Knowledge Base

Documentation to help you use the POEditor localization platform effectively

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POEditor wording explained

Owner Admin Contributor

A glossary of the words you will often encounter when localizing with POEditor: term, translation, Default Reference Language, String, AT characters, Context, Plural, Reference, Admin, Owner, Contributor, Payer.

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How to use POEditor as a contributor

Contributor

Are you a translator working with POEditor? Here's what you can do in a localization project with your contributor role.

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How to upgrade an account

Owner

Here you can find the steps to getting a POEditor subscription.

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How to invite a payer

Owner

If you want someone else to handle the billing for your POEditor account, you can make use of the Alternative Payer feature.

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How to set a Default Reference Language

Owner Admin

The Default Reference Language is useful to translators when the project terms are string IDs. The DRL is displayed in the language pages, above the string IDs.

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How to add screenshots

Owner Admin

Sharing screenshots with the translators collaborating on your POEditor localization project is easy with the help of the comment system.

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How to crowdsource translations

Owner Admin

If you're looking to crowdsource the translation of a software product, follow the steps described here to set up a public project.

Features

Translation orders

Owner Admin

Want to localize an app or website, but don't have any translators? See how to order translations from our language service provider partners using your POEditor account.

Features

How to group strings within a project with tags

Owner Admin

POEditor's tagging system allows users to group strings by custom tags, to easier filter them during translation and on export.

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