Translation of the Aggregated Review Form into German
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Hello,
I recently installed your plugin and unfortunately had to notice that there doesn’t seem to be an option to properly translate the important Aggregated Review Form.
The following sentences/words have not been translated:
- *required = Pflichtfeld (in German)
- Your comment = Dein Kommentar (in German – informal), Ihr Kommentar (in German – formal), Kommentar verfassen (in German – neutral and recommended)
- Display name = Angezeigter Name (in German)
- By submitting your review, you agree to the terms and conditions. =
Mit dem Absenden der Bewertung wird den Allgemeinen Gesch?ftsbedingungen zugestimmt. (in German – neutral)
Especially the fourth point regarding the terms and conditions is quite critical since a German user who doesn’t speak English won’t understand what they are agreeing to.
I wanted to start translating these points, but I noticed that, for example, the first point had already been translated back in 2022!
It seems that relying on a translation update here won’t be possible, and I would like to somehow translate the mentioned phrases so I can use your plugin.
If there is no way for me to make these translations, could you please take care of this? Especially since the sentences in the Aggregated Review Form are essential for a German user to be able to use your plugin in compliance with the law, particularly regarding the fourth point about the terms and conditions.
Thank you for a proposed solution, and best regards,
Albarosa
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–> Thanks for the interest in our plugin!
I should be the one thanking you for allowing me to use such an excellent plugin!
–> As I can see, the translations that you mentioned were added but not approved. Please refer to the section “I submitted a translation. Now what?” in this tutorial: How to Translate.
Thank you very much for the information. However, before I submit a request for review, it should perhaps be clarified what exactly should be approved. As I can see, there are different versions of the same translation because, in German, there is both a formal and an informal form of address.
Which one should be chosen? Or can both be selected? However, I haven’t found anywhere in your plugin the option to choose between formal and informal, so I assume that only one string should be translated to avoid confusion. Is that correct?
If so, which version should I request? The formal or the informal one? Or should I add a “neutral” new version? Because that would also be possible in this case!
Here are the conflicts that currently exist (assuming only one possible translation can be chosen):
1.) The word “Required” is translated twice. Once as: “*Pflichtfeld” and once as: “*Erforderlich”
“*Pflichtfeld” fits the form better, so should I only request *Pflichtfeld? Yes?
https://tinyurl.com/bsxyhrdf2.) Regarding the string “Your comment,” there are again two versions, the formal and the informal:
https://tinyurl.com/7bvdv33mShould I request the “informal form”? Because you can see in the third string (another translation) that the informal form has already been chosen in the past, so we should continue with the informal form to avoid confusion, right? Is that correct? Another option would be to add a completely new “neutral” string, with the German translation “Kommentar verfassen,” which means “Write a comment.” That would sound better and be neutral, suitable for everyone. Should I try to add a completely new string and request it? And what happens to the unused strings? Should they remain or be deleted?
3.) With “Display Name,” it’s a similar situation. There are now three versions because I added one. The second version is incorrect, and the first one, in my opinion, doesn’t sound good. Should I request the third, newly added version? Should the other two be deleted?
https://tinyurl.com/bp7vj2df4.) Regarding –> “By submitting your review, you agree to the terms and conditions.”
Here again, there are two unpublished versions, the formal and the informal:
https://tinyurl.com/bdzee7sy
and the same questions arise. Which one should be requested? Should a neutral form be added? What happens to the remaining versions?I would generally suggest choosing a neutral form, and if that’s not possible, an informal one, as it seems that informal forms have already been approved (although I haven’t checked everything). Unless both formal and informal forms are supported, then of course the situation would change.
Thank you for the clarification.
Yes, I had already suggested translations, but it’s quite time-consuming to submit a written request for every single translation.
And yes, the situation doesn’t look very good regarding the German translation for the plugin. Especially the review form should be properly translated; I’ve only submitted the bare minimum so far, without translations for the image upload option and other extras.
I will try again to request project translator rights, although I think that even if it works out, one single active project translator is far too few.
Okay, thanks for the info. I will pass this on to the German Polyglots team and keep you updated.
Hello @pistachio6321,
I’ve now been approved as a PTE, and the most important reviews/approvals/translations have been completed. This mainly applies to the on-site product review form and the aggregated review form, as the end customer/reviewer will see them.
There’s an issue with one sentence, but I’ve already asked for help and am waiting for a response.
I happened to notice that you translated a few strings, and I’ve approved them. If you’re planning to translate more and don’t want to apply as a PTE to approve them yourself, just let me know, otherwise, they might get stuck in the long queue.
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