🌐Crowdin

How to configure the Crowdin Connector for Meeds

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If your organization uses Crowdin for translation management, you can seamlessly involve your community and shape incentives to drive your localization programs.

You can activate the Crowdin connector to let contributors earn points based on their participation in your translation project on Crowdin.

Quick Video Tutorial

💡 Note:

The Crowdin integration requires your account to have high privileges on the Crowdin projects you want to integrate with Meeds. However, you don't need to own a Crowdin Enterprise subscription.

⚙️ Go to the Platform Settings > Recognition > Connectors

Crowdin Connector card

Click the Crowdin card to start configuring the connector :

Crowdin Gamification Connector

👉 Allow users to connect their Crowdin account

Click on Configure > Allow connection

Connect Crowdin Profile Config 1/3

Access your Crowdin account Settings > oAuth. Click New Application

oAuth tab on Crowdin

Fill in the Name and Description, and select the Notifications scope.

New oAuth App form on Crowdin

For the Authorization callback URL, open your Meeds tab and copy it from Step 2

Connect Crowdin Profile Config 2/3

Click Create, then Edit in Action to capture the Client Credentials.

Edit the oAuth Application

Copy credentials

Paste the Client ID and Client secret in Step 3 on the Meeds tab

Connect Crowdin Profile Config 3/3

Save. Your users can now bind their Crowdin and Meeds accounts from their user settings.

You can temporarily disable the ability for users to connect, ✏️ edit, or 🗑️ remove the credentials.

👉 Add a Crowdin project to watch

Now, you must connect Crowdin projects that your Meeds Hub will watch.

Click on Add Project

Configure projects to watch

Add a Crowdin project 1/2

Now go back to your Crowdin Settings > API tab, then click the New Token button and select the scopes:

• Projects (List, Get, Create, Edit)

• Project Source Files & Strings

• Project Webhooks

New Personal Access Token form in Crowdin

Click Create. If requested, enter your Crowdin password and confirm, then copy the Access Token string.

Back to Meeds, paste into the personal access token field:

Persona access token field in Meeds

Hit the ✅ icon to verify your token is valid

Step 1 with valid perosnal access token

Click Next and select the Crowdin project to watch from the dropdown menu and Save

Select the project from the list

Once you have selected a project, Meeds will start watching it for events. You can ✏️ edit, 🗑️ delete, or ➕ add another project if needed

Projects to watch in Meeds

By clicking on a project you can even fine-tune which events you want to enable on a per-project basis

Choose Events to enable per project

🎉 You're now done with the connector configuration! Your translation program owners can now start designing incentives for your localization program.