Translation Tutorial

ICANNWiki has added a new translation tool, which enables users to translate our content seamlessly. This is a major step in providing our content to a worldwide audience regardless of language.

Step One-Choosing your Article

Here is a list of articles with Translations Needed.

If you do not quite feel ready for a task that large, why not practice on your personal or your organization's article. This is a fun way to get to practice using the translation tool, while simultaneously expanding your presence into another language.

Step Two-Preparing the Article for Translation

If you chose an article from the list of Translations Needed, then the article has already been marked for translation and you can move on to step three.

If you choose an article that has not been marked for translation, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Open the edit tab
2. Place the translate tags at the very beginning and end of the article you are about to translate.

   <translate>
   Text of Article
   </translate>

3. Place the <languages /> tag after the last translate tag.

   <translate>
   Text of Article
   </translate>
   <languages />

4. Publish the changes, including "Marked for Translation" in the summary.

Step Three-Mark Page for Translation

1. At this point, there should be a link below the title and above the body of the article that says "Mark this page for translation." Click that link.
2. This page will give you an opportunity to look at the translation units, to determine if you are happy with their length. The ideal size of a unit is one paragraph. This allows you to translate the text in context of the greater content with overwhelming you with too much at one time. If you want to customize the size of the units, you can consult the Advanced Tutorial for instructions.
3. At the bottom of this page you will find a box to list priority languages. We ask that you at least include Chinese, French and Spanish, but you are free to include as many other languages as you want.
4. When you have reviewed the page and added the priority languages click the button that says "Mark this page for translation."

Start Translating!

You are now ready to begin translating the text.

1. You will see the following message: