Cleaner Developer Instructions: Hiding Metadata in the Dashboard

We’re updated how developer comments and instructions are displayed in WebTranslateIt’s dashboard. Starting today, technical metadata patterns like [MAXCHAR=128] and [LABEL=login,auth] will be automatically hidden from the translator view, making instructions cleaner and easier to read.

The Problem

Developer comments in WebTranslateIt serve an important purpose: they provide context and guidance to translators about how strings should be translated. However, sometimes these comments contain technical metadata that are useful for the system but confusing for translators:

Welcome message for new users [MAXCHAR=256] [LABEL=welcome,onboarding]

This should be friendly and inviting.

While [MAXCHAR=256] tells the system to enforce a 256-character limit, and [LABEL=...] helps organize strings, these metadata markers cluttered the actual instructions that translators needed to read.

The Solution

We’ve implemented a filtering system that automatically strips these metadata patterns from the display while preserving the actual developer instructions. Now translators see:

Welcome message for new users

This should be friendly and inviting.