Help:Starting a new test language

From Wikimedia Incubator

The following table can you follow if you want to create a new version of a Wikimedia project.

If you have suggestions or if you find it not usefriendly, please say it on the talk page.

Does the project you want to start already has a project by the WMF? (search | search)
NO So you start a new Wikipedia. Has the language a valid language code?		YES Please discuss the new project at the existing projects and search for contributors for the new project.
NO Sorry but you can not make a test project here. You can make it on Incubator Plus, but note that it will not be approved by the Wikimedia Foundation until you have a valid ISO code.	YES You will need enough contributors to ensure your project will not be inactive. If so, you can make a request at Meta.	If you have enough contributors found, make a request at Meta.
Everything is fine, you can start your test project. Try to find the prefix.
Do the following: Create "Wp/code" - this will be the main page. Create "Category:Wp/code" - this will be the main category. Edit "Template:Tests" - add your test language to this table, you can ask for help on the talk page if you don't understand the syntax.
While you are contributing to the test language, you need to start translating the interface of this language. Do this on Betawiki.		While you are contributing to the test language, it is a good idea to translate this language further on Betawiki.
When your test language has 50, and you are an active contributor, you may apply for test-adminship.
The Language subcommittee will approve the test language if the test language meets all the requirements (see m:WM:LPP)
If approved, the language subcommittee will submit a bug request at Bugzilla. Then it is only waiting on the developers to create the site!
If your site is created, don't start to edit! Please wait until someone has moved the pages from Incubator to the new site.