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Localize: Account Activation

Use case: A person wants to contribute to the Backdrop translation of a specific language.

(1) Prospective contributor registers for user account

  • The prospective contributor goes to https://localize.backdropcms.org/user/register.
  • They fill the form with User name, Mail address and a Message. The latter is to let the moderators know about the kind of contribution and the language they're interested in. (Example: "I'd like to submit translation suggestions for Spanish.")

(2) Site manager activates the account

(3) Site manager checks for language and translation group

Depending on the contributor message, there are two possible situations: the language of interest exists on the translation server, or it doesn't exist yet. If it doesn't exist, the language and the respective translation group have to be created first:

Note: As node author, you are the first member of this group, and you'll reveive group application messages (see below).

(4) Site manager gets in touch with the contributor

Assumption: Language and translation group exist.

Go to the newly activated user account (double check if it has been enabled, and enable it if not), switch to the "Contact" tab, and send a welcome message to the contributor. The text details will depend on the situation (new vs. existing language, etc.). Here's an example regarding a contributor who wants to contribute to a new language:

Subject: [LANGUAGE] translation group

Hello [USER NAME],

Thanks for registering an account on https://localize.backdropcms.org!

You wrote, you'd like to translate Backdrop to [LANGUAGE]. I've created the [LANGUAGE] group and activated your user account. As a next step, please visit https://localize.backdropcms.org/translate/languages/[LANGUAGE-CODE], look for the group block at the bottom of the right sidebar, and apply for group membership.

As we're not able to evaluate translations into [LANGUAGE], it would make sense to provide your account then with the role of a "Translation supervisor". As a user with that role, you'd be able to translate right away, and import language files without the need of another member to confirm your suggestions. Are you fine with being assigned that role?

All the best, [NAME]

(5) Manage new group membership

When the new contributor applies for group membership, the group author receives an email notification.

  • Go to group/node/NID/admin/people, set the Status of the new member to "Active", and update the membership.
  • (optional) Edit the group account again, and choose an additional role, usually "translations supervisor".
  • Go to the user account contact tab, and send a message with instructions. Example:

Subject: [LANGUAGE] translation instructions

Hello [NAME], Thanks for your group application! I've enabled your membership and updated your role for the [LANGUAGE] group. You can translate single language single strings on the page https://localize.backdropcms.org/translate/languages/[LANGUAGE]-CODE/translate, or import .po language files with translations on the page https://localize.backdropcms.org/translate/languages/[LANGUAGE]-CODE/import.

By the way, if you have translation files of Drupal core, or of Drupal modules that have been included in Backdrop core (like Views or CKEditor), you can also import these.

Please send me a message when you've done any import(s), or whenever you've completed a larger quantity of translations. To make sure that these strings show up in the download files, we have to 'repackage' the releases on the translation server.

All the best, and happy translating, [NAME]

(6) Repackage language release

When a contributor has imported or translated many language strings, the files have to be repackaged.

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