Contribute a translation to localize.drupal.org

If you are making improvements to a Drupal interface translation, you can share your translations using the Localization client (l10n_client) module.

Requirements

• Be fluent in the language for which you are creating translations
• Install the Localization update (l10n_update) module to download the current translations
• Install the Localization client (l10n_client) module to share translations
   
• Enable the core Locale module and enable the language for which you are creating translations
• Give the permission Submit translations to Localization Server to a role that your user has. (Admin menu > People > Permissions)

Installation

• Go to localize.drupal.org, sign in, search for your language and click on the Board tab
   
• Next click on the "Join" button to give yourself access to post translations
   
• In your site, go to the Configuration > Regional and Language > Languages > Sharing tab and enable sharing with localize.drupal.org by selecting the "Enable sharing translations with server" checkbox and saving the settings.

  NOTE:The address of the localization server for the Drupal.org server needs to be: https://localize.drupal.org/ including the trailing slash (/) otherwise, you may get an error message about it being invalid.
   

• Go to your user page (something like http://example.com/user/)
• Click on the Edit tab
• Scroll down to the Your Localization Server API key section
• Click on the link to go to localize.drupal.org and retrieve your API key
   
• Copy your API Key
• Return to your website and paste your API Key into the field
• Click Save

You should now be able to submit translations to the localize.drupal.org translation server.

Submission and translation process

• Switch to the target language on your website and you will see a translation toolbar appear at the bottom of the screen
• Click the right corner of the toolbar to open the Localization client translation form
• Find the string that has not been translated (you can use the search box on the left side). Note that strings are case-sensitive
• Add your translation in the textarea on the right side of the form. Upon submitting, it will automatically be shared with localize.drupal.org
• A moderator in your language group on localize.drupal.org will review your translation and approve it