WikiConference India 2023/Submissions/Submitted/Localisation tools for MediaWiki instances

Workshop: Localisation tools for MediaWiki instances

Abstract/description of your session

• This workshop will provide hands-on training on setting up the MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle on a fresh MediaWiki install and using the various features that it provides. The workshop will also introduce translatewiki.net, a localization platform that is used to localize all Wikimedia Foundation projects.

How does it connect with the WCI 2023 theme/focus

• MLEB helps makes MediaWiki multilingual, making content available for readers in a language that they understand, and hence more accessible and inclusive.

Speaker name/s or username/s

• Abijeet Patro

Community/Organization

• Wikimedia Foundation

Contact details (optional)

• Abijeet Patro

Language of the session

• English, Hindi, Odia

Session type

• Workshop

Session outcomes

• Help users and communities setup their own instance of MediaWiki with comprehensive language support, helping readers digest content in a language that they understand.
• Allow attendees to localize software projects on translatewiki.net into their language, making it more accessible for all users of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects.

Support required from organizers

• None at this point

Consent for recording

• Yes