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--- mantisbt:translationshowto [2022/05/28 09:19] – https TWN links dregad
+++ mantisbt:translationshowto [2026/02/07 12:32] (current) – [Validating translations] updated for new test_langs.php functionality dregad
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 ===== Validating translations =====
-Run http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/test_langs.php to make sure that the new file doesn't introduce syntax errors.
+Run http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/test_langs.php to verify that the localized language files do not introduce errors and check for inconsistencies with the English reference language strings.
-Note: as the translation files are generated by TranslateWiki, this should not be necessary and is only kept here for historical purposes.
+The script will detect problem such as invalid language file names, missing strings, syntax errors, incorrect or inconsistent placeholders, etc.
-This script is nevertheless useful for validating 3rd-party plugins' language files.
+It is also useful for validating 3rd-party plugins' language files that are not managed by translatewiki.net.