- Released
- January 25, 2022
- Channel
- Stable
- Tested with WordPress
- 5.9
- Product
- WPML Multilingual CMS
Changelog
Features
- Add a new WPML language switcher to login and registration pages to replace the core language switcher for these pages introduced in WordPress 5.9.
- Added support for translating Full Site Editing templates.
Bugfixes
- Allow to sync post type archive menus.
- Fixed an issue to ensure the get_adjacent_post function returns the correct links.
- WPML installer page no longer shows Translation Management on the list of available plugins when WPML version 4.5 or newer is active.
- Fixed an issue where the Language Switcher disappeared from the menu after changing the default language.
- Renamed the “logs” directory to prevent unwanted deletion.
- Fixed an issue that occured when using a different name for the “wp-content” dir.
- Removed redundant AJAX calls when using the Classic Translation Editor.
- Removed all fallbacks to the Classic Translation Editor when using Advanced Translation Editor.
- Removed all source map files from the production package.
- Fixed an issue where the Translation Review Bar was displayed behind the “Preview is not available” overlay.
- Added a hint to the Translators page about the Translation Reviewer Directory.
- Removed unused calls to synchronize Translators endpoints.
- Removed Media Translation as a recommended plugin.
Compatibility
- Removed wpautop when saving string translations for visual fields in Elementor.
- Fixed a fatal error when Elemtentor’s widget is broken.
- Disabled the language selector for WordPress widgets used with the Elementor builder.
- Added support to translate graphic_image in Elementor’s “Call To Action” widget.
- Added support for pop-ups inside hotspots in Elementor.
- Fixed a warning message in Elementor Theme Builder.
- Replaced _register_controls (deprecated) with register_controls in Elementor.
- Added support for Elementor’s WooCommerce Purchase Summary Widget.
- Fixed Divi’s display conditions when it uses categories.
- Fixed an issue with WPBakery page builder where the raw HTML was being stripped from translations.
- Added support for Avada’s “Off Canvas” translation.
- Fixed an issue with the native Block Editor where an HTML attribute in blocks contains some HTML entities.
- Fixed an issue with the native Block Editor with missing self-closing tags when the translation is being updated.
Update or download
The update is available to all WPML clients with an active subscription — it appears on the Plugins page in your WordPress admin within 24 hours of release. You can also check for it right away under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Commercial. To download and install manually, go to Downloads in your wpml.org account (see the installation instructions) and remember to update all components together without mixing versions.
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