Comments on: What it takes to internationalize a theme? http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/ Stop here for the latest news around WordPress, Themes and Plugins Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:22:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sadish http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1284 Sadish Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:00:05 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1284 Thanks Ravi. I will be glad if you work on translating this theme to Tamil, my mother tongue. Let me know once you are done, I will put it online for all fellow tamilians. Thanks Ravi.

I will be glad if you work on translating this theme to Tamil, my mother tongue. Let me know once you are done, I will put it online for all fellow tamilians.

]]> By: ravishankar http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1280 ravishankar Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:16:27 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1280 Sadish, I have seen many (including me) using mistylook theme as default and there are no tamil themes for self-hosted blogs. If it is ok for you, I can volunteer to translate starting with Mistylook and see whether we can easily replicate the work for your other themes. Thanks Sadish, I have seen many (including me) using mistylook theme as default and there are no tamil themes for self-hosted blogs. If it is ok for you, I can volunteer to translate starting with Mistylook and see whether we can easily replicate the work for your other themes.

Thanks

]]> By: Sadish http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1249 Sadish Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:48:18 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1249 Milan, People enter some descriptive text about their site, as their tag line. Most often this contains the right keywords associated with their site. I thought it will be best to display them as description and keywords for their site. That is why I added those lines in the header.php. I do not understand how this will affect the SEO in any negative way. Please take this as a new discussion in our forums, as this is going too much off-topic from this post. Milan,

People enter some descriptive text about their site, as their tag line. Most often this contains the right keywords associated with their site.

I thought it will be best to display them as description and keywords for their site. That is why I added those lines in the header.php.

I do not understand how this will affect the SEO in any negative way.
Please take this as a new discussion in our forums, as this is going too much off-topic from this post.

]]> By: Matthias http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1248 Matthias Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:39:08 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1248 Sorry, I got mixed up with title tag, description and keywords... What you are saying is absolutely true! Sorry, I got mixed up with title tag, description and keywords… What you are saying is absolutely true!

]]> By: Milan Dinić http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1247 Milan Dinić Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:30:09 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1247 I though about lines with description and keywords (see below), not title line, and I don't see any value of this for any user (but I see negative value, since description is sometimes shown in SERPs, so it could affect lower CTR on links to your links, and this is not SEO, this is usability). <code><meta name="keywords" content="" /> <meta name="description" content="" /></code> I though about lines with description and keywords (see below), not title line, and I don’t see any value of this for any user (but I see negative value, since description is sometimes shown in SERPs, so it could affect lower CTR on links to your links, and this is not SEO, this is usability).

<meta name="keywords" content="" />
<meta name="description" content="" />

]]> By: Matthias http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1246 Matthias Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:22:16 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1246 Yeah, but there are many people out there which haven't even heard about SEO. For all those the title tags will look strange, if you remove the lines so I would keep them... Or Sadish could offer special SEO-themes in the future, together with a plugin. I think this could be a lucrative niche ;-) (Just joking) But for example, this guy (http://www.wpseo.us) started to take 20 € if you want to use his seo plugin on "commercial" websites/blogs... Yeah, but there are many people out there which haven’t even heard about SEO. For all those the title tags will look strange, if you remove the lines so I would keep them…
Or Sadish could offer special SEO-themes in the future, together with a plugin. I think this could be a lucrative niche ;-)
(Just joking)
But for example, this guy (http://www.wpseo.us) started to take 20 € if you want to use his seo plugin on “commercial” websites/blogs…

]]> By: Milan Dinić http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1241 Milan Dinić Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:04:59 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1241 This new pot file is valid and I translated it, but while testing, I saw some things: 1) complete comments.php file is not translatable 2) in functions.php line <code>echo ""; _e('Learn More at','ml'); echo " <a href='http://photomatt.net/2004/05/19/asides/' rel="nofollow">Matt's Asides technique</a>";</code> should be changed to <code>echo ""; _e('Learn More at <a>Matt's Asides technique</a>','ml'); </code> Also, there are several places that should similar approach, like line <code>echo "" . __('Hey','ml') . " " . $displayName . ",".__('thanks for your message! I\'ll get back to you as soon as possible.','ml')."";</code>. For this, check out paragraph <i>Notes on translation</i> <a href="http://urbangiraffe.com/articles/translating-wordpress-themes-and-plugins/3/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. There is something that is not related to localization. In header.php lines 8 and 9 should be deleted, since there are special plugins which take care for this issue (like All in One SEO Pack). With current status, it makes even worse for SEO, since every page should have unique description tag and not all pages same one. This new pot file is valid and I translated it, but while testing, I saw some things:
1) complete comments.php file is not translatable
2) in functions.php line echo ""; _e('Learn More at','ml'); echo " Matt’s Asides technique“;
should be changed to echo ""; _e('Learn More at Matt’s Asides technique‘,’ml’);
Also, there are several places that should similar approach, like line echo "" . __('Hey','ml') . " " . $displayName . ",".__('thanks for your message! I\'ll get back to you as soon as possible.','ml')."";. For this, check out paragraph Notes on translation here.

There is something that is not related to localization. In header.php lines 8 and 9 should be deleted, since there are special plugins which take care for this issue (like All in One SEO Pack). With current status, it makes even worse for SEO, since every page should have unique description tag and not all pages same one.

]]> By: Sadish http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1235 Sadish Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:49:20 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1235 @Milan, Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Henrik corrected the mistylook.pot and gave it back to me. I have since updated the theme with the new mistylook.pot inside. Please download the mistylook theme now to get the correct version. @Milan, Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Henrik corrected the mistylook.pot and gave it back to me. I have since updated the theme with the new mistylook.pot inside.

Please download the mistylook theme now to get the correct version.

]]> By: Milan Dinić http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1234 Milan Dinić Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:38:29 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1234 There is some error in .pot file provided with theme. I couldn't open it in poEdit, it gives me some errors. I opened it in text editor, but didn't find reasons of this. Then I created new pot with poEdit from theme's files and it works, but it will be better if you could create new (official) pot file and then test it in poEdit, if it can open then it should be fine, and then update theme's release. There is some error in .pot file provided with theme. I couldn’t open it in poEdit, it gives me some errors. I opened it in text editor, but didn’t find reasons of this.
Then I created new pot with poEdit from theme’s files and it works, but it will be better if you could create new (official) pot file and then test it in poEdit, if it can open then it should be fine, and then update theme’s release.

]]> By: Sadish http://wprocks.com/wordpress-tips/what-it-takes-to-internationalize-a-theme/#comment-1233 Sadish Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:39:01 +0000 http://wprocks.com/?p=305#comment-1233 Thanks Milan for volunteering. I am going to update <a href="http://wpthemes.info/misty-look/" title="MistyLook" rel="nofollow">the theme page</a> to provide downloads for each of the languages as and when people like you provide me with one. You will be given proper credit on the theme page. I would say we can continue talking about these things here, but if people wants to discuss any <em>issues they face when using the theme</em>, I suggest them to go to <a href="/forums/" title="Support Forums" rel="nofollow">the forums</a>. Thanks and I look forward to your contributions. Sadish Thanks Milan for volunteering.

I am going to update the theme page to provide downloads for each of the languages as and when people like you provide me with one.

You will be given proper credit on the theme page.

I would say we can continue talking about these things here, but if people wants to discuss any issues they face when using the theme, I suggest them to go to the forums.

Thanks and I look forward to your contributions.

Sadish

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