Importing translation files from a Bazaar branch

When importing translation files into Launchpad from a tarball or a Bazaar branch, you must follow our translations import policy. At a minimum, your tarball or branch must:

• Contain at least one .pot file with English strings, rather than message IDs or another language. You cannot upload a .po file on its own.
• Give each template its own directory (see an example directory layout).

The first time you upload a template, it'll usually take a few days before it is approved. However, imports from Bazaar branches are usually approved sooner than imports from tarballs.

Subsequent updates to templates, and .po files will be approved automatically.

Following approval, the English strings, and any translations, will be available in Launchpad within one day and usually much sooner.