Some strings don't seem to be pre-translatable #5248

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:51:18+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:18 +03:00

Originally created by @m4z on GitHub (Apr 6, 2025).

Describe the Bug

Greetings!

I'm running v25.02.2 in a container setup (lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack), which might play a part in this.

I'm translating in Crowdin and there are some things that apparently can't be pre-translated, but can only be edited in the local instance:

the names of roles ("Admin", "Editor", "Viewer", "Public") under /settings/roles
the role descriptions under /settings/roles ("Administrator of the whole application" etc.)

Maybe this is a limitation of the installer (which I didn't run myself because Docker) or of BookStack itself, but could these be made available for Crowdin translation, so fresh installs will have localized strings from the start (if installing in the correct language, if that's even possible)?

Steps to Reproduce

Use BookStack in a language other than English
Navigate to /settings/roles
Notice english strings

Expected Behaviour

Step 3 should only show native language strings 😉

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Exact BookStack Version

v25.02.2 from https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-bookstack

Originally created by @m4z on GitHub (Apr 6, 2025). ### Describe the Bug Greetings! I'm running v25.02.2 in a container setup (`lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack`), which might play a part in this. I'm translating in Crowdin and there are some things that apparently can't be pre-translated, but can only be edited in the local instance: * the names of roles ("Admin", "Editor", "Viewer", "Public") under `/settings/roles` * the role descriptions under `/settings/roles` ("Administrator of the whole application" etc.) Maybe this is a limitation of the installer (which I didn't run myself because Docker) or of BookStack itself, but could these be made available for Crowdin translation, so fresh installs will have localized strings from the start (if installing in the correct language, if that's even possible)? ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Use BookStack in a language other than English 2. Navigate to /settings/roles 3. Notice english strings ### Expected Behaviour Step 3 should only show native language strings 😉 ### Screenshots or Additional Context _No response_ ### Browser Details _No response_ ### Exact BookStack Version v25.02.2 from https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-bookstack

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 09:51:18 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:21 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025):

Thanks for the suggestion @m4z.
While we could translate these strings as part of the initial database migrations using the configured app language, I'm not sure it'd be worth the added complication since most would probably configure that after install.
The initial roles are really just a starting point anyway and are available to be customized to suit the instance.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2025): Thanks for the suggestion @m4z. While we _could_ translate these strings as part of the initial database migrations using the configured app language, I'm not sure it'd be worth the added complication since most would probably configure that after install. The initial roles are really just a starting point anyway and are available to be customized to suit the instance.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#5248