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tip_number, date, category, status
| tip_number | date | category | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2026-07-21 | i18n | 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
- Create en.json mirroring the structure of the existing de.json (or whatever the source is in i18n.ts).
- Translate the most-seen UI strings first: nav, search, error messages, button labels — not the long-tail.
- Add a locale switcher in the header (already a common shadcn pattern).