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@@ -31,3 +31,29 @@ If you want to mirror the I2P website, thanks! Here is a checklist:
   recompile the translations when necessary, and touch a file in /tmp/
   (look in etc/update.vars for the filename, your webserver should restart
   WSGI when the timestamp of this file changes).
+
+# Updating translations #
+
+- Pull new and updated translations from Transifex:
+$ tx pull -a
+
+- Correctly format the translations:
+$ ./update-existing-po.sh
+
+- Check in the updated translations:
+$ mtn ci i2p2www/translations/ -m "Updated translations"
+
+- Check in any new translations:
+$ mtn add -R i2p2www/translations/ && mtn ci i2p2www/translations/ -m "New translations"
+
+- Update the POT files with any changes to the website text:
+$ ./extract-messages.sh
+
+- Update the translations with any changes to the website text:
+$ ./update-existing-po.sh
+
+- Check in any changes to the website text:
+$ mtn ci pots/ i2p2www/translations/ -m "Updated translation strings"
+
+- Push website text changes to Transifex:
+$ tx push -s