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-# :warning: Announcement: PLEASE READ :warning: 
-Focalboard will transition to being fully community supported as of **September 15th, 2023**. This Focalboard repository will remain open indefinitely; however, Mattermost won’t be adding any new enhancements, and will only address Sev-1 level bugs until September 15th, 2023.
+# :warning: Announcements 
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+Effective September 15th, 2023, the Focalboard plugin will no longer be bundled with Mattermost and will transition to being fully community supported. 
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+Self-hosted Mattermost instances may continue to use the Focalboard plugin without interruption; however, Mattermost developers will not be adding any new enhancements or bug fixes beyond September 15th, 2023. This Focalboard repository will remain open indefinitely for contributions from the open source community. 
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+The reason behind these changes is to focus Mattermost developer resources on improving the platform’s performance and core features to ensure Mattermost continues being resilient, stable, and best-in-breed for critical operations.
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+You can [learn more about these changes in our forum](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/upcoming-product-changes-to-boards-and-various-plugins/16669). 
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 # Focalboard
 
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 ### Translating
 
-Help translate Focalboard! The app is already translated into several languages. We welcome corrections and new language translations! You can add new languages or improve existing translations at [Weblate](https://translate.mattermost.com/engage/focalboard/).
+Help translate Focalboard! The plugin is already translated into several languages. We welcome corrections and new language translations submitted against the [appropriate language JSON file](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/tree/main/webapp/i18n) in this repository. 
 
 ### Staying informed