See #161: added initial translating guidelines

CONTRIBUTING

@@ -289,8 +289,9 @@ Typical workflow for a contribution
 Internationalization
 --------------------
 
+We're using https://github.com/Polyconseil/vue-gettext to manage i18n in the project.
 When working on the front-end, any end-user string should be translated
-using either ``<i18next path="yourstring">`` or the ``$t('yourstring')``
+using either ``<translate>yourstring</translate>`` or ``$gettext('yourstring')``
 function.
 
 Extraction is done by calling ``yarn run i18n-extract``, which

README.rst

@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ Contribute
 ----------
 
 Contribution guidelines as well as development installation instructions
-are outlined in `CONTRIBUTING <CONTRIBUTING>`_
+are outlined in `CONTRIBUTING <CONTRIBUTING>`_.
+
+Translate
+^^^^^^^^^
+
+Translators willing to help can refer to `TRANSLATORS <TRANSLATORS>`_ for instructions.

TRANSLATORS.rst

+Translating Funkwhale
+=====================
+
+Thank you for reading this! If you want to help translate Funkwhale,
+you found the proper place :)
+
+Translation is done via our own Weblate instance at https://translate.funkwhale.audio/projects/funkwhale/front/.
+
+You can signup/login using your Gitlab account (from https://code.eliotberriot.com).
+
+Translation workflow
+--------------------
+
+Once you're logged-in on the Weblate instance, you can suggest translations. Your suggestions will then be reviewer
+by the project maintainer or other translators to ensure consistency.
+
+Guidelines
+----------
+
+Respecting those guidelines is mandatory if you want your translation to be included:
+
+- Use gender-neutral language and wording
+
+Requesting a new language
+-------------------------
+
+If you'd like to see a new language in Funkwhale, please open an issue here:
+https://code.eliotberriot.com/funkwhale/funkwhale/issues

docs/index.rst

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Funkwhale is a self-hosted, modern free and open-source music server, heavily in
    api
    third-party
    contributing
+   translators
    changelog
 
 Indices and tables

docs/translators.rst

+.. include:: ../TRANSLATORS.rst