Translating using Weblate

PREREQUSITE:
Before you can start translating, make sure you have a Rikidar Authenticator account, along with the required additional permissions.

Now that you have access to Weblate, you can log in:

  1. Go to https://localization.code.rikidar.eu/.
  2. You will see an overview of the currently active translation projects. Click Sign In.
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  3. You wil be automatically redirected to Rikidar Authenticator, where you should log in.

To verify that you are logged in, click your avatar on the top right and see if your username matches.
Weblate - Username Check

Choosing the Project and Language

After you have logged in, you will see a list of projects. For this example, we will be using Cork.

  1. Click on the name of the project you want to translate.
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  2. In the list of languages, click on the language you want to translate.
    Welbate - Choose Language
  3. Click Translate to start translating all unfinished strings, or one of the statuses in the String status list below to translate a more scoped subset of the strings
    Weblate - Start translating

You will now enter the translation studio.

Using the Translation Studio

The translation studio is divided into multiple sections:

Welbate - Sections

Translation Studio Components

1.

Translation Editor


This is where you translate strings into your language. To confirm a translation and advance to the next string, press ⌘ (CMD) + ↩ (Return).

 

Alternatively, you can click:

  • Save and continue to confirm the translation, and advance to the next string
  • Save and stay to confirm the translation, and stay on the page

You can also click Skip to advance to the next string without saving any translations.

2.

Context


Strings similar to the one you are currently translating are shown here.

3.

Glossary

Strings that have pre-defined translations are shown here.

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4.

Screenshots

Supplementary screenshots relevant to the string
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5.

String Information

Various additional information about the string
Weblate - Additional string information

 


Revision #2
Created 2026-08-16 17:41:59 UTC by rikidar-david
Updated 2026-08-23 17:02:55 UTC by rikidar-david