Add documentation on the translation process

README.rst

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Contributing
 If you want to contribute to pretix, please read the `developer documentation`_
 in our documentation. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
 
+.. image:: https://translate.pretix.eu/widgets/pretix/-/pretix/multi-blue.svg
+   :target: https://translate.pretix.eu/engage/pretix/
+
 Code of Conduct
 ---------------
 We have a `Code of Conduct`_ in place that applies to all project contributions,

doc/development/index.rst

@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ Developer documentation
    setup
    contribution/index
    implementation/index
+   translation/index
    api/index
    structure

doc/development/setup.rst

@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ and update the ``*.po`` files accordingly::
 
     make localegen
 
+However, most of the time you don't need to care about this. Just create your pull request
+with functionality and English strings only, and we'll push the new translation strings
+to our translation platform after the merge.
+
 To actually see pretix in your language, you have to compile the ``*.po`` files to their
 optimized binary ``*.mo`` counterparts::
 

doc/development/translation/index.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+Translating pretix
+==================
+
+pretix has been designed for multi-language capabilities from its start. Organizers can enter their event information
+in multiple languages at the same time. However, the software interface of pretix also needs to be translated for
+this to be useful.
+
+Since we (the developers of pretix) only speak a very limited number of languages, we need help from the community
+to achieve this goal. To make translating pretix easy not only for software developers, we set up a translation
+platform at `translate.pretix.eu`_.
+
+Official and inofficial languages
+---------------------------------
+
+In the pretix project, there are three types of languages:
+
+Official languages
+    are translated and maintained by the core team behind pretix or as part of long-term partnerships. We are
+    committed to keeping these translations up-to-date with new features or changes in pretix and try to offer
+    support in this language.
+
+Inofficial languages
+    are contributed and maintained by the Community. We ship them with pretix so you can use them, but we can not
+    guarantee that new or changed features in pretix will be translated in time.
+
+Incubating languages
+    are currently in the process of being translated. They can not yet be selected in pretix by end users.
+
+Please contact translate@pretix.eu if you think an incubated language should be promoted to an inofficial one or if
+you are interested in a partnership to make your language official.
+
+The current translation status of various languages is:
+
+.. image:: https://translate.pretix.eu/widgets/pretix/-/multi-blue.svg
+   :target: https://translate.pretix.eu/engage/pretix/?utm_source=widget
+
+
+Using our translation platform
+------------------------------
+
+If you visit `translate.pretix.eu`_ for the first time, it admittedly looks pretty bare.
+
+.. image:: img/weblate1.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+It gets better if you create an account, which you will need to contribute translations. Click on "Register" in the
+top-right corner to get started:
+
+.. image:: img/weblate2.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+You can either create an account or choose to log in with your GitHub account, whichever you like more.
+After creating and activating your account, we recommend that you change your profile and select which languages you
+can translate to and which languages you understand. You can find your profile settings by clicking on your name in
+the top-right corner.
+
+.. image:: img/weblate3.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+Going back to the dashboard by clicking on the logo in the top-left corner, you can select between different lists
+of translation projects. You can either filter by projects that already have a translation in your language, or you
+go to the `pretix project page`_ where you can select specific components.
+
+.. image:: img/weblate4.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+Once you selected a component of a language, you can start going through strings to translate. You can start of by
+clicking the "Strings needing action" line in this view:
+
+.. image:: img/weblate5.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+In the translate view, you can input your translation for a given source string. If you're unsure about your
+translation, you can also just "Suggest" it or mark it as "Needs editing". If you have no idea, just "Skip". If you
+scroll down, there is also a "Comments" section to discuss any questions with fellow translators or us developers.
+
+.. image:: img/weblate6.png
+   :class: screenshot
+
+.. _translate.pretix.eu: https://translate.pretix.eu
+.. _pretix project page: https://translate.pretix.eu/projects/pretix/

src/pretix/locale/README

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+Translating pretix
+------------------
+
+If you want to help translating, please read this page in our documentation:
+
+    https://docs.pretix.eu/development/translation/index.html