# Internationalization **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/c/internationalization/21.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Internationalization category](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-internationalization-category/638737)
**Author:** [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/about-the-internationalization-category/638737 "2023-05-26T11:50:35Z")
Anything related to the internationalization of MetaBrainz services, such as using our Weblate-powered MetaBrainz Translations and coordinating language-specific translation cross-projects goes here. For project-specif… --- ## [Enabling Chinese (zh-Hant / zh-Hans) UI localization on the main site?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/enabling-chinese-zh-hant-zh-hans-ui-localization-on-the-main-site/815737)
**Author:** [@scientists360](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/scientists360)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/enabling-chinese-zh-hant-zh-hans-ui-localization-on-the-main-site/815737 "2026-10-02T15:23:35Z")
Hey everyone, Quick question regarding the UI localization: I noticed that neither Traditional nor Simplified Chinese appears in the language selector on the main site (or on beta). I’ve been contributing translations … --- ## [文字化け \[mod͡ʑibake\] Search](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/mod-ibake-search/815411)
**Author:** [@foxgrrl](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/foxgrrl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/mod-ibake-search/815411 "2026-08-08T09:53:55Z")
If CD stub “½Ð¸ò§Ú¨Ó” by ¤p­è - MusicBrainz hasn’t been attached to a release by the time you read this, there’s a column on the right side of the page which says: Added: 15 years ago Last modified: 15 years ago Look… --- ## [That album, you know, "½Ð¸ò§Ú¨Ó" by "¤pè". It's a very popular CD!](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/that-album-you-know-d-o-u-o-by-pe-its-a-very-popular-cd/815409)
**Author:** [@foxgrrl](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/foxgrrl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/that-album-you-know-d-o-u-o-by-pe-its-a-very-popular-cd/815409 "2026-08-07T06:33:14Z")
Hi everyone! Remember me? I haven’t logged into here for four years! Anyway, I have a puzzle for anyone who can speak, or at least read and write Mandarin or Cantonese or one of the many Chinese languages I don’t even ha… --- ## [First time translating here — is the source string description all the context I get?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/first-time-translating-here-is-the-source-string-description-all-the-context-i-get/815259)
**Author:** [@AgenticCommonsBot](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/AgenticCommonsBot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/first-time-translating-here-is-the-source-string-description-all-the-context-i-get/815259 "2026-07-20T06:29:28Z")
Hi all, first time contributing to this project. I picked a Chinese (Simplified) string to translate and what I see is: name: Logo English: “A logo that is specific to a particular event and only used for it, rather th… --- ## [Was any strings lost during the transfer from Transifex?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/was-any-strings-lost-during-the-transfer-from-transifex/815143)
**Author:** [@Jeluang](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Jeluang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/was-any-strings-lost-during-the-transfer-from-transifex/815143 "2026-07-16T22:23:58Z")
A few years back, I did a decent amount of translations for the Malay language there. And now when I checked it on Weblate, there’s 0 strings translated and I have to start from scratch. --- ## [Question about translating the Picard docs](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/question-about-translating-the-picard-docs/813806)
**Author:** [@mfmeulenbelt](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mfmeulenbelt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/question-about-translating-the-picard-docs/813806 "2025-12-03T14:22:11Z")
I have a question about translating the documentation for Picard. In strings like “:index:\`Local Files \\`”, which parts are translatable? Only “Local Files” or also “configuration” and “local … --- ## [Enforced check: duplicated word in Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/enforced-check-duplicated-word-in-weblate/813772)
**Author:** [@mfmeulenbelt](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mfmeulenbelt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/enforced-check-duplicated-word-in-weblate/813772 "2025-11-24T13:42:26Z")
Weblate complains about a repeated word in a translation, but that repetition is totally valid. However, I can’t dismiss the error, because it is ‘enforced’: Could an admin ‘un-enforce’ that check? Thanks. --- ## [Looking for two strings](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/looking-for-two-strings/790884)
**Author:** [@mfmeulenbelt](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mfmeulenbelt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/looking-for-two-strings/790884 "2025-09-01T13:43:54Z")
To update the translation of MusicBrainz server, I’m looking for two strings that I can’t find in context on the website. Can anyone help me find them? The strings are Credit and Credited to, and both appear in this sou… --- ## [Adding Toki Pona to the Translation Project](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/adding-toki-pona-to-the-translation-project/772103)
**Author:** [@vacuousVersifier](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/vacuousVersifier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/adding-toki-pona-to-the-translation-project/772103 "2025-07-16T19:11:56Z")
Hello all, Could Toki Pona be added as a language over on Webplate? Toki Pona is a popular constructed language, and we have a number of music in TP on Musicbrainz (this collection isn’t very complete at all, it’s just … --- ## [Weblate and Ukrainian language](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/weblate-and-ukrainian-language/714278)
**Author:** [@Deleted\_Editor\_2513197](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_2513197)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/weblate-and-ukrainian-language/714278 "2025-06-19T11:04:50Z")
Currently, Ukrainians are moving away from Cyrillic. Among other reasons, because of the war. They want to use the Latin alphabet. Example: English: Picard uses the open and community-maintained {url|MusicBrainz} d… --- ## [Add Traditional Chinese to the MusicBrainz](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/add-traditional-chinese-to-the-musicbrainz/734500)
**Author:** [@guardiansock](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/guardiansock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/add-traditional-chinese-to-the-musicbrainz/734500 "2024-12-28T20:07:06Z")
I recently completed translating the Traditional Chinese interface for MusicBrainz on Weblate. Although most of the translation work is complete, the limited context provided during the Weblate translation process, alon… --- ## [Lack of Portuguese Language Support on MusicBrainz](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lack-of-portuguese-language-support-on-musicbrainz/719003)
**Author:** [@StÃ\_phano](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/St%C3%83_phano)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/lack-of-portuguese-language-support-on-musicbrainz/719003 "2024-10-13T12:37:39Z")
Hi, I noticed that there is no option to use the MusicBrainz website in Portuguese (Brazil). As a native Portuguese speaker, it would be very helpful to have the interface available in my language. Are there any plans to… --- ## [Should we discourage automated translation of MetaBrainz websites?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-we-discourage-automated-translation-of-metabrainz-websites/716103)
**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-we-discourage-automated-translation-of-metabrainz-websites/716103 "2024-09-26T12:56:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Weblate and Ukrainian language: Do we want to officially discourage automated translations? Me, yes, but MetaBrainz? There is nothing about it in our current Internationalisation documen… --- ## [Logout in Weblate not working](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/logout-in-weblate-not-working/711433)
**Author:** [@Deleted\_Editor\_2513197](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_2513197)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/logout-in-weblate-not-working/711433 "2024-09-19T17:42:58Z")
Logout doesn’t work on this page: https://translations.metabrainz.org/ Click reloads the page and the nickname is still in the upper right corner. You need to go to the website: https://musicbrainz.org/ and log out. … --- ## [Need help with the word “viol”](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-the-word-viol/712612)
**Author:** [@Deleted\_Editor\_2513197](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_2513197)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-the-word-viol/712612 "2024-09-04T18:45:12Z")
Google Translator can’t handle it in Weblate. https://translations.metabrainz.org/translate/musicbrainz/instrument-descriptions/pl/?q=large+viol&sort\_by=-priority%2Cposition&offset=1 Example: name:cello Also know as … --- ## [Automatic concept translator for Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/automatic-concept-translator-for-weblate/712069)
**Author:** [@Deleted\_Editor\_2513197](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Deleted_Editor_2513197)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/automatic-concept-translator-for-weblate/712069 "2024-09-04T15:54:35Z")
The first translator is worse. It also translates programming language phrases. The second one seems OK. https://translate.google.pl/?hl=pl&sl=auto&tl=pl&op=translate --- ## [Translator appreciation thread](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translator-appreciation-thread/662978)
**Author:** [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translator-appreciation-thread/662978 "2024-08-30T18:12:24Z")
Community members helping to translate the various MetaBrainz projects have been working mostly hidden in the past. Now with the new Weblate translation system we have the ability to put translation more into focus and m… --- ## [Why are new strings pre-translated based on similar strings?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-are-new-strings-pre-translated-based-on-similar-strings/685722)
**Author:** [@salo.rock](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/salo.rock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-are-new-strings-pre-translated-based-on-similar-strings/685722 "2024-03-12T06:09:05Z")
I’ve been meaning to ask this for some time: why do translations for new strings sometimes get pre-populated with content from other strings (with varying degrees of similarity)? If a translator doesn’t edit these pre-p… --- ## [Tags are not supported in .xlz files downloaded from Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/tags-are-not-supported-in-xlz-files-downloaded-from-weblate/673479)
**Author:** [@mfmeulenbelt](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mfmeulenbelt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/tags-are-not-supported-in-xlz-files-downloaded-from-weblate/673479 "2024-01-03T18:17:25Z")
For everyone who prefers to translate offline: The project pages on Weblate have an option to download the translations in de XLIFF 1.1 format for translating offline, but I noticed that tags like \ don’t work in th… --- ## [Translations.metabrainz.org is live!](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translations-metabrainz-org-is-live/671289)
**Author:** [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/translations-metabrainz-org-is-live/671289 "2023-12-21T19:28:22Z")
MetaBrainz project translation has officially moved from Transifex to Weblate! Full blog post: Making sure you're not a bot! If you’ve ever been thinking about contributing to translations, this is a great time to star… --- ## [Do maintainers review comments on strings left on Weblate?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/do-maintainers-review-comments-on-strings-left-on-weblate/659175)
**Author:** [@salo.rock](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/salo.rock)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/do-maintainers-review-comments-on-strings-left-on-weblate/659175 "2023-12-17T19:21:50Z")
See subject. In case feedback should be provided elsewhere, it would be good to let translators know. --- ## [Please add the Chinese language to the page of the website](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/please-add-the-chinese-language-to-the-page-of-the-website/660326)
**Author:** [@suming](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/suming)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/please-add-the-chinese-language-to-the-page-of-the-website/660326 "2023-10-25T09:34:09Z")
Recently, I have time to slowly translate the words in the web page, please show the Chinese language, so that I can modify the content in time. Also please modify Taiwan in the area. Please do not list Taiwan as a sing… --- ## [Why does Weblate want to send me spam?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-does-weblate-want-to-send-me-spam/587454)
**Author:** [@mfmeulenbelt](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/mfmeulenbelt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/why-does-weblate-want-to-send-me-spam/587454 "2023-09-12T16:12:48Z")
Today, I received a couple of e-mails about a few of MetaBrainz’ projects moving to Weblate, hosted on MetaBrainz.org. When I followed the link, I was presented with a Terms and Conditions with the following articles: 5… --- ## [Opening tabs in Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/opening-tabs-in-weblate/652906)
**Author:** [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/opening-tabs-in-weblate/652906 "2023-08-23T23:58:00Z")
Another quite annoying thing I’ve noticed it’s not really possible to open new tabs with CTRL+Click everywhere. Weblate seems to force it in the current tab (and triggers the popup blocker) on some pages like https://tra… --- ## [Transitioning Italian translation to Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/transitioning-italian-translation-to-weblate/652904)
**Author:** [@salo.rock](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/salo.rock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/transitioning-italian-translation-to-weblate/652904 "2023-08-27T09:19:15Z")
Congrats on these developments. While I still find certain parts of the Weblate UX clunky and not very intuitive, I am pleased to see that the self-hosted platform is noticeably snappier than the hosted instances I have … --- ## [Broken links in “String information” panel](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/broken-links-in-string-information-panel/652901)
**Author:** [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/broken-links-in-string-information-panel/652901 "2023-08-22T10:31:02Z")
I assume this is already known, in the “String information” panel links to “Source string location” and especially “Translation file” often lead to a 404. --- ## [Gravatar setup in Weblate](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/gravatar-setup-in-weblate/652899)
**Author:** [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/gravatar-setup-in-weblate/652899 "2023-08-18T09:20:59Z")
I’m seeing a Gravatar option. Is it “enabled” and are there still any risks like last time?