• Overview / Scope
• Installing translation (.mo) files for an extension
  • Todo
• Publishing extensions on Transifex

Overview / Scope

This page covers more advanced or "work in progress" areas about extension translation in CiviCRM.

See also: Extension Translation in the Developer Guide.

Installing translation (.mo) files for an extension

This extension aims to automatically download and update translation files, including those for extensions:

https://github.com/cividesk/com.cividesk.l10n.update

Otherwise you can download the translation files for an extension by using the following URL structure:

https://download.civicrm.org/civicrm-l10n-extensions/mo/$extname/$locale/$extname.mo

For example:
https://download.civicrm.org/civicrm-l10n-extensions/mo/cdntaxreceipts/fr_FR/cdntaxreceipts.mo

Todo

• Add l10nupdate to the extension directory
• Review and enable for 'automatic distribution'
• Wishlist: a packaging system for extensions on civicrm.org should bundle the translations in the main tar.gz? (similar to bundling composer/npm dependencies)

Publishing extensions on Transifex

For an extension to be added on Transifex, it must be published on civicrm.org and must be validated for "automatic distribution".