I started WPCredits with almost no idea how the WordPress contributor side worked. The hardest early step was not translation; it was understanding which website did what.

After the accounts were ready, I read the Polyglots guidelines, chose Astra, and decided to work only on strings with enough context. That decision saved time later because I did not have to defend guesses I should never have submitted.

The goal was a real public contribution, not just a screenshot saying that I completed a lesson.