Recap: Content Localization Foundations Project

Summary

The Training Team’s efforts have historically been focused on creating content for Learn.WordPress.org in the English language. The Content Localization Foundations project was the team’s first efforts to onboard contributors who speak other languages and translate content into different locales.

Over the course of 5 months, 28 volunteers created 36 pieces of localized content across 10 locales. Additionally, volunteers translated some of the Training Team’s handbook pages related to content translation into 5 locales.

The project achieved some of the objectives initially laid out. Many points were learned that would improve the entry to localizing content on Learn.WordPress.org. Some necessary