WordPress / WordPress/Learn

Consider removing locale prompt on Learn.WordPress.org

Open
#2,873 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

[Type] Enhancement
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
333
Forks
127
Avg merge
1d 7h
Merged PRs (30d)
11

Description

A user was confused by the prompt to display Learn.WordPress.org in German, sharing this feedback:

I was checking out the courses which really seem very well done and will enjoy diving into. However, while I feel very comfortable with the english content, I discovered that there is a featured link to content in my language ("learn wordpress also in german"). I thought this might be helpful to recommend to some of our customers but after clicking on it, the (german) course content is still 90%+ in english.

On my end, when I clicked the "Français du Canada" link, I still saw the fully English site at:

https://learn.wordpress.org/?locale=fr_CA

Learn_WordPress_-_There_s_always_more_to_learn___Learn_WordPress_—_Private_Browsing

It seems like the language prompts are promising an experience that is not actually being delivered, leading to confusion. I wonder if we should remove these prompts for the time being – what do you think, @adamwoodnz @jonathanbossenger @westnz ? Also cc'ing @ndiego in case this has come up elsewhere.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the locale prompt and the Learn.WordPress.org URL with the ?locale=fr_CA parameter mentioned in the report. Determine where the prompt is generated and whether its links lead to substantially localized content; done should mean the misleading prompt is removed or its behavior is aligned with the available translations.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
localization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.