Translatewiki.net

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translatewiki.net
Original author(s) Niklas Laxström
Developer(s) Niklas Laxström, Siebrand Mazeland
Initial releaseJuly 2006 (alpha: 2005)
Stable release
Continuous development / Monthly MLEB release
Engine
  • MediaWiki
OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in300 languages
Type Computer-assisted translation
License GPL; free service
Website translatewiki.net; documentation

translatewiki.net, formerly named Betawiki, is a web-based translation platform [1] powered by the Translate extension for MediaWiki. It can be used to translate various kinds of texts but is commonly used for creating localisations for software interfaces.

Contents

It has about 16,000 translators and over 120,000 messages to translate from over 50 projects including MediaWiki, OpenStreetMap, Mifos, Encyclopedia of Life and MantisBT. [2]

Features

User interface, from the Translate manual Translate manual - Page example - 19. Documentation.png
User interface, from the Translate manual

Translatewiki.net is a wiki and so has a relatively low barrier to entry. [3]

Translations are synchronised between a version control system and translatable wiki pages. [4]

For MediaWiki on Wikimedia Foundation projects, new localisations may reach live sites within a day.

The translation editor provides various features for machine-assisted translation, such as

Translatewiki.net is also a Semantic MediaWiki, part of the semantic web. [6] [7]

History

Translatewiki.net was made available by Niklas Laxström [8] [ unreliable source? ] as localisation platform for all languages of MediaWiki around June 2006. [9] [ non-primary source needed ]

Besides translation, it was developed with the characteristics of an integrated development environment for MediaWiki (Nukawiki in 2005 [3] ), with a focus on improvement of internationalisation features. [10]

At the end of 2007 Siebrand Mazeland joined the management of the website, which was moved to the current domain translatewiki.net .

In April 2008, it already supported over 100 languages for MediaWiki and 200 of its extensions, "making it one of the most translated software projects ever", as well as FreeCol. Since then, while being an independent volunteer project, [11] [12] it has been recognised as a major player in the global success of MediaWiki and the Wikimedia projects powered by it, like Wikipedia, in over 280 languages. [13] [ unreliable source? ]

Niklas Laxström presents, Translating the wiki way: Simple, fast, fun, on Wikimania in 2012.

In 2009 it was improved by a Google Summer of Code project by Niklas Laxström. [14] [ non-primary source needed ] In 2011 proofreading features were introduced. [15] [ non-primary source needed ] In 2012, its translation memory engine expanded to all Wikimedia projects using Translate. [16] [ non-primary source needed ]

In 2013, the Translate platform underwent a major revamp through the "Translate User eXperience" project, or "TUX", including "changes in navigation, editor look and feel, translation area, filters, search, and color & style". [5]

Supported formats

Some of the natively supported formats follow. More can be added with some customisation. [17] [ non-primary source needed ]

Notable uses

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References

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  4. ↑ "Translatewiki.net Community". mifos.openmf.org. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014. The switch to Translatewiki.net provides us with a stable and actively maintained translation infrastructure smoothly syncing with our Git repository
  5. 1 2 "Redesigning the Translation experience: An overview". Wikimedia Diff. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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