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| Thanks a lot for your interest in translating Open Food Facts (website interface, mobile applications) in new languages and/or improving the existing translations! | | Thanks a lot for your interest in translating Open Food Facts (website interface, mobile applications) in new languages and/or improving the existing translations! |
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| == Translation workflow == | | == Translation workflow == |
− | * We use 2 tools to add translations to Open Food Facts: this wiki and Crowdin.
| + | We use 2 tools to add translations to Open Food Facts: |
− | * [https://translate.openfoodfacts.org https://translate.openfoodfacts.org Start translating] | + | * GitHub for Taxonomies only (you'll need to create an account); |
− | * For wiki based translations: You can log in on the wiki (first login on [https://openfoodfacts.org Open Food Facts] and you can then login on the wiki automatically) and edit the wiki pages to add/correct translations.
| + | * CrowdIn for the rest (you can log in with a 3rd party account or create an account). [https://translate.openfoodfacts.org Start translating on Crowdin] |
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| + | '''Also please join your local channel on [https://slack.openfoodfacts.org our Slack server] and the <code>#translation</code> channel so that we can coordinate. |
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− | Also: Please join your local channel on Slack and the #translation channel so that we can coordinate.
| + | == Things to translate (in order of impact you'll have) == |
− | | + | === High priority translations=== |
− | == Pages to translate (in order of impact) == | |
− | === High Priority Translations=== | |
| * [https://translate.openfoodfacts.org Translations of the Web app - Mobile apps] | | * [https://translate.openfoodfacts.org Translations of the Web app - Mobile apps] |
| * [[Translations - Names of nutrients]] | | * [[Translations - Names of nutrients]] |
| * [[Translations - Slogan]] | | * [[Translations - Slogan]] |
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− | === Taxonomies to Translate === | + | === Medium priority translations === |
− | ==== Taxonomies ? ==== | + | ==== Taxonomies ==== |
− | Taxonomies make Open Food Facts work like magic. They are our way to organize information and automatically make sense of products. This will enable : | + | ===== What are taxonomies? ===== |
| + | Taxonomies make Open Food Facts work like magic. They are our way to organize information and automatically make sense of products. |
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| + | This will enable : |
| * Suggestions in your language, to make contribution faster | | * Suggestions in your language, to make contribution faster |
− | * Autodetection of categories, enabling worldwide comparison between food. | + | * Auto-detection of categories, enabling worldwide comparison between food. |
| * Multilingual products automatically translated to your language (if the item in the taxonomy is translated to your language) | | * Multilingual products automatically translated to your language (if the item in the taxonomy is translated to your language) |
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− | ==== New online system ==== | + | ===== Categories, labels, nova, ingredients…directly on Open Food Facts ===== |
− | | + | [[File:Taxonomy online translation.png|thumb]] |
− | We have a new system to translate taxonomies directly on the web site. To access it, just go to a page that lists some tags (categories, labels) like the one for categories in German: https://de.openfoodfacts.org/categories and then add ?translate=add to the url like this: | + | We have a new system to translate taxonomies directly on the Open Food Facts web site. To access it, just go to a page that lists some tags (categories, labels) like the one for categories in German: <br> |
− | https://de.openfoodfacts.org/categories?translate=add | + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/categories and then add '''?translate=add''' to the url like this:<br> |
| + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/categories?translate=add<br><br> |
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| It will show a list of the categories that are not yet translated to German, and you can type in a translation. Just click on save, and that's it. | | It will show a list of the categories that are not yet translated to German, and you can type in a translation. Just click on save, and that's it. |
| Benefits of this new method to translate taxonomies: | | Benefits of this new method to translate taxonomies: |
− | 1. no need to go to the wiki, load a huge list etc.
| + | # No need to go to the wiki, load a huge list etc. |
− | 2. you see instantaneously the list of entries that have no translation in the language that interests you
| + | # You see instantaneously the list of entries that have no translation in the language that interests you |
− | 3. the list is sorted by the number of products: you can prioritize the translations to first translate the entries that are on a lot of products
| + | # The list is sorted by the number of products: you can prioritize the translations to first translate the entries that are on a lot of products |
− | 4. there is a link to the actual products that have this category, label etc. -> that can be very useful to understand what kind of products we are talking about, and also to see how the category etc. is written on the actual products.
| + | # There is a link to the actual products that have this category, label etc. -> that can be very useful to understand what kind of products we are talking about, and also to see how the category etc. is written on the actual products. |
− | 5. you can add the &translate=add to any page that lists tags, so you can filter it by country, by any other facet etc.
| + | # You can add the '''&translate=add''' to any page that lists tags, so you can filter it by country, by any other facet etc. |
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− | If you want to see the list of entries that have pending translations, you can add &translate=review | + | If you want to see the list of entries that have pending translations, you can add '''&translate=review''' |
− | And if you want to see both the list of entries to be translated and with pending translations, you can add &translate=edit (useful if you made a mistake and want to change a translation) | + | And if you want to see both the list of entries to be translated and with pending translations, you can add '''&translate=edit''' (useful if you made a mistake and want to change a translation) |
| Here is what it looks like: | | Here is what it looks like: |
− | [[File:Taxonomy online translation.png|thumb]]
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− | https://de.openfoodfacts.org/labels?translate=add
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− | https://de.openfoodfacts.org/states?translate=add
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− | https://de.openfoodfacts.org/categories?translate=add
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− | https://de.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients?translate=add
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| + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/labels?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/states?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/categories?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-de.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-zh.openfoodfacts.org/nova-groups?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-zh.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients-analysis?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-zh.openfoodfacts.org/additives?translate=add<br> |
| + | https://world-zh.openfoodfacts.org/ingredients?translate=add<br> |
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| ==== High priority taxonomies (ranked) ==== | | ==== High priority taxonomies (ranked) ==== |
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| ==== Draft taxonomies ==== | | ==== Draft taxonomies ==== |
| (OLD, please use the online system) | | (OLD, please use the online system) |
− | * [[Global ingredients taxonomy]] | + | * [[Ingredients taxonomy]] |
| * [[Global brands and companies taxonomy]] | | * [[Global brands and companies taxonomy]] |
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| (OLD, please use the online system) | | (OLD, please use the online system) |
| * [[Test taxonomy]] showing the basic taxonomy definition features | | * [[Test taxonomy]] showing the basic taxonomy definition features |
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| === Less important === | | === Less important === |
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| * [[Translations - Code of conduct]] | | * [[Translations - Code of conduct]] |
| + | * [[Translations - Data]] |
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| + | * [[Translations - Marketing]] (posters, logos…) |
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− | * [[Translations - Marketing]] (posters, logos…)
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− | * [[Translations - Data]]
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| * [[Translations - Missions]] | | * [[Translations - Missions]] |
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| === So you've translated everything ? === | | === So you've translated everything ? === |
− | [https://en.wiki.openbeautyfacts.org/Translations There's more at https://en.wiki.openbeautyfacts.org/Translations] :-) | + | [https://en.wiki.openbeautyfacts.org/Translations Translate Open Beauty Facts] :-) |
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| === Pages for special operations that could be localized === | | === Pages for special operations that could be localized === |
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| * [[Translations - Vending machines]] | | * [[Translations - Vending machines]] |
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| === Advanced Country Support === | | === Advanced Country Support === |
− | Let Open Food Facts better handle specifities of various countries and areas, such as labels, specific foods…<br> | + | Let Open Food Facts better handle specifities of various countries and areas, such as labels, specific foods… |
− | * [[Country Support]]
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| === Draft Taxonomies === | | === Draft Taxonomies === |