# How do I contribute to translating Open edX?

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201>\
**Category:** i18n\
**Created:** [June 17, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201 "2021-06-17T07:20:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![eugenechabanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/eugenechabanov/32/3018_2.png) [@eugenechabanov](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/eugenechabanov)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201/1 "2021-06-17T07:20:00Z")

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The guide for translation process is outdated:  
[https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/internationalization/i18n\_translators\_guide.html](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/internationalization/i18n_translators_guide.html)  
Mailing lists are deprecated.  
Transifex is minimum $70/mo.  
I see no significant additions to translations from release to release.  
Can someone please clarify the situation with i18n?

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**Author:** ![nedbat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/nedbat/32/3317_2.png) [@nedbat](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/nedbat)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201/2 "2021-06-17T11:51:52Z")

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Thanks, we need to update the translators’ guide.

Transifex is free for open-source projects. On the signup page, click “open source project? Sign up here”: [Transifex - Sign up](https://www.transifex.com/signup/open-source/)

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**Author:** ![eugenechabanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/eugenechabanov/32/3018_2.png) [@eugenechabanov](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/eugenechabanov)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201/3 "2021-06-24T10:16:39Z")

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@nedbat Thank you Ned. I’ve managed to register though it wasn’t obvious.  
However, I cannot find a way to get my translations updated on my Native installation of Open edX Koa.3.  
I upload my updated files to:  
…conf/locale/ru/LC\_MESSAGES/djangojs.mo  
…conf/locale/ru/LC\_MESSAGES/djangojs-paritial.mo  
Then I run commands that should get me going, but I see no result after that:

```auto
paver i18n_generate -v
paver i18n_compilejs
paver update_assets
python manage.py lms --settings=production collectstatic --noinput
python manage.py cms --settings=production collectstatic --noinput
sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl restart lms cms

```

Is there anything I am missing? As my translations are still not online.

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**Author:** ![eugenechabanov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/eugenechabanov/32/3018_2.png) [@eugenechabanov](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/eugenechabanov)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/how-do-i-contribute-to-translating-open-edx/5201/4 "2021-06-28T11:05:44Z")

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@nedbat I can see the [documentation for translating here](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/internationalization/i18n_translators_guide.html), but how do I apply my translations?  
I use - Koa3 Native.  
I have my `.po` files in place. And after executing some of the lines from my previous message - the `.mo` files are generated with my translations. But these translations don’t appear in production.