How to contribute to article localization
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Thanks for being here - it means you want to contribute to Mozilla Support (SUMO). More than half of all Firefox users speak a language other than English, and we depend on contributors like you to make support available to people from all over the world.
I want to be a localizer. What should I do?
First things first:
- Create a Mozilla Support account/Firefox Account, which will allow you to write in our community l10n forum and localize any article you see in SUMO.
- Once you have an account, please introduce yourself in the Introductions forum. You can also hang around and join our discussions at the Localization forum or the other SUMO contributor forums.
Check if your locale is available on SUMO
We are always happy to welcome new localizers to our group. Please have a look at our list of available locales to see if we are already localizing into your language. If it's not included, we would love to work with you to add it to our pages. If you see a language on the list, you should be able to click its name and see the Locale Leader(s) working on it. You can contact them to learn more about localizing SUMO articles into your language.
What if there are people already localizing into my language?
In case you see your language listed on the list of available locales you should click on the name of a Locale Leader and send him or her a private message to get in touch. Don't be shy, they will be happy to hear from you - the more, the merrier!
If the Locale Leader doesn't answer after a reasonable amount of time (a few days at least - they could be on holidays or very busy), try another Locale Leader or get in touch with our team on Matrix, Discourse or the localization forum.
What if there is no content available in my language?
If you don't see your language listed on the list of available locales, please let us know in the localization forum and we will figure out together what to do about this.
Complete Localization Guidelines
- How to contribute to article localization (You're here!)
- How does support localization work?
- Translating an article
- How do I update articles after their first translation?
- L10N guidelines for reviewing translated articles
- How to be a SUMO Locale Leader
- Markup cheat sheet
To see more guidelines to localize support articles, click here