---
phase: 16-content-localization
plan: 02
subsystem: i18n
tags: [translation, twig, email, wintercms, locale]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 11-translation-infrastructure
    provides: Translate plugin with |_ filter and message DB
provides:
  - Translatable professional verification emails (approved, rejected, submitted)
  - Polish translations for 28 email strings
  - German translations for 28 email strings
affects: [17-testing-qa, future-email-templates]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns: [email-translation-filter-pattern, migration-seeder-for-translations]

key-files:
  created:
    - plugins/golem15/quotify/updates/v1.4.1/add_email_translations.php
  modified:
    - plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_approved.htm
    - plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_rejected.htm
    - plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_submitted.htm
    - plugins/golem15/quotify/updates/version.yaml

key-decisions:
  - "Use MD5 hash code pattern for message storage (consistent with Translate plugin)"
  - "Create migration seeder for translations (v1.4.1) for reproducibility across environments"
  - "Polish uses informal Ty form for friendliness (matching existing theme patterns)"
  - "German uses formal Sie form for professional business context"

patterns-established:
  - "Email translation: Use |_ filter on all static text, keep dynamic vars outside filter"
  - "Translation seeder: Use DB::table() with MD5 hash codes and JSON message_data"

# Metrics
duration: 3min
completed: 2026-02-02
---

# Phase 16 Plan 02: Email Template Translations Summary

**Professional verification emails (approved, rejected, submitted) now fully translatable with Polish and German via migration seeder**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 3 min
- **Started:** 2026-02-02T11:07:46Z
- **Completed:** 2026-02-02T11:11:02Z
- **Tasks:** 3
- **Files modified:** 5

## Accomplishments

- All three professional verification emails now use |_ filter for translations
- Subject lines translatable (wrapped in Twig translation filter)
- 28 email string translations added for Polish and German
- Migration seeder created for reproducible translation deployment

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Add translation filter to professional_approved.htm** - `2ce3c65` (feat)
2. **Task 2: Add translation filter to professional_rejected.htm and professional_submitted.htm** - `5090d2f` (feat)
3. **Task 3: Add Polish and German translations for email strings** - `bba72ae` (feat)

**Submodule update:** `db354b3` (chore: update quotify submodule)

## Files Created/Modified

- `plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_approved.htm` - Translatable approval email
- `plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_rejected.htm` - Translatable rejection email
- `plugins/golem15/quotify/views/mail/professional_submitted.htm` - Translatable submission email
- `plugins/golem15/quotify/updates/v1.4.1/add_email_translations.php` - Translation seeder migration
- `plugins/golem15/quotify/updates/version.yaml` - Added v1.4.1 migration entry

## Decisions Made

- **MD5 hash for message codes:** Consistent with existing Translate plugin pattern (code = md5(trim(message)))
- **Migration seeder approach:** Using DB::table() for translations ensures reproducibility when deploying to new environments
- **German formal Sie form:** Professional business context warrants formal address (matches Phase 14 decision)
- **Polish informal Ty form:** Warmer, more approachable tone for user-facing emails

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered

- **translate:scan --include-themes flag:** Plan referenced non-existent flag. Used `translate:scan` without flag successfully.
- **Submodule structure:** Quotify plugin is a git submodule, requiring commits in submodule first then updating reference in main repo.

## User Setup Required

None - translations are seeded via migration, will apply automatically on `winter:up`.

## Next Phase Readiness

- All 8 email templates now use |_ filter consistently
- Professional verification emails ready for localized sending
- Other emails (job_closed, new_job_match, new_quote_received, quote_accepted, quote_rejected) already had |_ filters
- Ready for Phase 16 Plan 03 (if exists) or Phase 17

---
*Phase: 16-content-localization*
*Completed: 2026-02-02*