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You have decided you want to help translate articles for us in another language. This page will tell you all the steps you need to know and solutions to issues you may face.  
You have decided you want to help translate articles for us in another language. This page will tell you all the steps you need to know and solutions to issues you may face.  
The most important thing to keep in mind is to keep the translation as close to the English version as possible. This will ensure that our [[WikiIslam:Policies_and_Guidelines#Acceptable_Contributions|guidelines]] (in specificifically, number 6) are followed.


Once you translate one article, others will become very easy because you will know what to do.
Once you translate one article, others will become very easy because you will know what to do.


===Steps===
;First Step
Login or create account: The first step for you would be to <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} create an account] </span> which only takes a minute and does not require email confirmation. If you already have an account, you can <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} login]</span>.  When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on.
 
===Steps for a Translation===


# Login or create account: The first step for you would be to <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} create an account] </span> which only takes a minute and does not require email confirmation. If you already have an account, you can <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} login]</span>.  When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on.
# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
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# After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.
# After you are done, you can preview or save the page. To make sure you don't lose your work, please see the "Saving your Work" section on the [[Help:Contents#Saving your Work|Help]] page. You can also simply 'copy' all the text. You can also do intermediate saves if you have to interrupt your work, or if it's a long page.
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
==Examples==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source text
! Translated text
! Notes
|-
| Women
| X
| Suppose X is the translation of Women. For plain text, write the output in plain text (as expected).
|-
| <nowiki>[[</nowiki>Women]]
| X (or) [[Women<nowiki>|</nowiki>X]]
| This is a link to an English article (or redirect). Suppose X is the translation of Women. You can remove the brackets and just write X, or write [[Women<nowiki>|</nowiki>X]]
|-
| <ref<nowiki>></nowiki> This is a plain text reference</ref>
| <ref<nowiki>></nowiki> (translate into your language)</ref>
| This is a plain text reference. Leave the ref tags intact and translate the rest.
|-
| <ref<nowiki>></nowiki> [http://wikiislam.net This is a reference with a link]</ref>
| <ref<nowiki>></nowiki> (leave code format intact; translate the rest)</ref>
| This is a reference with a link. Maintain the code formatting for the reference and link and translate the rest
|-
| [[Category<nowiki>:</nowiki>Women]]
|
| This is a category.
|-
| {{Template<nowiki>:</nowiki>Muslim Statistics}} or {{Template<nowiki>:</nowiki>Muslim Statistics}}
|
| This is a template.
|-
| Quote
|
|
|-
| Quote with reference
|
|
|-
| Quote with linked reference
|
|
|-
| Section Heading
|
|
|-
| {{main<nowiki>|</nowiki>Allah}}
| (remove this text)
| This is a link in a sub-section. Unless that link exists in your language, you can remove this text.
|}
Anything like <nowiki><</nowiki>code> should be left unchanged, for example <nowiki><</nowiki>ref>, <nowiki><</nowiki>br> (or <nowiki><</nowiki>BR>).
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