When the time comes to localize your software to another language, you might need to use the Unicode character U+FEFF byte order mark (BOM), which appears at the beginning of a text stream (file) and signals the text encoding. Why is this needed? As you might know, computers use a binary encoding: numbers 1 and […]
For the first time ever, WordPress WordCamp will be held at the Harare City Library on December 10, 2016. Did you know that the official language of Zimbabwe is Shona? This language has many dialects and over 10 million people speak it. To celebrate the occasion, we have added Shona to our growing list of […]
On October 11, Microsoft announced the addition of Russian to the spoken languages supported by Skype Translator. This feature translates and transcripts the voice of a person into instant subtitles in real-time. Microsoft started working on Skype Translator in 2014, and it now supports the following languages: English Spanish French German Chinese (Mandarin) Italian Portuguese […]
Localization is the primary means for expanding a business globally and reaching customers all over the world. However, the temptation to localize in as many languages as possible at once is a dangerous one. You could invest too much in localization and spread your resources too thin. The best approach is to go global in […]
Mobile applications serve numerous purposes in areas ranging from gaming to health care. Their popularity is constantly growing, and the industry produces more and more apps every year. No one knows how many apps actually exist. In July 2016, Android users had 2.2 million apps to choose from, while the Apple Store launched with only […]
Many WordPress websites use shortcodes. Until now, clients were required to explain these shortcodes to translators in order to prevent accidental translation of these codes. New developments in ICanLocalize allow clients to enter a list of shortcodes, which are automatically blocked by the system during translation. In this way, clients will not be required to […]
Businesses need a global presence to connect with customers all around the world. Nowadays, with the smart use of modern technologies, even small businesses can approach international customers with relative ease, if they employ the right expansion strategy. The Internet made the world a much smaller place. At the same time, it revealed how different […]
Every company knows how crucial communication is for its marketing strategy. And when a company decides to expand globally, even its brand needs to be globalized. The whole company’s image has to be translated and adapted for different markets and cultures in order to appeal to local customers. Such a deep and specialized translation is […]
In this tutorial we show how to set up and translate your site’s SEO using ICanLocalize and WPML. This post is referring to a tutorial published recently on wpml.org, we will focus here on how to send SEO related texts to ICanLocalize. Translating your site and achieving good SEO, in all languages, can be simple. […]
Two multilingual websites translated by ICanLocalize and WPML Most of you have probably heard the quote “if you are a photographer, you must blog.” Is this statement true? Apparently, blogging and displaying photography together are becoming an increasing trend online. People simply want to showcase and treasure the most significant moments of their lives and […]