Author: Brian Gomez Lopez

  • Final WP Credits Report

    Final WP Credits Report

    Introduction My name is Bryan Gómez López, and I am currently studying Computer Systems Engineering at Universidad Fidélitas in San José, Costa Rica. I am passionate about technology, especially software development and, more recently, cybersecurity. The WP Credits program started as a requirement for one of my university courses. However, as the weeks went by,…

  • Post 8 – Reflection and Learning

    Post 8 – Reflection and Learning

    This project represented my first real contact with the WordPress community, and it allowed me to understand how contributing to an open-source project works from the beginning. Throughout this experience, I learned how the WordPress translation platform functions and how I can make a real contribution to the community by translating strings. I also gained…

  • Post 7 – Final Results and Delivery

    Post 7 – Final Results and Delivery

    For this phase, I have completed all of my contributions to the project. I successfully finished my initial goal of translating 100 strings and decided to continue contributing because I found the translation platform intuitive and enjoyable to use. This motivated me to make a greater contribution, reaching a total of 183 translated strings. All…

  • Post 5 -Challenge or Turning Point

    Post 5 -Challenge or Turning Point

    In this latest update, I have continued making steady progress on my project of translating strings into Costa Rican Spanish. Since my previous post, I have increased the number of translated strings from 93 to 131, which means I have successfully reached my initial goal of contributing at least 100 strings. Achieving that milestone has…

  • Post 6 – New Action or Plan Adjustment: Completing the Project Translations

    Post 6 – New Action or Plan Adjustment: Completing the Project Translations

    I continued working on my translations for the Polyglots project. Since my last update, I translated approximately 70 additional strings, allowing me to complete all the strings assigned for this project. In total, I submitted 182 translation suggestions for review. At this stage, I am waiting for the translations to be approved. If any of…

  • Reflection: Halfway Check-In

    Reflection: Halfway Check-In

    Since defining the idea for this project and starting to work on it, I have been making steady progress. So far, I have translated 93 strings into Costa Rican Spanish, which means I am very close to reaching my initial goal of translating at least 100 strings. As I have continued working, I have become…

  • Post 4 – Second Action and Progress

    Post 4 – Second Action and Progress

    Over the past few days, I have continued working on translating the theme strings into Costa Rican Spanish. In my previous post, I had translated 43 strings, and as of now, I have reached 69, allowing me to keep contributing little by little to the project. Throughout this process, I learned how to use the…

  • Reflection: Choosing Your Team and Project

    Reflection: Choosing Your Team and Project

    I joined the Polyglots team because I was interested in the opportunity to help make WordPress more accessible to people who speak different languages. I believe that language should never be a barrier to learning or becoming part of such a large community, so I decided to contribute through translation. My contribution project consists of…

  • Post 1 – Introduction and Starting Point

    Post 1 – Introduction and Starting Point

    I chose the Polyglots team because I enjoy the idea of helping people access technology in their own language. I believe that translating WordPress resources can make the platform more inclusive and easier to use for people around the world. Before starting this project, I had little to no knowledge of WordPress. It was my…

  • Post 3 – First Concrete Contribution

    Post 3 – First Concrete Contribution

    I have now completed my first real contribution to the WordPress Polyglots project. For this milestone, I translated 43 strings from the Sydney theme. My first experience with the translation platform was very positive. The interface is intuitive, well-organized, and easy to navigate, which made the translation process simple even as a first-time contributor. After…