Contributing to H5P translations

Submitted by fnoks on Fri, 09/26/2014 - 11:39
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Translation contributions

Each H5P contains it's own translation-files. If you need to translate an H5P to a language which is not supported, we would be happy to support you.

The current language files are found on github, where each H5P content type has it's own repository (e.g: https://github.com/h5p/h5p-drag-question). The language files are found in the language folder within each repository. By using pull requests, you may add new translation files. We also accept uploading new files in this forum.

When we get new translation-files from the community, we will create a new release of the H5P content type containing the new/updated translation, and publish it here on h5p.org.

RaquelBromera

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 08:33

 

Hi! Do you know if there are any plans to add a Valencian translation?

  
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BV52

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 19:46

Hi RaquelBromera,

Translations are community driven so if someone creates the Valencian translation it will be added.

-BV

kauranga

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 06:11

Kia ora / Greetings 

I am keen to get Māori language translations for H5P activities starting with Interactive Video (see attached). 
Pleas let me know anything else I need to do? I'm a professional translator (approved by NZ government here - https://en.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/translators ). 

Ngā mihi/ Cheers 

Gregory Ford

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Binary Data mi.json
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otacke

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 15:06

Hi, Gregory!

There are essentially three ways to provide translations to H5P: A hard way, a not so hard way, and a lazy way. (cmp. "How can I improve H5P translations").

Unfortunately, the not so hard way seems to have stopped working, and there's no replacement yet. Really a pity. I really wish that H5P Group had set up something like it (or would). NDLA wants to get such a site running, but the person that would be in charge of that is currently on paternity leave :-/

The hard way would be to create a pull request on github with the suggested changes, essentially taking your file and asking to put in into the code of the content type in a predefined process.

The lazy way is to just send the file and leave creating the pull request up to someone else ;-) I have created that pull request now, see https://github.com/h5p/h5p-interactive-video/pull/379.

Best,
Oliver

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BV52

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 17:39

Thanks Oliver, I was planning to file the PR when I come in but you beat me to it :)

kauranga

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 10:39

Hi again. 

OK. I'll try the hard way  :) .
I've just cloned the "true-false" repository and created a mi.json file for that - and issued a Pull request there too. (see below). 

Please let me know if I missed anything? 
Greg Ford
https://github.com/h5p/h5p-true-false/pull/142
Add Māori language support in mi.json #142
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kauranga wants to merge 1 commit into h5p:master from kauranga:mi-translation  

 

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Wed, 11/12/2025 - 17:11

Hi Greg,

Thank you for your contribution. Looks good to me, we just need to wait for it to get reviewed and should be merged and scheduled for realease. As for the timeline I can't say when this would happen.

-BV

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otacke

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 18:20

I think that Pål checks and merges translation contributions about once a month. Regarding releases: I was told that it's planned to have regular and more frequent releases in the future - but it's also not clear when that future is going to begin :-)

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