Hi Polyglots,
WordPress core deals with word counting based on each Locale setting, through the setting Word count type, which is set in WordPress core translation, in the string words.
Here is an example for English (UK).
The translation should be words, characters_excluding_spaces or characters_including_spaces.
If none of these is found, words is the default.
The translation string includes the below context and comments:
Word count type. Do not translate!
If your word count is based on single characters (e.g. East Asian characters), enter ‘characters_excluding_spaces’ or ‘characters_including_spaces’. Otherwise, enter ‘words’. Do not translate into your own language.
I found many Locales with the wrong or no setting. While this isn’t a big problem because it falls back to words counting type, if you’re a GTE/PTE you should probably check your Locale.
Below is a list of the Locale Teams that have not set or have set it wrong.
These Locales have not set the Word count type:
#arq, #art_xemoji, #az_TR, #ba, #bho, #brx, #co, #cor, #dv, #ewe, #es_HN, #fo, #fon, #frp, #fuc, #fy, #hat, #hau, #haw_US, #ibo, #ido, #kal, #kin, #, #li, #lij, #lin, #lmo, #mai, #me_ME, #mfe, #mlt, #mri, #nqo, #ory, #os, #pap_AW, #pcd, #art_xpirate, #sa_IN, #scn, #sna, #sq_XK, #srd, #ssw, #su_ID, #syr, #tg, #tuk, #twd, #tzm, #wol, #xho, #zgh, #zh_SG, #zul
These Locales have set wrong the Word count type:
#af, #ar, #ast, #azb, #bcc, #bn_BD, #bn_IN, #ca, #ckb, #cy, #dzo, #fa_AF, #fur, #ga, #gax, #haz, #hi_IN, #kab, #kmr, #kn, #lug, #lv, #mg_MG, #mk_MK, #ml_IN, #mn, #mr, #ms_MY, #my_MM, #pa_IN, #ps, #rhg, #skr, #snd, #sw, #ta_IN, #ug_CN, #ur
Here is the full list of settings for all Locales that have translation projects on translate.wp.org.
This reminds me that maybe there could be a page for checking the settings for all Locales or per Locale Team, to easily flag strings like text direction (ltr or rtl), etc.
Note: The table was updated to fix the links to the Translation Teams and to include string that are pending aproval from an editor.