{"id":1462,"date":"2016-01-01T17:40:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T17:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:16:55","slug":"how-can-i-translate-turn-off-the-lights-into-my-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-can-i-translate-turn-off-the-lights-into-my-language\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I translate the amazing Turn Off the Lights into one of the 55 languages?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#how-to-get-started\">How To Get Started?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#rules-about-the-translation\">Rules about the translation<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#maintaining-translations\">Maintaining translations<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#will-i-be-paid-for-at-a-special-rate\">Will I be paid for at a special rate?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#can-i-be-a-proofreader-for-this-project-for-that-language\">Can I be a proofreader for this project for that language?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#i-translate-turn-off-the-lights-can-i-now-be-in-the-credits\">I translate Turn Off the Lights, can I now be in the credits?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#can-i-get-a-certificate-of-appreciation-for-my-translation-work\">Can I get a Certificate of Appreciation for my translation work?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><a href=\"#you-tube-video\">YouTube video<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Turn Off the Lights&nbsp;is a popular browser extension, and it is possible that your language is not translated. But you can help us today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdin.com\/project\/turnoffthelights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d322cqt584bo4o.cloudfront.net\/turnoffthelights\/localized.svg\" alt=\"Turn Off the Lights Crowdin localized project number\" style=\"width:95px;height:20px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-started\">How To Get Started?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To translate directly this project, open this&nbsp;Translation Club page. On that page, you see a&nbsp;big blue button to start&nbsp;translating the Turn Off the Lights project. Most noteworthy before you can enter this page,&nbsp;you need a Crowdin account and you automatically agree with the translation rules below this paragraph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community-1024x428.png\" alt=\"Translate the Turn Off the Lights browser extension in one of the 54 languages\" class=\"wp-image-1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community-60x25.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community-150x63.png 150w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/turn-off-the-lights-translation-community.png 2014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Translate the Turn Off the Lights browser extension in one of the 55 languages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What is this on the Crowdin website? It is a great online tool to&nbsp;manage all our translations. It is very easy to manage and edit online on all kinds of types of&nbsp;mobile platforms or&nbsp;on your personal computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rules-about-the-translation\">Rules about the translation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get a good quality of the translation and to get it uniform in all languages. First of all, you must follow the rules here below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The trademark &#8220;Turn Off the Lights&#8221; may not be translated into other languages. (*<em>Only Chinese translators may translate this text<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first letters of the trademark must be all in the capital letters, and not the mid-word &#8220;the&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are free to translate, improve, and provide suggestions to improve this string in the comment sidebar.&nbsp;There is no compensation per translated word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the HTML syntax is the same as in the original English string. Don&#8217;t remove the <em>&lt;a href<\/em> attribute.<br>Example: <em>&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.google.com&#8221;&gt;<\/em>Google Official Company website<em>&lt;\/a&gt;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you see a URL in the text, do not translate (the words inside)&nbsp;or change the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Furthermore, do not translate the web browser name into your own local language. Also, do not edit&nbsp;this trademark name. For Example the web browsers: Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Yandex web browser, and Microsoft Edge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, do not spread hate or&nbsp;threat to other Crowdin users. If we see this&nbsp;in our Turn Off the Lights project, we will take the necessary steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One last thing.&nbsp;Thank you so much for contributing&nbsp;and we really appreciate it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maintaining-translations\">Maintaining translations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, on each +\/-2,5 week, there is an update for all the Turn Off the Lights software platforms. The users of this software will get the latest translation updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"will-i-be-paid-for-at-a-special-rate\">Will I be paid for at a special rate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn Off the Lights is a free Open-Source project and you are free to translate and improve these translation strings in&nbsp;your own local language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"can-i-be-a-proofreader-for-this-project-for-that-language\">Can I be a proofreader for this project for that language?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can be a proofreader. So long as you translate a lot and help other translators around the world in this project you are one of the people who can improve this translation community.&nbsp;Become a proofreader is based on the following guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Translate a lot of strings in the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular participation over a minimum of 6 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excellent quality strings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interaction with fellow members and provide feedback or suggest a better string<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you reach this guideline, you will be automatically contacted by us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-translate-turn-off-the-lights-can-i-now-be-in-the-credits\">I translate Turn Off the Lights, can I now be in the credits?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, the list is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/browser\/languages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this page<\/a>,\u00a0and if you can&#8217;t find your name. So just ping us, and we will update this web page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"can-i-get-a-certificate-of-appreciation-for-my-translation-work\">Can I get a Certificate of Appreciation for my translation work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you can get a Certificate for translation participation in the Turn Off the Lights project. So this depends&nbsp;on your performance, feedback, and discussion in this project. Then you get your digital certificate (if you have been at least an active member for 6 months), and contact the team by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/contact-us\/\">support form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-tube-video\">YouTube video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd35How to translate the Turn Off the Lights browser extension?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EGeBwTEfhwQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to translate the Turn Off the Lights browser extension <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The Turn Off the Lights&nbsp;is a popular browser extension, and it is possible that your language is not translated. 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