Last Updated on February 25, 2022 by Neil Murray

General

• Translate – Contact Form 7 Skins
• Translate – Contact Form 7 (for comparison)

Learn about Translation

• Translator’s Handbook
• How to Internationalize Your Plugin

Articles

• Everything You Need to Know About Translating WordPress
• How To Internationalize WordPress Plugins
• What’s the difference between __(), _e(), _x(), and _ex()?
• WordPress theme localization
• Internationalization – You’re probably doing it wrong 
• I18n for WordPress Developers

Videos & Slides

• i18n for Plugin and Theme Developers (SLIDES)
• Shannon Smith: Big in Japan: A Guide for Themes and Internationalization (VIDEO)
• Shannon Smith: Big in Japan: A Guide for Themes and Internationalization (SLIDES)

WordPress Translation Infrastructure

• Language Packs 101 – Prepwork
• Plugins, Themes, and Translate.WordPress.org

Tools for Translation

• GlotPress
• Poedit – Gettext Translations Editor

What others are doing

• Yoast Projects
• Events Calendar

JavaScript – I18n

• gutenberg-i18n
• JavaScript Internationalization

Polyglots

• WP Info
• Team GTEs
• Plugin Author – Quick Reference Guide