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Public Suggestions

Public Suggestions is a feature that allows your users to suggest translations for your application. No subscription required. Zero configuration. Easy setup.

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How to use Public Suggestions feature to get translations from your users (November 2024)

Community-driven translations

Public Suggestions is a feature that allows your users to suggest translations for your application.
It's a great way to engage your community and improve the quality of your translations.

Engage your community

Public Suggestions is a feature that allows your users to suggest translations for your application. It's a great way to engage your community and improve the quality of your translations.

Unlimited contributors

You can enable share your project with unlimited contributors without worrying about additional costs or limitations. There is no limit to the number of contributors who can suggest translations. Contributors doesn't take seats in your plan.

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Zero configuration

Public Suggestions requires no additional configuration. You can enable it for any project in SimpleLocalize with just a few clicks. Post a link to your suggestions page and start gathering translations from your users.

Public Suggestions settings page

Quick Start

Follow these steps to enable Public Suggestions for your project and start gathering translations from your users

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Upload localization files

1

Create a new SimpleLocalize project or use an existing one. Make sure you have uploaded your localization files with source translations, and you added a few languages to your project.

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Enable suggestions

2

Turn on public suggestions in the project settings. You can add a welcome message for your users, upload your logo, and choose which languages you want to enable suggestions for.

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Add link to your website or app

3

Publish a link to your suggestions page hosted by SimpleLocalize. You can put it in your website footer or add a button in your application where it's easy to find for your users.

Why SimpleLocalize?

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SimpleLocalize is easy to get started with and focuses on the features that you and your client need the most. You can customize the editor to your needs choosing from a variety of translation editor options.

Flat pricing

No hidden costs at any scale. SimpleLocalize offers a simple and affordable plans for you and your projects. Within easy integration options and intuitive translation editor, it creates a wonderful selection.

Team members

Every paid plan comes with a number of users you can add to your project. You don't need to worry about number of users as the price does not increase with every user.

AI & Auto-translation included

Every paid plan comes with a number of auto-translation characters that are added to your account every month. You can use them to translate your project without any additional costs. You can increase the limit at any time.

Tools for Developers

SimpleLocalize offers a command-line tool, REST API , Webhooks and Visual Studio Code extension for developers to easily integrate their projects no matter which plan you choose. It enables you to make automations to synchronize translations with your projects.

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What is Public Suggestions?

Public Suggestions is a feature that allows your users to suggest translations for your application. It's a great way to engage your community and improve the quality of your translations. You can enable Public Suggestions for any project in SimpleLocalize. When enabled, your users will see a suggestion form on your website. They can suggest translations for any string in your application. You can review and approve suggestions in the translation editor. Public Suggestions is a great way to get translations for your application without hiring translators or managing a translation team.

How does it work?

SimpleLocalize hosts a publicly available website for your project where users post their suggestions and comments for translations. Once a suggestion is submitted by a user of your community, it will be visible in the translation editor. Any member of your team that has access to the project and to the language can review and approve the suggestion in a few clicks.

Getting translations from your users

The easiest way to get translations for your application is to ask your users for help. With SimpleLocalize's Public Suggestions feature, you can gather ideas, feedback and translations from your users. It's a great way to engage your community and improve the quality of your translations for free.

Apps for getting translations from users

SimpleLocalize is a translation editor, but it also offers a feature called Public Suggestions that allows you to get translations from your users. The feature is easy to use and requires no additional configuration. Public Suggestions is available for all SimpleLocalize plans, including the free Community plan, so you can start using it right away, regardless of the plan you are on.

How to manage translations in open-source projects

If you are working on an open-source project, but the project is primary used by non-technical users, you can use Public Suggestions to get translations from your community without needing them to create a pull request, and manage translations in the source code. It will help you to keep your project up-to-date and localized.

Apps for crowd translation

SimpleLocalize is a great tool for crowd translation. With features like Public Suggestions, you can gather translations directly from your users and community without needing to hire professional translators. You can start by auto-translating the entire project, then invite users to review and suggest improvements. This approach helps build a community around your project and enhances the final product.