Naoko Takano (@nao) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: January 22nd, 2004
Location: Yakushima (Kagoshima), Japan
Website: naoko.blog
GitHub: naokomc
Job Title: Open Source Project Manager
Employer: Automattic
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Bio

I am a full-time sponsored contributor at Automattic. My current focus area is contributor experience improvement, including onboarding and mentorship program.

I have been involved in the Japanese WordPress community to help with translation, documentation, WordCamps & Meetups.
WordPress 日本語翻訳についての情報をお探しの方はこちらをご覧ください。

– Japanese Team Locale Manager & General Translation Editor (GTE)
– Polyglots Team Global Mentor
– Community Team Program Manager (Deputy)
– WordCamp Asia 2020 & 2023 Global Lead

Interests

WordPress, Japan, Japanese, i18n, l10n, translation, blogging, cooking, traveling, parenting

WordPress Origin Story

After I switched my personal blog system to WordPress, I started helping out with Japanese documentation and support forums because there was so little information on WordPress in Japanese back then.
You can read my HeroPress story here: https://heropress.com/essays/how-the-wordpress-community-helped-me-find-my-way/

I may be referred to as 高野直子 / @naokomc, or Naoko McCracken in the past!

Contributions Sponsored

Automattic sponsors Naoko Takano to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: Community and Polyglots.

Contribution History

bbPress Contributor
Community Contributor
Community Team
Core Contributor
Documentation Contributor
Meetup Organizer
Meta Contributor
Photo Contributor
Plugin Developer
Support Contributor
Support Team
Translation Contributor
Translation Editor
WordCamp Organizer
WordCamp Speaker

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Translations

Wrote a comment on the post Request for Feedback: Make/Team Dashboards, on the site WordPress.org Project:
I'll leave my answers for "WordPress Team Reps" and "WordPress Project Leadership" here since I…
7 days ago
Wrote a new post, Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on September 21, 2023, on the site Make WordPress Community:
In attendance: @adityakane, @coachbirgit, @gusa, @harishanker, @kafleg, @leogopal, @matteoenna, @mayukojpn, @mikeschroder, @nao, @ninianepress, @oglekler, @onealtr,…
2 weeks ago
Created issue #5 in the WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker repository:
Prep for 3-month check-in with mentees
2 weeks ago
Created issue #4 in the WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker repository:
Collect and publish mentor resources
2 weeks ago
Created issue #3 in the WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker repository:
Create a contribution plan document template
2 weeks ago
Translated 14 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Reviewed 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Wrote a new post, Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | September 21st 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER), on the site Make WordPress Community:
It's time for the next Mentorship chat of the WordPress Contributor Working Group. We're meeting…
2 weeks ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 weeks ago
Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 weeks ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
3 weeks ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
3 weeks ago
Made 2 updates to handbook pages on Translate WordPress.
3 weeks ago
Translated 8 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
3 weeks ago
Wrote a comment on the post New WordPress.org Theme for your Rosetta Site, on the site Translate WordPress:
For reference, these are the Rosetta sites with the new theme as of now: #…
3 weeks ago
Closed ticket #7270 on Meta Trac:
Need help to remove incorrectly created translation sets
3 weeks ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
4 weeks ago
Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Tokyo 2023
4 weeks ago
Translated 114 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 weeks ago
Reviewed 162 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
4 weeks ago
Translated 37 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Reviewed 270 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Reviewed 91 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Completed the course Polyglots Contributor Training on learn.wordpress.org
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Discussion for a proposal for WP.org content translation and localization, on the site Translate WordPress:
Thanks for the write-up @estelaris! I fully support the direction with GlotPress, as I've experienced…
1 month ago
Wrote a comment on the post Call for ideas: new features for our NexGen WP events central page, on the site Make WordPress Community:
Yay, I agree! I've always thought the Linux events page to be an excellent example…
1 month ago
Translated 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
1 month ago
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Community.
1 month ago
Made 5 updates to handbook pages on Make WordPress Community.
1 month ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, CBWJ 第1回開催レポート: #1 キックオフ / Meetup イベントの成功 & 持続のためのヒント, on the site Japanese Team:
先日こちらでも告知をした、Community Building Workshop Japan の1回目のイベントを開催しました！プレゼン内容とスライドプレゼンでは、このようなトピックに触れました。このイベントについて、今後のトピック予定 Next Generation 「次世代」イベントの概要（💡 アイディアフォーム） Meetup オーガナイザー向け再オリエンテーションの案内イベントサポーターという役割（📄…
2 months ago
Translated 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Reviewed 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Created ticket #7196 on Meta Trac:
Contributor Mentorship Program - Graduate and Facilitator Badge
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New WordPress.org Theme for your Rosetta Site, on the site Translate WordPress:
It looks like the theme has been reverted. We should have checked with locale managers,…
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, Test – Use as a Sandbox, on the site 日本語:
White IrisesOgawa Kazumasa Cherry BlossomOgawa Kazumasa [wpcredits 6.3]
2 months ago
Reviewed 3 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New WordPress.org Theme for your Rosetta Site, on the site Translate WordPress:
Happy to hear about the excellent teamwork of the Catalan team. Congrats!
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, New WordPress.org Theme for your Rosetta Site, on the site Translate WordPress:
The new WordPress.org site theme has been installed for Rosetta sites. After translating the strings…
2 months ago
Translated 2 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Translated 1 string on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Wrote a new post, コミュニティスキルを一緒に学ぶワークショップシリーズ “Community Building Workshop Japan (CBWJ)” が始まります, on the site Japanese Team:
日本の WordPress Meetup グループはこれまで地域 (各都道府県) に紐づいたグループのみだったのですが、この度新たなグループが加わりました。新しいグループは Community Building Workshop Japan (CBWJ; 日本のコミュニティ構築ワークショップ) という名称で、今年5月に提案があり動き始めた Next-Gen…
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Next Generation Event URL, on the site Make WordPress Community:
I support the proposed URL structure too. Food for thought. What if an events series…
2 months ago
Reviewed 11 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post New GitHub Feature Request: Separating access to the Meetup and WordCamp trackers, on the site Make WordPress Community:
@peteringersoll It looks like this is the one: https://github.com/WordPress/wordcamp.org/issues/995
2 months ago
Translated 6 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Reviewed 16 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
2 months ago
Created issue #1773 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Online Workshop - Contributing to the WordPress Community Team: Events and Roles
2 months ago