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Jb Audras 9:37 pm on March 28, 2025
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WordPress 6.8 string changes in readme.html file

WordPress 6.8 is currently scheduled for release on April 15th. On Tuesday, March 25, the first release candidateRelease Candidate A beta version of software with the potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. marked the string freezeString freeze The term "string freeze" is used by the core team to mark the end of changes to the strings of an upcoming release. A string freeze also means that there will be no more strings added to the core project. Sometimes a string freeze has two phases a soft freeze and a hard freeze. A string freeze is announced on the Polyglots blog by the current release lead. point for the 6.8 release. A string freeze means that no more new stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings. should be introduced or changed in the codebase. The only exception is the About page in the admin.

Version 6.8 introduces some changes to files that cannot use gettext. These files will require manual translation and deployment from LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ Managers with commit access on the /dist repositoryWordPress Localization Repository The WordPress Localization Repository at https://i18n.svn.wordpress.org/ is a Subversion repository where official WordPress translations are maintained. See Working with the Translation Repository for details..

If your locale provides translations for the license.txt and/or readme.htmlHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. files, please update them with following changes.
It may apply to these localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/: #ca, #cy, #de_DE, #de_CH, #el, #es_ES, #fa_IR, #fr_FR, #hu_HU, #it_IT, #pt_BR, #pt_PT, #ru_RU, #sq, #sv_SE, #tr_TR, #zh_CN.

The readme.html file is now set to noindex,nofollow

Because site owners likely don’t intend for the content of the readme.html file to be indexed, as it’s unrelated to the site content, a noindex,nofollow metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. tag was added to this file, to prevent it from being indexed. Polyglot teams that are translating this file manually are encouraged to update their version.

To follow this changeset, just add the following line before the <title> tag in the <head> section of the page:

<meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" />

For more information, refer to Trac ticket #63069 (the related changeset may be easier to read)

Removal of the Cafelog URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in readme.html

This changeset removed Cafelog links from licence.txt and readme.html files as the domain was purchased by another entity, providing unsafe content. For more information, see Trac ticket #63000 (or the related changeset).

In this changeset, this line:

<p>WordPress is the official continuation of <a href="https://cafelog.com/">b2/cafélog</a>, which came from Michel V. The work has been continued by the <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/">WordPress developers</a>. If you would like to support WordPress, please consider <a href="https://wordpress.org/donate/">donating</a>.</p>

Was replaced with:

<p>WordPress is the official continuation of b2/cafélog, which came from Michel V. The work has been continued by the <a href="https://wordpress.org/about/">WordPress developers</a>. If you would like to support WordPress, please consider <a href="https://wordpress.org/donate/">donating</a>.</p>

Please update your readme.html file accordingly.

#6-8, #svn

Dominik Schilling 5:06 pm on March 28, 2025
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WordPress 6.8 ready to be translated

WordPress 6.8, scheduled for April 15, 2025, is now ready to be translated on translate.wordpress.orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins.!

If you’re looking to work on the latest translations, you’ll find them in the development projects. Also, everything for the WordPress 6.7 version is now available in its own project, which you can access here.

WordPress 6.8 introduces about 300 new stringsString A string is a translatable part of the software. A translation consists of a multitude of localized strings.. Translations that were already done for the GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ project have been copied to the new project. This means there should be fewer new strings that need translating.

If your localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/ provides translations for the license.txt and/or readme.htmlHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. files, please update them with following changes:

license.txt: https://build.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/59286/trunk/license.txt?old=56741&old_path=trunk%2Flicense.txt
readme.html: https://build.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/59291/trunk/readme.html?old=57881&old_path=trunk%2Freadme.html

Let’s embrace the joy of translating together, thank you! 🌏🌍🌎

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