contributions stuck in the queue. … --- ## [French, error in translation (group owners, members and moderators)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/french-error-in-translation-group-owners-members-and-moderators/396403)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/french-error-in-translation-group-owners-members-and-moderators/396403 "2026-07-09T05:50:39Z")
This translation in French seems wrong – should be “Propriétaires de groupes, membres et modérateurs”. I’ve made an account in Crowdin, is this something I can suggest a fix for myself? How does it work? --- ## [Can't find string "All" in reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-string-all-in-reactions/404525)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-find-string-all-in-reactions/404525 "2026-06-17T09:54:28Z")
When you click a post that has multiple different reactions, it shows “All” that is unstranslated in Arabic, I searched on the Crowdin instance https://discourse.crowdin.com/ but couldn’t find it. --- ## [Is there a reason for the delayed translations?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gibt-es-einen-grund-fur-die-verzogerten-ubersetzungen/401344)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gibt-es-einen-grund-fur-die-verzogerten-ubersetzungen/401344 "2026-04-23T10:12:31Z")
The translations for the main branch were last updated on April 7, 2026 (UTC). Is there a reason for this? I find it unusual because the translations for the current release are still being updated... --- ## [🇩🇪 Error in the German translation? Report it here!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehler-in-der-deutschen-ubersetzung-hier-melden/47320)
**Author:** [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fehler-in-der-deutschen-ubersetzung-hier-melden/47320 "2026-04-08T16:15:10Z")
If you find an issue in the German translation, please report the problem simply and without hassle here. Known issues: The page setting "default other external links in new tab" should be translated... --- ## [How can you find more context for a text?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-you-find-more-context-for-a-text/395051)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-you-find-more-context-for-a-text/395051 "2026-03-25T20:12:17Z")
When I wanted more context for translating a text, I usually looked at the translation history. There I could see when the text was added, and with the date and time I could often find the PR on GitHub very quickly. Ofte… --- ## [Adding translated subtitles to site setting names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-translated-subtitles-to-site-setting-names/396962)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-translated-subtitles-to-site-setting-names/396962 "2026-03-18T23:33:54Z")
Continuing the discussion from AI settings without descriptions result in no non-English information about the settings: Maybe this is a problem not limited to the AI Plugin but something that deserves a more general di… --- ## [Discourse Automation - poor French translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-poor-french-translations/397946)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation-poor-french-translations/397946 "2026-03-10T10:29:59Z")
Just making a note that many of the French translations of the scripts that can be selected in this plugin are unclear, wrong, or really hard to understand. Honestly, had I only spoken French, I would have just given up … --- ## [Request to be Arabic translation reviewer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-be-arabic-translation-reviewer/397444)
**Author:** [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-to-be-arabic-translation-reviewer/397444 "2026-03-05T21:57:15Z")
I would like to be the reviewer for Arabic translations. --- ## [What does it mean when my comment about a wrong translation is resolved but my correction is not accepted?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-it-mean-when-my-comment-about-a-wrong-translation-is-resolved-but-my-correction-is-not-accepted/397765)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-it-mean-when-my-comment-about-a-wrong-translation-is-resolved-but-my-correction-is-not-accepted/397765 "2026-03-05T21:38:42Z")
I tried to correct the awful (wrong) French translation for Discourse Assign in crowdin. My comment was marked as resolved but my translation wasn’t “accepted”. What’s going on here? --- ## [2 rewind strings are reappearing for translation without being changed on GitHub after each release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-rewind-strings-are-reappearing-for-translation-without-being-changed-on-github-after-each-release/397146)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-rewind-strings-are-reappearing-for-translation-without-being-changed-on-github-after-each-release/397146 "2026-03-03T17:37:48Z")
My impression is that something in the new lifecycle of strings on Crowdin is not working as expected for js.discourse\_rewind.cannot\_view\_rewind\_gibberish and js.discourse\_rewind.cannot\_view\_rewind. Based on the git bla… --- ## [Why were that many translations removed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-were-that-many-translations-removed/395098)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-were-that-many-translations-removed/395098 "2026-03-03T10:41:41Z")
Can someone explain why that many existing translations were removed in this PR? https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37499 One example is the German translation for all the texts needed for the high context car… --- ## [Posts and messages are not distinguishable in Dutch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-and-messages-are-not-distinguishable-in-dutch/395796)
**Author:** [@qcoret](https://meta.discourse.org/u/qcoret)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-and-messages-are-not-distinguishable-in-dutch/395796 "2026-02-25T10:23:52Z")
On the home page of a Discourse installation configured in Dutch, users are confronted with two sidebar buttons with the exact same text. Namely “Mijn berichten” (My posts) and “Mijn berichten” (My messages). This is, of… --- ## [AI settings without descriptions result in no non-English information about the settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-settings-without-descriptions-result-in-no-non-english-information-about-the-settings/373346)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-settings-without-descriptions-result-in-no-non-english-information-about-the-settings/373346 "2026-02-24T22:49:25Z")
Are there any plans to make these settings translatable? Looks like the settings were added without any type of description. That may work fine for English-speaking users, but what about those who use a different int… --- ## [When is \`filter.description.tags\_alias\` used?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-filter-description-tags-alias-used/375610)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-is-filter-description-tags-alias-used/375610 "2026-02-23T16:59:47Z")
Can someone help me find out when this string is shown in the filter route? Seeing it often makes translating easier for me. filter.description.tags\_alias: Alias for ‘tag:’ filter I was wondering why this text exist… --- ## [Published Page date (day/month) in wrong order in French](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-date-day-month-in-wrong-order-in-french/396733)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-date-day-month-in-wrong-order-in-french/396733 "2026-02-22T18:08:39Z")
I suspect this is a localization issue, maybe the order of the month and day is hardcoded? It should be “22 février” in that order and without caps. I have to say the year would be nice to display too (at least in my… --- ## [« Page Publishing » or « Publish Page »?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-publishing-or-publish-page/396711)
**Author:** [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-publishing-or-publish-page/396711 "2026-02-22T09:16:51Z")
In French, the menu item for publishing a topic as a page is « Publication de pages » — which doesn’t really make sense in the plural in this context. I checked the English and it’s « Page publishing », so strictly speak… --- ## [Quality of French Translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quality-of-french-translations/135871)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quality-of-french-translations/135871 "2026-02-21T23:18:30Z")
Should there be an @fr.translators group so we can speak in French together? @dheraud, @kleiny, @JohannLesacher, @hellekin, @Benjol, @zogstrip I recently started using the French translation for a native French forum, … --- ## [Typo in Japanese translation: user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email.text\_body\_template](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-japanese-translation-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-text-body-template/392070)
**Author:** [@AriDou](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AriDou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/typo-in-japanese-translation-user-notifications-confirm-old-email-text-body-template/392070 "2026-02-20T13:54:15Z")
I found a typo in the Japanese (ja) translation of the following site text key: Key: user\_notifications.confirm\_old\_email.text\_body\_template Current text (ja): 「このステップを完了したら、当たらhしいメールアドレスを確認してください。」 There is an extr… --- ## [Number in front of "advanced filters" (1 advanced filters)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-in-front-of-advanced-filters-1-advanced-filters/396557)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-in-front-of-advanced-filters-1-advanced-filters/396557 "2026-02-20T13:53:19Z")
Is it possible to offer one: "%{count} advanced filter" and other: "%{count} advanced filters" for js.search.advanced.title when there is a number shown in front of the text? In German, not only “filters” but als… --- ## [Can outdated translations be removed on updates?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-outdated-translations-be-removed-on-updates/374988)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-outdated-translations-be-removed-on-updates/374988 "2026-02-20T09:26:35Z")
Sometimes when new features are added existing, text is edited. The issue is that only the English text is updated, while translations remain outdated until the next scheduled merge from Crowdin, which usually happens o… --- ## [Batch update a translation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-update-a-translation/385498)
**Author:** [@lilydjwg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilydjwg)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-update-a-translation/385498 "2026-02-20T07:45:20Z")
The current Simplified Chinese translation is poor and I’ve updated a lot of strings in the admin interface. I want to contribute these translations back to Discourse but I’m stuck. I can export those strings from the d… --- ## [Plugins Admin Missing Translations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-admin-missing-translations/378436)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugins-admin-missing-translations/378436 "2026-02-18T23:32:54Z")
Some of the plugin names and descriptions are not present in CrowdIn. Example: Discourse Narrative Bot Also: Lazy Videos, Poll, Presence, Discourse Templates and maybe others. --- ## [Obsolete settings still in Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obsolete-settings-still-in-crowdin/384711)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/obsolete-settings-still-in-crowdin/384711 "2026-02-18T23:31:50Z")
In server.yml I see site\_settings.min\_first\_post\_typing\_time in Crowdin but it seems to be replaced by site\_settings.fast\_typing\_threshold. Should it appear in Crowdin at all? --- ## [Offer to help: English ↔ Polish translation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offer-to-help-english-polish-translation/379953)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/offer-to-help-english-polish-translation/379953 "2026-02-14T05:59:33Z")
I’m a native English speaker (USA) but I’ve been living/working in Poland for ~10 years and my spouse is Polish, so I am offering my assistance with Polish translations. I run my business through Discourse, and I’ve alr… --- ## [Japanese Translation Issues in User Profile Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/japanese-translation-issues-in-user-profile-settings/395537)
**Author:** [@Kirk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kirk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/japanese-translation-issues-in-user-profile-settings/395537 "2026-02-12T06:52:27Z")
I’m setting up a Discourse community for users in Japan and have noticed several translation issues in the Japanese interface. I’m not a native speaker of Japanese, but I’ve been teaching at a Japanese university for ove… --- ## [Use a placeholder for the “everyone” group in category permission explanations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-a-placeholder-for-the-everyone-group-in-category-permission-explanations/395809)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-a-placeholder-for-the-everyone-group-in-category-permission-explanations/395809 "2026-02-11T15:58:36Z")
Recently, this text and 2 similar ones were added: This category is public, everyone can see posts. To restrict permissions, remove the “everyone” group. ▶ Identifier The problem I see with this is that group names ar… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/translations/27.md?page=1)