[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3966: Vanishing translated strings and translation updates stuck.

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#3966: Vanishing translated strings and translation updates stuck.
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 Reporter:  imath                     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |  Milestone:
Component:  Translate Site & Plugins  |   Keywords:  needs-docs
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 Hi,

 We have a situation on BuddyPress translation automatic updates, and more
 globally about the translation workflow in GlotPress. BuddyPress 4.0.0 was
 released on the 27th of november (2018) and since then BuddyPress users
 can't have their language packs updated.

 Here's a chronology of events that brings me to this ticket.

 - 2018-10-26: @DJPaul updated WP Plugins directory's trunk with BuddyPress
 4.0.0-beta 1 > https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1963643
 - 2018-11-22: I've translated all new strings in French into the
 Development version of the BuddyPress's GlotPress area >
 https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-
 plugins/buddypress/dev/fr/default As there were a lot to translate, I was
 so proud of myself that I've tweeted about it :
 https://twitter.com/imath/status/1065546851150118912
 - 2018-11-27 @boonebgorges released 4.0.0 on the WP Plugins directory >
 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1981569
 - 2018-11-27 (3 mins later) @boonebgorges made a small change, I guess to
 refresh the stable tag >
 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1981570
 - 2018-11-29 I've reverted this small change hoping it would fix the
 translation updates issue >
 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1982789

 It did not 😭. Moreover after checking the GlotPress Development version
 for BuddyPress fr_FR I had the surprise to see all the translating work I
 did just vanished 😱 😭😭

 1. Would it be possible to fix this translation automatic updates issue ?
 2. To avoid making translators lose their translated strings would it be
 possible to know what is the workflow we need to follow to make sure a
 Development (trunk) translated pot is successfully transformed into a
 Stable pot ?
 3. Would it be possible to have some docs to make sure we commit things in
 the right order ?

 About 2 and 3, maybe I haven't searched enough, but I haven't found
 anything to help me in :
 - https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/tools/glotpress-translate-
 wordpress-org/ (by the way it should be updated as this
 [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/handbook/tools/glotpress-translate-
 wordpress-org/#contribute-to-glotpress section] is leading to a ghostly
 [https://glotpress.trac.wordpress.org/timeline GlotPress Trac]
 - https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/internationalization/
 - https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/

 I really hope you can help us to have this issue fixed. Thanks a lot in
 advance.

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