How to do TYPO3 Localization with Crowdin?

One of the beauty of TYPO3 is the Multilingual & Localization feature of the backend & frontend. After 20+ years, the TYPO3 community decided to improve and modernize localization with TYPO3 Crowdin cloud-based SaaS solution. In this article, you will find helpful TYPO3 translation insights for TYPO3 editors, administrators, and developers.

Whenever you ask TYPO3 people, Why TYPO3? In most cases, they will because we love the state-of-the-art Multilingual feature of TYPO3. Of course, the multi-language content handling is incredible, but there was one little painful topic about - How to localize extension or template’s static labels? Where to translate TYPO3 backend labels? And so on. Here, Georg and his team decided to make it cool and modern with Crowdin.com! This topic is new for TYPO3 people! Keep reading the article to know, why & how modern TYPO3 localization works with the Crowdin platform?

Ladies and gentlemen, Let’s give big hands to fantastic collaboration between TYPO3 & Crowdin!

We want to dedicate this blog to TYPO3 Localization Crowdin Initiative, especially Georg Ringer and his team working very hard to integrate and maintain TYPO3 + Crowdin. #T3Kudos - Team T3Planet

Crowdin is a cloud-based solution that streamlines localization management for the TYPO3 community. It's the perfect place to manage all of your multilingual content effectively.

Project: crowdin.com/project/typo3-cms
ID: 368815
Source language: English
Project members: 145+

How to Contribute to TYPO3 Localization?

You may contribute to many ways to TYPO3 Localization Initiative like;

• Join the TYPO3 translation initiative team
• Localization of TYPO3 core
• Localization of TYPO3 extensions
• Develop or test TYPO3 Crowdin Issues
• Or, at least write “Thanks Notes” to the team to keep them motivated ;)

Option #2 Translate at Crowdin.com

You can also translate TYPO3 core or extensions directly at the Crowdin platform.

Step 1. TYPO3 Core Translation

Go to https://crowdin.com/project/typo3-cms 

Step 2. Search TYPO3 Extension Translation

Search and go to TYPO3 extension https://crowdin.com/project/typo3-extension-news 

Step 3. Crowdin Translation

Watch or see the documentation of the Growdin platform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxdC7MfrO7A

Source file path: /Resources/Private/Language/

Translated file path: /%original_path%/%two_letters_code%.%original_file_name%

Thanks for reading my article. I hope you find it helpful & enjoyed it!

Now it’s your turn, You can help and contribute to the TYPO3 localization project, here is my wishlist for you.

• If you are an editor or administrator, you can help to contribute localization and translation of your native language to TYPO3 core or famous TYPO3 extensions.
• If you are an extension developer, Migrate all existing TYPO3 extensions to the new-crowdin solution. And keep using Crowdin for your future TYPO3 extensions too.
• Try to sponsor the TYPO3 localization team, or at least write them “Thanks Notes” to keep inspired and motivated.

Have a Happy TYPO3 Localization!