- Released
- November 11, 2025
- Channel
- Stable
- Tested with WordPress
- 6.8.2
- Product
- WPML Multilingual CMS
Changelog
Fixes
- Improved how WPML communicates with sites that use strict Content Security Policy.
- Fixed an issue where WPML Setup Wizard would get stuck on the AI Translation step due to missing “Display name” and “Email” fields for administrator.
- Fixed an issue where WPML Setup Wizard would get stuck on the AI Translation step after site migration.
- Fixed an issue where a site could remain inactive and credits couldn’t be assigned to it from the WPML Account after re-registering the site key.
- Fixed an issue with a redundant API request being sent from the site when there is no change in the performance monitoring settings (PostHog)
- Updated the bundled Axios JS library dependency to version 1.13.1
Performance
- Improved the mechanism for sending translation jobs so it faster handles multiple jobs in many languages.
- Optimized the performance of Author archive pages by adding a fast pre-check for the author’s post count.
Read the release announcement for WPML 4.8.5 for the full story behind this version.
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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