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Alternatively, the English categories on the page may also be translated, but if this is done, any [[:Category:This is a red-colored category link indicating an internal link to a category page that does not exist|red-colored category links]] must not be left behind i.e. the translator must also translate the English-language category pages and recreate them with all of their formatting intact for the translated language.
Alternatively, the English categories on the page may also be translated, but if this is done, any [[:Category:This is a red-colored category link indicating an internal link to a category page that does not exist|red-colored category links]] must not be left behind i.e. the translator must also translate the English-language category pages and recreate them with all of their formatting intact for the translated language.


====Linking the Finished Translation====
====Linking All the Translations====


All that should be left by this stage, is to create the necessary links to and from the new translation. To do this, translators first need to go back to the original English article's "Translation-links" template. For example, in the "[[72_Virgins#See_Also|72 Virgins]]" article's "Translation-links" template, they will find,  
All that should be left by this stage, is to create the necessary links to and from the new translation. To do this, translators first need to go back to the original English article's "Translation-links" template. For example, in the "[[72_Virgins#See_Also|72 Virgins]]" article's "Translation-links" template, they will find,  
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Once this is done, the new article's own "Translation-links" templates needs to be filled in with links to all of the other translation (these links should obviously be named using the new language's native titles).  
Once this is done, the new article's own "Translation-links" templates needs to be filled in with links to all of the other translation (these links should obviously be named using the new language's native titles).  
====Announcing the Finished Translation====


As a final step, the new translator should contact an [[:Category:Administrators|administrator]] and let them know that a new translation has been fully completed and is ready to be viewed by visitors to the site. The administrator will then check the new translation and provide feedback. If all of the steps on this page have been correctly followed, they will then announce this on the main page by adding a link to the "Miscellaneous" section of "[[WikiIslam:Latest Translations]]."  
As a final step, the new translator should contact an [[:Category:Administrators|administrator]] and let them know that a new translation has been fully completed and is ready to be viewed by visitors to the site. The administrator will then check the new translation and provide feedback. If all of the steps on this page have been correctly followed, they will then announce this on the main page by adding a link to the "Miscellaneous" section of "[[WikiIslam:Latest Translations]]."  
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