Jean Paul Segura Villalobos

Introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Jean Paul Segura Villalobos, and I am a Systems Engineering student at Universidad Fidélitas, Costa Rica.

During this term, I participated in the WPCredits program, where I learned more about WordPress, open source projects, and community collaboration.

The purpose of this report is to summarize my experience, the contributions I made, the challenges I encountered, and what I learned throughout the program.

Team and Project

I chose the Polyglots (es_CR) team because I was interested in contributing to WordPress through translation and localization.

My contribution focused on translating and validating WordPress strings into Costa Rican Spanish, following the guidelines and processes established by the WordPress community.

I worked mainly with the Elementor Website Builder project and contributed translations through the WordPress translation platform.

Learning Resources

During the program, I completed the required Learn WordPress onboarding activities and reviewed resources related to contributing to the WordPress project.

I learned how the WordPress translation system works, how to submit translations, and how contributions are reviewed by the community.

Slack and WordPress.org were also important resources for understanding the contribution process and staying connected with the project.

Challenges and Solutions

One of the main challenges was becoming familiar with the translation platform and understanding how each string should be translated while preserving technical terms and placeholders.

Another challenge was maintaining consistency when translating a large number of strings. I addressed this by reviewing the context of each string and keeping technical elements such as variables and formatting intact.

Time management was also an important challenge because I had to balance the WPCredits contribution with my university responsibilities. I organized my work and continued making contributions progressively throughout the program.

My Contributions

My main contribution was to the Polyglots (es_CR) project.

I submitted more than 300 translation contributions through the WordPress translation platform. At the time of completing this report, my contributor profile showed:

• 301 total contributions
• 210 translated
• 91 suggested
• 0 fuzzy

These contributions allowed me to gain practical experience with WordPress localization and the open source contribution process.

My WordPress.org profile:

https://profiles.wordpress.org/jsegura98

My WPCredits portfolio:

https://jsegura98.blog

My translation contributions can be verified through my WordPress.org contributor profile and the WordPress translation platform.

What I Learned

Through this experience, I learned that contributing to an open source project involves more than simply submitting changes. It requires understanding the project’s guidelines, communicating with the community, paying attention to details, and being willing to learn from feedback.

I also improved my ability to work with translation platforms and became more familiar with the WordPress ecosystem.

Most importantly, I learned that even small contributions can become part of a much larger project used by people around the world.

Conclusion

Participating in WPCredits was a valuable experience because it allowed me to move beyond learning about technology in the classroom and actually contribute to an international open source community.

As a Systems Engineering student, this experience helped me develop technical, communication, organization, and collaboration skills.

I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in the WordPress community and contribute through the Polyglots team.

Thank you for reading about my WPCredits experience.