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Admin Guide

This guide covers administrative tasks in Pontoon — managing projects, locales, users, and communication tools.

Note

The screenshots in this documentation use the dark theme, but a light theme is also available in your profile settings.

Sections

  • Adding a New Project

    How to set up a standard VCS-backed project in Pontoon, including repository configuration, locale selection, tags, and deadlines.

  • Adding a New DB Project

    How to create database-backed projects for newsletters, campaigns, and surveys — no VCS required.

  • Adding a New Locale

    How to add a new language/locale to Pontoon, including machine translation setup and plural rules.

  • Managing Pretranslation

    How to enable automated pretranslation for a project and train custom Google AutoML models.

  • Messaging Center

    How to send targeted emails and in-app notifications to contributors.

  • Renaming a Localization File

    Steps to rename a resource file without losing translation history.

  • Renaming a Project

    Steps to safely rename a project slug and update references.

  • Managing Users

    How to deactivate or remove user accounts.

  • Adding Terminology

    How to add terms to the Pontoon glossary/terminology project.

Accessing the admin console

The Pontoon admin console is available at /admin/ (e.g., pontoon.mozilla.org/admin/). Django's standard admin interface is at /a/.

Info

Only Administrators have access to the admin console. Changes made here affect all users and projects.