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The Feed utilizes an editorial featuring vehicle known as Editorial Brands. There are 22 Editorial Brands in all, and each Editorial Brand has a singular (when a single app is featured) and plural (multiple app featuring) forms; and in some languages, like Russian, there will be multiple plural forms.
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Here are the keys associated with all 22 Editorial Brands:
== What are the Special Case references in the .po files? ==


Hidden Gem
There are several strings (around 10-20) in the .po file where the msgstr may not be a direct translation of the msgid.  These strings are used in The Feed and are meant to be a more personalized, friendlier voice to visitors.  We call them Editorial Brands.  As of this writing, they consist of the following strings:
Groundbreaking
 
Local Favorites
Hidden Gem
Mystery App!
Groundbreaking
Creativity
Local Favorites
Apps for [region] ''[[***note that this EdBrand is an outlier in that we have a unique instance for it per country; e.g. "Apps for Brazil" or "Apps for Bangladesh" etc***]]''
Mystery App!
Education
Creativity
Health & Fitness
Apps for [region] ''(e.g. "Apps for Brazil" or "Apps for Bangladesh" etc
Maps & Nav
Education
News & Weather
Health & Fitness
Books
Maps & Nav
Shopping
News & Weather
Sports
Books
Tools & Time Savers
Shopping
Games
Sports
Work & Business
Tools & Time Savers
Arts & Entertainment
Games
Lifestyle
Work & Business
Music
Arts & Entertainment
Photo & Video
Lifestyle
Social
Music
Travel
Photo & Video
Social
Travel


Here are a few examples of how an Editorial Brand's key will translate to user-facing nomenclature...
Here are a few examples of how an Editorial Brand's key will translate to user-facing nomenclature...


Key: Books
Key: Books
User-facing singular: Great Read
User-facing singular: Great Read
User-facing plural: Great Reads
User-facing plural: Great Reads
 
Key: Photo & Video
Key: Photo & Video
User-facing singular: Featured Camera App
User-facing singular: Featured Camera App
User-facing plural: Featured Camera Apps
User-facing plural: Featured Camera Apps
 
Key: Music
Key: Music
User-facing singular: For Music Lovers
User-facing singular: For Music Lovers
User-facing plural: For Music Lovers
User-facing plural: For Music Lovers
''Note in this case, "For Music Lovers" works the same for single or multiple featured apps.''
 
In a couple cases, the key is the same as the user-facing copy. For instance:
 
Key: Hidden Gem
User-facing singular: Hidden Gem
User-facing plural: Hidden Gems

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What are the Special Case references in the .po files?

There are several strings (around 10-20) in the .po file where the msgstr may not be a direct translation of the msgid. These strings are used in The Feed and are meant to be a more personalized, friendlier voice to visitors. We call them Editorial Brands. As of this writing, they consist of the following strings:

Hidden Gem
Groundbreaking
Local Favorites
Mystery App!
Creativity
Apps for [region] (e.g. "Apps for Brazil" or "Apps for Bangladesh" etc
Education
Health & Fitness
Maps & Nav
News & Weather
Books
Shopping
Sports
Tools & Time Savers
Games
Work & Business
Arts & Entertainment
Lifestyle
Music
Photo & Video
Social
Travel

Here are a few examples of how an Editorial Brand's key will translate to user-facing nomenclature...

Key: Books
User-facing singular: Great Read
User-facing plural: Great Reads

Key: Photo & Video
User-facing singular: Featured Camera App
User-facing plural: Featured Camera Apps

Key: Music
User-facing singular: For Music Lovers
User-facing plural: For Music Lovers