As we speak we’re excited to rejoice an enormous milestone – Ethereum.org now helps 30 languages! 🎉🎉🎉
Since we launched the Web site Translation Program seven months in the past, we’ve seen how decentralized collaboration may end up in a big influence within the ecosystem, benefiting a whole lot of hundreds of group members around the globe.
As of at present, 467 volunteers from 52 language teams have helped make ethereum.org accessible to non-English talking communities of their mom tongues.
Thanks to those volunteers, 16% of all site visitors to ethereum.org is now directed in the direction of non-English variations of the positioning. Over time, this quantity has grown considerably.
Two months in the past, the web site workforce set a Q2 aim of including six extra languages to the 24 that existed on the time. We’re honored to have achieved this milestone by integrating the languages listed under:
- Norwegian v.1.1
- Chinese language Conventional v.1.1
- Malayalam v.1.1
- Ukrainian v1.1
- Lithuanian v.1.0
- Portuguese v.1.0
- Italian v1.0 -> v.1.1 (up to date)
Q3: Upgrading present languages to web site v1.1
In Q3, we have set a brand new aim of upgrading all languages to the most recent model of ethereum.org, v1.1, which displays to present content material on the positioning. Presently, we’ve 16 languages ready to be upgraded to v.1.1, which builds on earlier content material. Furthermore, there will probably be extra content material up to date in Q3/This fall. The languages we’re centered on now are listed under, paired with a proportion to point out the progress of the interpretation:
- Portuguese Brazilian (83%)
- Lithuanian (79%)
- Dutch (69%)
- Spanish (69%)
- Russian (59%)
- Portuguese (56%)
- Igbo (52%)
- Japanese (48%)
- Korean (48%)
- Greek (48%)
- Polish (48%)
- Slovenian (48%)
- Czech (48%)
- Persian (44%)
- Thai (38%)
- Vietnamese (19%)
Serious about contributing to our translation effort? We encourage you to work in the direction of the most recent model (v 1.1). If you happen to’ve already began engaged on a decrease model, that is wonderful too! We’ll add any accomplished model to the web site.
Once more, we want to have your steady help in our Q3 aim. After all, help with unlisted languages is at all times welcome.
Newest Updates
Listed below are the most recent updates we’ve made throughout the web site translation program.
1. Acknowledgment web page
We would like to present credit score to all who’ve helped us hit this milestone, for which we’re very appreciative. We’ll quickly dedicate a particular recognition web page, which can include a listing of volunteer names (or nicknames for the privateness concious). If you would like to alter your present title or to remain nameless, please change your Crowdin profile setting by following the instruction on the finish of this part.
2. High 10 contributor checklist
Sooner or later, there will probably be a separate desk exhibiting the names and a quick abstract (i.e. language, variety of phrases) to acknowledge excellent contributions of those particular contributors, whereas additionally encouraging potential present and new volunteers to hitch our pressure.
3. Refill your Github and Twitter handles
Together with the Acknowledgement web page, we will probably be constant in thanking contributors on Twitter. With each new language replace, we’ve given a quick acknowledgment to the contributors by mentioning their nickname (or actual title) within the Twitter announcement.
On prime of the present format, we want to tag contributors’ Twitter handles and point out their GitHub accounts within the Twitter announcement. With the intention to standardize this course of, contributors can fill of their Crowdin profiles with the data they want us to share. The directions, listed under, may also help function a reminder and a information for coming into obligatory data.
Directions for updating your Crowdin profile:
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Go to the [Account Settings]
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Fill out the [About Me] part with the data you wish to share. This will probably be proven on our Twitter announcement.
a. Identify (or Nickname):
b. Github:
c. Twitter:
d. Nameless: Sure / No
If you happen to don’t wish to be launched or wish to keep nameless, we respect your desire. Please depart the place empty and test the “nameless” discipline with sure.
4. Content material translation program
Lastly, we’re excited to announce that we have efficiently wrapped up the primary batch trial of the Content material Translation Program. We additionally experimented with increasing our translation efforts to content material outdoors of Ethereum.org, with the three rigorously chosen articles under:
- Ethereum 2.0 phases by EthHub: German, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Arabic, French, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish
- On Collusion by Vitalik Buterin: German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish
- How does Ethereum work, anyway? by Preethi Kasireddy: German, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese
We have been delighted to have the ability to supply this nice content material in different languages. However for now, we will probably be shifting focus to loads of new content material coming to ethereum.org. If you happen to’re already engaged on this ecosystem content material, no worries! We’ll be glad to add it as quickly as you are completed.
Be a part of our program
We’re very pleased with our current milestones and we sit up for serving extra international communities by including extra languages sooner or later. As at all times, an enormous thanks is owed to all the volunteers who’ve given their time and power to help this program. If you happen to aren’t but a part of this system and considering taking part, come be part of us here! 🦄
Particular because of Joseph Schweitzer for wonderful suggestions and inlak16 for the wonderful celebration animation.
