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tip_number: 40
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date: 2026-07-21
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category: i18n
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status: pending
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# Tip #40 — Add English UI translation
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**Date:** 2026-07-21
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**Category:** i18n
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**Source:** MC-Survival Wiki Daily Tip (cron @ 18:00 MESZ)
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## Add English UI translation
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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.
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## Implementation tips
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1. Create en.json mirroring the structure of the existing de.json (or whatever the source is in i18n.ts).
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2. Translate the most-seen UI strings first: nav, search, error messages, button labels — not the long-tail.
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3. Add a locale switcher in the header (already a common shadcn pattern).
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