Brazil Partnership: pt_BR PTE & i18n Strings

Hi Meta Box team,

I am a huge advocate for Meta Box AIO. From an engineering standpoint, it is vastly superior, leaner, and much faster than heavy competitors like ACF and Crocoblock. However, there is a major bottleneck preventing massive adoption among developers here in Brazil: the language barrier.

We are now seeing newer tools like ACPT entering the market with fully internationalized strings from day one. If Meta Box addresses its localization gaps, it will become the absolute standard here, because your performance and architectural advantages are already unmatched.

I want to help you achieve this. I have two important points regarding the pt_BR localization:

1. Untranslatable Strings (Hardcoded in the UI)
I recently completed a 100% translation of the plugin's local .po file. Despite this, several strings in the interface remain in English. This indicates that these specific strings are hardcoded and not properly internationalized (wrapped in standard WP translation functions like __() or _e()).
If your dev team is open to it, I can thoroughly map out and send you a list of where these hardcoded strings are located so they can be fixed in an upcoming patch.

2. Abandoned pt_BR GlotPress Project & PTE Proposal
About 9 months ago, I submitted a batch of translations on translate.wordpress.org. They are still sitting as "Suggested". As you can see in this screenshot ([https://ibb.co/RGqrhwV0](https://ibb.co/RGqrhwV0)), the current Translation Editors for Brazil haven't been active in 7 to 11 years. The translation project is effectively abandoned for our locale.

I have extensive experience translating complex WordPress ecosystems for the Brazilian market. I would love to volunteer to become the PTE (Project Translation Editor) for the pt_BR locale for Meta Box.

Here are my WordPress.org details for the PTE nomination:

**Username:** @jayroncastro

**Profile Link:** [https://profiles.wordpress.org/jayroncastro/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jayroncastro/)

With a fully internationalized UI and an active PTE approving translations, we can make Meta Box significantly more attractive to Brazilian agencies who currently default to ACF or Crocoblock purely out of language convenience.

Let me know how we can proceed with the hardcoded strings report and the PTE nomination process!

Best regards,

**Jayron Castro**
CEO, Kstros.com