{"id":1016,"date":"2016-06-02T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poeditor.com\/blog\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2025-02-06T12:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T12:51:48","slug":"crowdsourcing-translation-software-localization-project-manage-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeditor.com\/blog\/crowdsourcing-translation-software-localization-project-manage-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage a crowdsourced localization project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So there’s a software  you want to localize into some languages, and you decided on crowdsourcing translation to achieve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re working with any\u00a0of these localization files<\/a>, you can easily set up a crowdsourcing project\u00a0at POEditor. Just create\u00a0an account, and you’ll have access immediately to awesome localization management features that will automate your workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is an overview of the steps you need to take to create a crowdsourced translation project and of the essential features to manage it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setting up the software localization project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Create the project. <\/strong>In your account’s Dashboard, click on ‘Add a new project’. Give the project a name and, optionally, a description (which will be featured in the project\u2019s join page).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2. Add languages to the project.<\/strong> In the Project Page, use the Add Language button to add the languages you want to have your software localized in. It\u2019s recommended you also add the base\/source language (the language your software strings are in right now).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3. Import strings from language file.<\/strong> In the Project Page, click on Import in the top menu. Browse for your localization file and select to ‘Also import translations to another language.’ your base language. If your localization file contains labels\/keys, set the language where you imported the translations as Default Reference Language<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4. Make the localization project public.<\/strong> Go to the Project Page and click on Settings in the top menu. In Advanced Settings, set Public Project to Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5. Share the link to your crowdsourced translation project. <\/strong>At the bottom of the Project Page, as well as in the project’s Settings, you\u2019ll find a link to your public join page. Share it wherever you find appropriate: websites, forums, social media pages etc. People will be able to join the project’s translation team by accessing it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Assigning roles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the Settings page, you can add administrators and proofreaders to your crowdsourced translation project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrators<\/strong> can do pretty much everything the project owner can do. Pretty much, because he\/she can’t delete projects, access the Bitbucket\/GitHub integration pages or add\/delete other admins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proofreaders<\/strong> are contributors who can mark a translation as proofread or not in the languages they’re assigned to. To grant a contributor proofreading rights, enable Proofreading in Project Settings > Advanced Settings. Then use the Add Proofreader button under the Add Administrator button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that if you want to prevent contributors without proofreading rights from editing or removing proofread translations, you can do that by enabling the option Lock Proofread Translations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can revoke these roles in Projects Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Controlling access to the crowdsourcing project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have some options to control the access to your crowdsourced localization project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In <\/strong>Project Settings > Advanced Settings, you have the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n