Hello everyone,

I’m happy to share a new feature we’ve just introduced on Craftpedia — audio representations of articles!

Now for certain articles, you’ll find an audio player at the bottom of the page that lets you listen to a narrated version of the text. This can be especially helpful for language learners, people who prefer listening over reading, or anyone who just wants to experience the content in a different way.

The audio section is structured as a simple table:

• First column – the language of the recording
  
• Second column – the audio player for that language
  

• Each audio file is stored securely on Amazon S3.
  
• If an audio version is available for a language, the table will display the corresponding player.
  
• If it’s not yet available, the table will still show the row for that language, but the player will be empty until the recording is ready.
  

• Keep translations clean and unaffected by the audio integration
  
• Maintain a uniform look across all translated versions of the article
  
• Expand easily by adding more languages or updating recordings without touching the main text
  

Hi everybody!

This section is designed to be a translation hub. Everyone willing to contribute to translating Craftpedia should be registered on this forum and drop here a line. This forum is designed for general help. That means, if you're complete new here, just write your questions and concerns right here.

If however you're in the process of translating / proofreading an article in a specific language, then please write in the corresponding forum. So far I have added:

• German
  
• French
  
• Chinese
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  

Dear Culture Lover,

We're delighted to inform you that Craftpedia now speaks 71 languages! This is quite an achievement, and we've decided to pause our language expansion for now. The main goal of this project is to spread culture as widely as possible. Ideally, everyone on Earth should be able to read and understand our content.

Having 71 languages on board means that for now, this goal has been met! From this point forward, we'll be adding new articles and carefully translating them into each of these 71 languages.

Should you require more languages, please feel free to leave a comment on this topic.

Hi everyone,
I've come across the term "warp-weighted loom" in several texts about ancient textile production, especially in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. I'm a bit confused about how it actually worked and what made it different from other types of looms. Could someone explain this in beginner-friendly terms? Also, where exactly was it used historically?
Thanks in advance!

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Hi there!
We've just launched a new section packed with comprehensive information about Japanese potters! This is going to be truly amazing. Considering the vast number of potters, both living and historical, imagine having every single page translated into 60+ languages! That's exactly what we're going to do, and it promises to be extraordinary!

Every single article on Craftpedia has already been translated into an impressive 62 (!) languages. But considering there are over 5,000 languages spoken around the world, it’s clear that 62 is just the beginning of what’s truly possible.

Today, we’re excited to take the next step by adding Macedonian to our growing list of supported languages! And this is just the beginning — we have big plans to include even more languages in the future.

If you'd like to contribute to this invaluable project, simply reply to this thread — we’d love to have you on board!

Dear users,

We’re happy to announce the immediate launch of Craftpedia for Kids!

The corresponding domain — craftpedia.kids — has just been registered, which means that from now on, children all over the world can look forward to exciting stories about crafts and artisanal techniques.

In addition, we plan to roll out a variety of games designed to explain this rich and fascinating cultural topic in simple, child-friendly language.
Stay tuned — the adventure is only beginning!