Couchers-org · tristanlabelle · Mar 23, 2026 · Mar 16, 2026
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     "cant_unsub_topic": "Sorry, you can't unsubscribe from that topic right now.",
     "cant_write_reference_for_request": "You can't write a reference for that host request, or it wasn't found.",
     "cant_write_reference_indicated_didnt_meetup": "You can't write a reference for that host request because you indicated that you didn't meet up.",
-    "chat_initiation_rate_limit": "You have messaged a lot of users in the past {{hours}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't contact any more users for now.",
+    "chat_initiation_rate_limit2_one": "You have messaged a lot of users in the past {{count}} hour. To avoid spam, you can't contact any more users for now.",
+    "chat_initiation_rate_limit2_other": "You have messaged a lot of users in the past {{count}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't contact any more users for now.",
     "chat_not_found": "Couldn't find that chat.",
     "city_required": "City is required.",
     "community_not_found": "Community not found.",
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@
     "event_transfer_permission_denied": "You're not allowed to transfer that event.",
     "events_not_enabled": "Events are not enabled in this group or community.",
     "friend_request_not_found": "Couldn't find that friend request.",
-    "friend_request_rate_limit": "You have sent a lot of friend requests in the past {{hours}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
+    "friend_request_rate_limit2_one": "You have sent a lot of friend requests in the past {{count}} hour. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
+    "friend_request_rate_limit2_other": "You have sent a lot of friend requests in the past {{count}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
     "friends_already_or_pending": "You are already friends with or have sent a friend request to that user.",
     "after_item_not_found": "The item to place after was not found.",
     "gallery_at_max_capacity": "The gallery is at maximum capacity and cannot accept more photos.",
@@ -86,9 +88,11 @@
     "group_or_community_not_found": "Group or community not found.",
     "host_request_in_past": "This host request is in the past.",
     "host_request_not_found": "Couldn't find that host request.",
-    "host_request_rate_limit": "You have sent a lot of host requests in the past {{hours}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
+    "host_request_rate_limit2_one": "You have sent a lot of host requests in the past {{count}} hour. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
+    "host_request_rate_limit2_other": "You have sent a lot of host requests in the past {{count}} hours. To avoid spam, you can't send any more for now.",
     "host_request_sent_or_received": "Can't only list sent and also only received requests.",
-    "host_request_too_short": "Host request cannot be shorter than {{chars}} characters.",
+    "host_request_too_short2_one": "Host request cannot be shorter than {{count}} character.",
+    "host_request_too_short2_other": "Host request cannot be shorter than {{count}} characters.",
     "hosting_status_required": "Hosting status is required.",
     "incomplete_profile_create_event": "You have to complete your profile before you can create an event.",
     "incomplete_profile_send_message": "You have to complete your profile before you can send a message.",

@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ def SendFriendRequest(
         ):
             context.abort_with_error_code(
                 grpc.StatusCode.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED,
-                "friend_request_rate_limit",
-                substitutions={"hours": str(RATE_LIMIT_HOURS)},
+                "friend_request_rate_limit2",
+                substitutions={"count": RATE_LIMIT_HOURS},
             )
 
         # TODO: Race condition where we can create two friend reqs, needs db constraint! See comment in table

@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ def CreateGroupChat(
         ):
             context.abort_with_error_code(
                 grpc.StatusCode.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED,
-                "chat_initiation_rate_limit",
-                substitutions={"hours": str(RATE_LIMIT_HOURS)},
+                "chat_initiation_rate_limit2",
+                substitutions={"count": RATE_LIMIT_HOURS},
             )
 
         group_chat = _create_chat(

@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ def CreateHostRequest(
         if not _is_host_request_long_enough(request.text):
             context.abort_with_error_code(
                 grpc.StatusCode.INVALID_ARGUMENT,
-                "host_request_too_short",
-                substitutions={"chars": str(HOST_REQUEST_MIN_LENGTH_UTF16)},
+                "host_request_too_short2",
+                substitutions={"count": HOST_REQUEST_MIN_LENGTH_UTF16},
             )
 
         # Check if user has been sending host requests excessively
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ def CreateHostRequest(
         ):
             context.abort_with_error_code(
                 grpc.StatusCode.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED,
-                "host_request_rate_limit",
-                substitutions={"hours": str(RATE_LIMIT_HOURS)},
+                "host_request_rate_limit2",
+                substitutions={"count": RATE_LIMIT_HOURS},
             )
 
         conversation = Conversation()

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ interface RadiusSliderProps {
   commit(updates: Partial<ApproximateLocation>, shouldUpdate?: boolean): void;
   initialRadius: number;
   redrawMap(): void;
-  t: (key: string, options?: { radius?: number }) => string;
+  t: (key: string, options?: { count?: number }) => string;
 }
 
 function RadiusSlider({
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ function RadiusSlider({
       </Typography>
       <Slider
         aria-labelledby="location-radius"
-        aria-valuetext={t("components.edit_location_map.radius_text", {
-          radius,
+        aria-valuetext={t("components.edit_location_map.radius_text2", {
+          count: radius,
         })}
         value={radius}
         step={5}

@@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ export default function SignupFormContent({
           <Trans
             i18nKey={
               isNativeEmbed
-                ? "landing:signup_description_no_link"
-                : "landing:signup_description"
+                ? "landing:signup_description_no_link2"
+                : "landing:signup_description2"
             }
             values={{
-              user_count: signupInfo?.userCount
-                ? Number(signupInfo.userCount).toLocaleString()
-                : "65k+",
+              // Number(...) returns NaN on bad input, and || treats it as false
+              count: Number(signupInfo?.userCount) || 65000,
             }}
             components={
               isNativeEmbed

@@ -115,10 +115,9 @@ const SocialProof = () => {
             </Box>
           ) : (
             <Typography sx={{ fontSize: "1.5rem", fontWeight: 500 }}>
-              {t("landing:num_users", {
-                numUsers: signupInfo?.userCount
-                  ? Number(signupInfo.userCount).toLocaleString()
-                  : "56k+",
+              {t("landing:num_users2", {
+                // Number(...) returns NaN on bad input, and || treats it as false
+                count: Number(signupInfo?.userCount) || 56000,
               })}
             </Typography>
           )}
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ const SocialProof = () => {
             }}
           />
           <Typography sx={{ fontSize: "1.5rem", fontWeight: 500 }}>
-            {t("landing:num_countries", { numCountries: 180 })}
+            {t("landing:num_countries2", { count: 180 })}
           </Typography>
         </Box>
         <Box display="flex" alignItems={isMobile ? "flex-start" : "center"}>

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   "introduction_subtitle": "Share your world, discover theirs. Authentic couch surfing experiences, built on trust and genuine connection—not transactions.",
   "introduction_subtitle2": "Free forever. Community-led. Non-profit.",
   "signup_header": "Join the Couchers.org community",
-  "signup_description": "Travel, host, and connect with {{ user_count }} members. <2>Learn more about us</2>.",
-  "signup_description_no_link": "Travel, host, and connect with {{ user_count }} members.",
+  "signup_description2_one": "Travel, host, and connect with {{count}} member. <2>Learn more about us</2>.",
+  "signup_description2_other": "Travel, host, and connect with {{count}} members. <2>Learn more about us</2>.",
+  "signup_description_no_link2_one": "Travel, host, and connect with {{count}} member.",
+  "signup_description_no_link2_other": "Travel, host, and connect with {{count}} members.",
   "create_an_account": "Create an account",
   "signup_continue": "Finish signing up",
   "what_couchsurfing_title": "Couchers.org: a different way to travel",
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@
   "non_transactional_why": "It is fundamentally incompatible with having genuine interactions. It is healthy to only give or only receive and we should learn to be more comfortable with it.",
   "why": "Why?",
   "map_section_title": "Explore our global community",
-  "num_users": "{{numUsers}} members",
-  "num_countries": "{{numCountries}}+ countries",
+  "num_users2_one": "{{count}} member",
+  "num_users2_other": "{{count}} members",
+  "num_countries2_one": "{{count}}+ countries",
+  "num_countries2_other": "{{count}}+ countries",
   "last_signup": "Last signup {{timeAgo}}"
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@
       "location_publicly_visible": "This will be publicly visible",
       "location_warn": "Click and drag the circle below to show people the approximate location of your home. Make sure your home is not at the center of the circle, so people will not know the exact location.",
       "map_is_blank": "Missing coordinates, start by searching for a location with the map above",
-      "radius_text": "{{radius}} meters",
+      "radius_text2_one": "{{count}} meter",
+      "radius_text2_other": "{{count}} meters",
       "no_location_results_text": "No results. Try searching for just the city.",
       "no_map_support": "Your device doesn't support the map. Please make sure WebGL2 is enabled or try a different device/browser. Sorry for the trouble!",
       "press_enter_to_search": "Press enter to search"

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Placeholders allow inserting values known at runtime into the string. They are a
 - ✅ **DO** use descriptive placeholder names that allow translators to anticipate the format of the substituted string. It's okay to be verbose!
   - **Good** 👍: `{{full_name}}`, `{{date_and_time_with_day}}`, `{{amount_and_currency}}`.
   - **Bad** 👎: `{{when}}`, `{{value}}`, `{{x}}`.
-- ✅ **DO** allow for pluralization of integer values. i18next requires the placeholder to be named `{{count}}` and Weblate requires `en.json` to define both `***_one` and `***_other` string variants.
+- ✅ **DO** allow for pluralization of integer values, even if they will never be 1. i18next requires the placeholder to be named `{{count}}` and Weblate requires `en.json` to define both `***_one` and `***_other` string variants.
   - **Good** 👍: `member_count_one` = `{{count}} member` and `member_count_other` = `{{count}} members`.
   - **Bad** 👎: `member_count` = `{{members}} members`, `member_count_plural` = `{{count}} members`.
 - ✅ **DO** change the string key if the format or name of a placeholder changes, to force retranslation. If necessary, add a version suffix like "mystring2".