WPML 5.0 Beta – A Redesigned Experience and Smarter Automatic Translation
WPML 5.0 is the biggest update we’ve shipped in years.
We just released WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 5.5.0 Beta. This major version focuses on extensive refactoring and improvements to address the most frequent issues you’ve reported.
We encourage you to test this beta to ensure that your previous WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce issues are resolved and functioning smoothly.
We plan to release the production version of WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 5.5.0 on June 16th.
WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce Has a New Name
Due to a request from WooCommerce, we’ve renamed WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce to WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce.
What’s New in This Beta Version
Multicurrency Improvements
We got a number of reported edge cases where filtering, sorting and calculations that involve multicurrency were sometimes wrong.
To address these, we implemented the following fixes:
- More accurate filtering and sorting of products by secondary currency prices.
- Improved calculation of multicurrency shipping costs, considering rounding and taxes.
- Better price calculations and improved support for the WooCommerce Products addons.
- Improved display of price ranges for products with multiple variants.
- Support for Grouped products that are set to “Show only products with custom prices”
Product Reviews
We improved handling and display of translated product reviews. Now, they appear correctly across different templates, duplicates, and REST API integrations.
To translate product reviews, go to WPML → Translation Management, and scroll to the Other texts (Strings) section. There, select the wcml-reviews domain, select reviews you want, and send them for translation.
Downloadable Products URL Translation
It is now possible to translate URLs for downloadable products.
When translating a product in the Advanced Translation Editor, start typing “http” into the search and the URLs of your downloadable products will appear. You can specify unique URLs for each language.
Performance Enhancements
After our last round of performance improvements in WPML 4.7.2, we realized that we can further improve the speed of backend actions. This especially applies to saving products and product variations, which should now be faster.
In our tests, saving a product with variations was, on average, 60% faster compared to previous versions.
Preparation for Deprecating Twig Templates
As we recently announced, we are preparing to drop support for custom currency switchers based on Twig templates.
WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 5.5.0 doesn’t yet change anything, but if you’re using such currency switchers, you should start migrating them to a PHP-based solution.
If you need help with this, please create a ticket in our support forum and our team will be happy to help you with this.
How to Download This Beta
You should never install a beta version on a live production site.
To download this beta, go to the Plugins page, click the Add New button and then click the Commercial tab. Under the Update channel option, select Beta and click the Switch button in the dialog that appears.
You will now see WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce & Multicurrency 5.5.0 Beta in the list and will be able to install it.
Your Feedback Is Crucial
Testing is crucial to ensure the stability and effectiveness of these improvements. Please download the beta, test it thoroughly, and share your findings.
Your insights are invaluable and help us ensure a seamless experience upon official release.
We’d love to hear your feedback in the comments below.
