docs: add Metro Transformer blog post (#2088)

Co-authored-by: Vojtech Novak <[email protected]>

website/blog/2024-11-20-metro-transformer/index.md

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+title: Simplify React Native i18n with the New Metro Transformer
+authors: vonovak
+tags: [news, features]
+image: ./social-card.png
+---
+
+![social-card image](./social-card.png)
+
+# Simplified use of Lingui in React Native Apps with `@lingui/metro-transformer`
+
+The new `@lingui/metro-transformer` package brings a more streamlined way to consume translations from `.po` files in Expo and React Native.
+
+It can be used in apps across all platforms supported by React Native (Android, iOS, web and more!) - the only pre-requisite is that you use [Metro bundler](https://metrobundler.dev/) to bundle your app.
+
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+
+Previously, React Native developers would need to follow the two-step process of extracting translations into a `.po` file (with `lingui extract`), and then compiling translated po files into JS/TS files (with `lingui compile`) for production.
+
+Good news! By setting up the `metro-transformer`, you now don't need to perform the second step - it's performed for you during bundling!
+
+:::tip Example
+Check out the [React Native example app](https://github.com/lingui/js-lingui/tree/main/examples/react-native) which uses the transformer.
+:::
+
+The `@lingui/metro-transformer` package is available as of version 4.12.0. Please let us know if you encounter any issues!
+
+## Getting Started
+
+The **TL;DR** is: install `@lingui/metro-transformer`, update `metro.config.js` and you're ready to go!
+
+For more details - see the official [docs](https://lingui.dev/ref/metro-transformer).
+
+## Exciting Future for Lingui
+
+In case you missed it, Lingui now offers a truly universal support for React — you can use the same syntax for React on the web, React Native, and even in React Server Components (RSC), making it a consistent solution across platforms and environments.
+
+Additionally, keep an eye on Lingui v5 which is packed with new features and bug fixes, and a stable release is just behind the corner. In fact, you can already try v5 with a pre-release version - see the [latest releases on GitHub](https://github.com/lingui/js-lingui/releases)!
+
+As always, thank you to the community for trusting Lingui!

website/blog/authors.yml

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   socials:
     x: AndriiBodnar1
     github: andrii-bodnar
+vonovak:
+  name: Vojtech Novak
+  title: Software Engineer
+  page: true
+  image_url: https://github.com/vonovak.png
+  socials:
+    x: vonovak
+    github: vonovak