[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28197: Fallback Languages
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Fri May 16 16:05:17 UTC 2014
#28197: Fallback Languages
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Reporter: downstairsdev | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: I18N | Version: trunk
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Focuses:
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Comment (by downstairsdev):
'''@cvedovini''' I generally agree with the criticisms of a generic
language fallback. If the intention is to fallback to a specific locale
(es_ES > es_MX for example), there is no need to create an additional
language file or have translators change their workflow. WordPress would
just load the fallback locale automatically.
This also appears to be too political and culturally sensitive to stack
rank fallback locales based on native speaker population sizes (or other
more arbitrary measures).
'''@grapplerulrich''' If the user needs to define the fallback rank order
in wp-config.php, I'm not sure it's worth doing. The idea is that non-
technical users and non-English speakers would have a better experience by
providing a fallback automatically. A plugin would likely be easier for
non-technical users to install and configure than editing code.
'''@vanillalounge''' This ticket is not aimed at solving a problem for
translators nor developers- it's looking to provide a better experience
for non-English speaking '''users'''.
That said, I think some exciting changes are on the way in terms of
language packs and better tools for translators. I agree this is super
important and would resolve some of the pain points in terms of getting
plugin/theme authors to release translations and keep them up to date.
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I appreciate all the discussion! I'm leaning towards closing the core
ticket and releasing this idea as a plugin instead.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/28197#comment:14>
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