WordPress 4.7 is the First Release to be 100% Translated into Urdu
photo credit: WasifMalik Wazir Khan Masjid Mosque Shahi Royal Hammaam Bathhouse Lahore Pakistan Oct 2015 031 – (license) WordPress 4.7 was released yesterday with translations for 52 languages, thanks to the volunteer efforts of its vibrant community of translators. For the first time, WordPress is 100% translated into Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. Urdu is spoken by 100 million people in several different areas of the world, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Middle East.
As part of the effort to bring the Urdu translation to 100%, WordPress developer Ahmad Awais organized a small meetup in Lahore, Pakistan during the 2nd WP Translation Day event. More than 60 attendees joined online and offline over the span of two days with many participating in the WP-Pakistan Slack team in the #translators channel.
Having WordPress available in Urdu is a major milestone for the Pakistani tech community. It makes it possible for government websites to adopt the software.
“The government websites are required to be accessible,” Awais said. “While we are not there yet, there are efforts underway to make every government website available in both English and
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