Title: Translation required?
Last modified: April 4, 2017

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# Translation required?

 *  [Omlett Surprise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruchtgummi/)
 * (@fruchtgummi)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/)
 * Hello,
 * I’m using a german wordpress AND a german plugin / plugin with german language
   files. Anyway I get a order / invitation to join the translation of wordpress/
   plugin.
 * I’m not able to describe my anger for this “nice lead”.
    Is this a example of“
   <<deleted by international speech-control-authority>>” — bbrrr!
 * please repair following point
    ============================= (I have to use the
   german words, because I don’t know the english originals at those places.)
 * I try to switch radio buttons below “Stammverzeichnis” (root folder) from “option
   2” to “option 1”. But this does not work! (the text-control has a valid path 
   filled!!)
    Anyway option 2 will reactivated!
 * .
    this is the german text for options: ———————————— Stammverzeichnis 1) Browsen
   in einem bestimmten Verzeichnis nicht sperren. 2) Browsen zum nachfolgend angegebenen
   Verzeichnis sperren
 * BTW: The translation of this text does not make any sense!
 * Explanation 1) is more worse than 2)!
    But what should be the option of this 
   permission / prohibition produce? You should explain this much better / at all.
   My monitor is big enougth for some more explanaitions. 😉
 * .
    Additional problem @ first installation ————————————— The control of the “
   Stammverzeichnis” (root-direcory) is empty after installation. Without entering
   a path no confirmation is possible. Thats ok, but you have to declare THIS!
 * hope, that you solve this problems fast.
    bye

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 *  Plugin Author [Dion Hulse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dd32/)
 * (@dd32)
 * Meta Developer
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/#post-8994472)
 * Unfortunately I don’t speak German so I can’t help you here very much.
 * The German translations are community powered (as they are for all languages),
   anyone (including yourself) can suggest alternate translations at [https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/add-from-server](https://translate.wordpress.org/locale/de/default/wp-plugins/add-from-server)
 * I’ll have to leave it up to the German translation team though, as I’m unable
   to approve any changes.
    Some of the text issues may be an ambiguity with the
   english originals – you might want to temporarily change your language settings
   to english to see if it makes more sense.
 *  Thread Starter [Omlett Surprise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruchtgummi/)
 * (@fruchtgummi)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/#post-8994752)
 * Hello,
 * one
    — either you are not able to speak german….. you are able to delete the 
   dialog box with the lead.
 * two
    — the english text of 1) & 2) is:
 * Root Directory
    1) Do not lock browsing to a specific directory 2) Lock browsing
   to the directory specified below
 * three
    —– yes, you are right: I’m able to switch into english. But as I see: 
   The english text isn’t better, than the german! Thy community isn’t able to make
   a better original. Do you have only two folders in your whole computer? One to
   block and anotherone to share? My fresh installed drive C:\ has 9200 folders …
   and I have a drive E:\ also!
 * I think: a better explanation should/could explain the sense of your option. 
   If I install wordpress on drive D:\xxx\xxx\ … then there is no explanation whats
   happening if I block drive F:\ and whats happening with ALL other drives. Whats
   with the access to drive Z? No explanaition!
 * three B
    ——- although I switched into english… I get your invitation to translate
   wordpress!
 * “Hi there!
    I notice you use WordPress in a Language other than English (US),
   Did you know you can translate WordPress Plugins into your native language as
   well? If you’d like to help out with translating this plugin into en_GB you can
   head over to translate.WordPress.org and suggest translations for any languages
   which you know. Thanks! Dion.”
 * four
    —- nevertheless a explanation is missing how to block multiple drives /
   folders. – separate by ,? – separate by ;? – surrounded by “…” ?
 * bye
 *  Plugin Author [Dion Hulse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dd32/)
 * (@dd32)
 * Meta Developer
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/#post-8999143)
 * Unfortunately I can’t quite understand the majority of your request, sorry.
 * Feel free to suggest alternative translations for the plugin, but if it doesn’t
   work for you, please feel free not to use it.
 *  Thread Starter [Omlett Surprise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruchtgummi/)
 * (@fruchtgummi)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/#post-9000792)
 * Hello,
 * I don’t understand what you don’t understand. I thought that I explained very
   detailed. I don’t know if you are to hurry or my english is so bad. Unfortunately
   you don’t write, what you did understand and what was insufficient explained.
 * Perhaps you can’t understand the majority of my request because you are living
   on the opposite of the globe? 😀 Perhaps a handstand will help? Please don’t 
   forget to turn your monitor with you.
 * .
    Short variant ============= a) you are able to delete the dialog box with 
   the lead – (yes-no?) b) Improve the explanation for users … declairing the folder(
   s) – (yes-no?) c) improve wordpress overall: ==> Text-Editor (also the WYSIWYG—
   example: deleting text with “delete” OR “backspace” will cause the cursor to 
   jump to the next/previous border (superordinate code section)) ==> search of 
   plugins and themes ==> … (see below)
 * .
    Long variant ============ I don’t think that it’s helpfull to insert “my” 
   translations, because anyone else can say that this would not be the correct 
   translation of the original. So YOU have to give the correct template and all
   others can follow.
 * I’m very astonished that you are “Lead Developer @ WordPress”. I don’t know how
   many lead developer are in the world of wordpress… but my understanding is very
   much more customer oriented. Or is lead developer accurate the opposite of this?
 * Then it’s my fault! Sorry
 * .
    Your recommendation to use another plugin —————————————– … collapses with 
   some suboptimal properties of wordpress: So much plugins and a worse search plattform.
   Users are able to search with a bunch of words but not to filter or group by 
   categories. AND: with NO exclusions? Thats ALL?
 * i ) No classification by supported languages! (one, many, western, eastern, asia,…)
   
   ii ) No classification by manipulation of schema of database (yes-no) (important
   for clean deinstallation) iii ) No classification by “single-wordpress” or “multisite”
   iv ) No classification for main groups ( – graphics, – management, – internal
   presentation for admin, – external presentation for guest/users, – import, export,
   backup, – security, – comfort, – shop-system, … and so on, and so on) … NOTHING!!!
 * .
    It’s not helpfull to select the plugins (and themes and…) by words without
   any further “database oriented help”. Filter via categories, checkboxes and radio
   buttons. v ) classification by “being up to date” (not only check the number 
   of wordpress) but by: – “last update” (amount of months — seldom a plugin is 
   helpfull whith a last update that is 3 years ago!) AND – frequent updates AND–
   successfull support requests.
 * .
    ALL these options COULD be selected by YES/NO (click). => Provider of plugins&
   themes have to classify their plugin into categoeries (see above) and users could
   find (fast and comfortable) “A” plugin.
 * => Provider have to check these categories at the first presenation mandatory
   AND if a new categorie is invented a old plugin will be an offer ONLY if the 
   provider updated the categories of his plugin. (thats a good way to filter plugins
   which are no longer active supported by the provider)
 * => Provider of plugins & themes have to offer a guidance for clean DEINSTALLATION!(
   therefor a classification for “schema manipulation” is mandarory! (only deactivation
   and “deleting the files deinstallation” of a plugin is not a complete deinstallation!)
 * .
    I write “A” plugin because there is another problem: —————————————————- You
   know that I’m native german … I have to translate most german terms into english
   ones. I think that you know on your own, that one translation is not the same
   to another because the translater uses other terms. IF I search for a term that
   I don’t use frequently then I look into a dictionary. But there are some alternatives
   to choose. And then there is the possibility that professionals use a term that
   is not in the dictionary.
 * The result is, that users who want to find a plugin or a theme, have to choose
   the right terms to find the right solution. Intentional misspelling for marketing
   purpose (wordplay) is on top!
 * It’s also not helpfull if I search “the correct term” (example FTP) if “my solution”
   could be found by “import”.
 * .
    v ) no advanced search vi ) no further search in the first search-result vii)
   NO possibility to EXCLUDE special results! (If I don’t have a shop, then I’m 
   not interested in ANY result for woocommerce and other solutions!)
 * … this list isn’t complete. Unfortunately!! 🙁
 * .
    And IF I got the first plugin … THEN I have to test ALL features IF they are
   suitable for my purpose. WHAT a horrible time waste! And if this plugin manipulates
   my database with own tables … then I have to deinstallate this plugin and try
   the second? Horrible!
 * .
    Yes I know: ———– a) I could buy a programmer! b) I could order a company which
   selects and confiugures all themes and plugins. No! I can’t!
 * .
    . If you are a real “Lead Developer @ WordPress” ———————————————- – improve
   your plugin – delete the annoying lead – help to improve wordpress – please use“
   Hello” and “bye” (this forum is not twitter and has no limit for gentleness)
 * .
    bye
 *  Thread Starter [Omlett Surprise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fruchtgummi/)
 * (@fruchtgummi)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translation-required/#post-9003988)
 * Hello,
 * you upated the plugin, but no advantages to see.
 * – folder isn’t able to change
    – the silly information about not using wordpress
   english-us.
 * and now?

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