tip #40: Add English UI translation

TIPS.md

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+- [Tip #40](tips/2026-07-21-040-i18n-add-english-ui-translation.md) (2026-07-21) — **i18n**: Add English UI translation

tips/2026-07-21-040-i18n-add-english-ui-translation.md

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+---
+tip_number: 40
+date: 2026-07-21
+category: i18n
+status: pending
+---
+
+# Tip #40 — Add English UI translation
+
+**Date:** 2026-07-21  
+**Category:** i18n  
+**Source:** MC-Survival Wiki Daily Tip (cron @ 18:00 MESZ)
+
+## Add English UI translation
+
+Mirror the existing German translation files into an en.json with the same structure, then add a locale switcher in the header so non-German visitors can switch languages. It solves the immediate bounce problem: non-German-speaking players and potential contributors hit the wiki and leave within seconds when every nav label is in a language they do not read. The signal is audience composition — the GitHub repo and the server's English-speaking community are both larger than the German-only UI suggests. Translating only the most-seen strings (nav, search, errors, buttons) is enough to flip the bounce rate; the long tail can be translated later or fall back to German.
+
+## Implementation tips
+
+1. Create en.json mirroring the structure of the existing de.json (or whatever the source is in i18n.ts).
+2. Translate the most-seen UI strings first: nav, search, error messages, button labels — not the long-tail.
+3. Add a locale switcher in the header (already a common shadcn pattern).