Feature request: make the website translatable (i18n), Basque translation available #85

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1. ufortstephen commented on Nov 10, 2026

   

   ufortstephen

   on Nov 10, 2026

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   Hi @ederto1987 and CachyOS team! You've already translated the Welcome app, Kernel Manager, the package installer and Calamares into Basque, so the website is the last piece still English-only.

   I can do the setup so translators only ever edit one JSON file per language and never touch the Astro components. I'm building localize.dev, which handles that part: it moves the hardcoded text out of the components into src/locales/en.json with readable keys, and the diff only touches the strings themselves. On main that's about 120 strings, including the FAQ and the edition descriptions on the download page.

   The PR would:

   • add Astro i18n routing, English at / and other languages under /eu/, /es/ and so on, like the wiki
   • cover home, about and download, with no visible change to the English site
   • add a small language switcher
   • include a Basque draft for @ederto1987 to correct or replace
   • optionally add a CI check that flags new English text with no translation, so translators can see what changed after each update

   Team member and sponsor names would stay as they are. Would you be open to it? I can start with just the download page if a smaller PR is easier to review.
2. ederto1987 commented on Nov 11, 2026

   

   ederto1987

   on Nov 11, 2026 via email

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   Thanks a lot for the proposal, @ufortstephen! I fully support it: one JSON file per language without touching the Astro components is exactly what makes it easy for translators. Of course, the decision is up to the CachyOS team. A few thoughts from the translator side: - Starting with the download page sounds like a good way to keep the first PR small and easy to review. - I'll review the Basque draft and correct or rewrite it so it matches the terminology I used for the Welcome app, Kernel Manager, the package installer and Calamares. - The CI check for untranslated strings would be really helpful. - If the team uses a translation platform (Weblate, Crowdin…), the `src/locales/*.json` files could be connected to it later, so translators who don't use Git can contribute too. Just tag me when the PR is open and I'll take care of the Basque (`eu`) locale. Eskerrik asko! 2026(e)ko azaroaren 10(a) (18:58), "Ufort Stephen" ***@***.*** ***@***.***?to=%22Ufort%20Stephen%22%20%3Cnotifications%40github.com%3E > idatzia:

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