WordPress 6.0 Introduced a Taxonomy-Related Issue<\/h4>\n\n\n\nAt the very last minute, our team has caught a change introduced in WordPress 6.0 causing issues with translated content that has any taxonomy terms assigned to it. This includes categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.<\/p>\n
We already released a WPML 4.5.8 hotfix and before updating to WordPress 6.0, you should update WPML on your sites to this version.<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the meantime, if you had sites running WPML 4.5.6 or older with a beta\/RC version of WordPress 6.0 you should follow the instructions on the related erratum page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWe are constantly watching the development of WordPress. This allows us to make WPML ready for major WordPress releases before they even go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And as you can see, this is also true for WordPress 6.0 – WPML is ready for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Full Site Editing Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In case you missed it, WordPress 5.9 introduced Full Site Editing<\/a>, a way to edit your whole site, your whole theme, from header to footer, using blocks. Please note that you need a block-based theme to use this feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWordPress 6.0 aims to greatly improve and build upon the Full Site Editing features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easy Theme Styles Switching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WordPress 6.0 allows you to switch your whole theme style with a click. This means you (or the theme developer) can add different style presets to your site and then easily switch between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simply click the Styles<\/strong> button in the top right corner of the editor and then on Browse styles<\/strong>. You will see available styles and can click to switch between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-1-720x387.png\")
<\/a>New style switcher in WordPress 6.0<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nExport Your Block Templates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As Full Site Editing allows you to design your whole site, you might want to reuse your templates and layouts on another site. WordPress 6.0 makes it both possible and easy to export your theme template files with all the customizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the top right corner, click Options <\/strong>(three dots) and then Export<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-2-720x417.png\")
<\/a>Exporting your theme templates and layouts in WordPress 6.0<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nNew Blocks for Full Site Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When editing your theme and templates, there is a variety of new blocks at your disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blocks for Displaying Comments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
WordPress 6.0 introduces a number of blocks to display comments in your templates. The most important one is the Comments Query Loop <\/strong>block. Just like the Query Loop block, it’s a sort of a container block that holds different comment-related blocks. This includes blocks for displaying the comments title, template, author name, content, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-3-720x419.png\")
<\/a>WordPress 6.0 introduces the Comments Query Loop block<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRead More Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can now use a separate Read More <\/strong>block which links to the post. It allows you to customize this link with a custom text, background, and other options.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNo Results Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can use the No results <\/strong>block inside a Query Loop block and define the message that is displayed when there are no results for the current query.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPost Author Biography Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can use the new Post Author Biography <\/strong>block to display the current post author’s biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAvatar Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Finally, you can now also display the avatar (profile picture) of any user. It can be an avatar for a specific user you select or the one for the current post’s author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Block Editor Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WordPress 6.0 brings an array of improvements and new features to the Block Editor itself. Here are some of the top ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easily Select Text Across Multiple Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Selecting text across multiple blocks used to be difficult but this is now fixed and you can easily do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-5-720x460.png\")
<\/a>WordPress 6.0 makes it easy to select text across multiple blocks<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLock Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Until now, other users could easily edit and permanently change the templates, layouts, and reusable blocks you design on a site. WordPress 6.0 allows you to lock blocks and prevent users from applying certain actions to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To lock a block, select it, click the three dots in its menu bar and then click Lock<\/strong>. You will then see a pop-up dialog with options on what you can prevent users from doing to this block. For example, you can prevent deleting or moving a block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-6.png\")
WordPress 6.0 allows you to lock blocks and prevent unwanted changes to them<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nResponsive Rows and Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When using the Row <\/strong>or Group <\/strong>block, you can now define how their contents behave on different devices and screens. For example, you can select to display them in a row or stack them vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wpml.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wpml-wordpress-6-features-7b-720x312.png\")
<\/a>WordPress 6.0 brings responsive controls to Row and Group blocks<\/em><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere’s Even More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
These are all just top features in WordPress 6.0. Other notable mentions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Ability to set a featured image in the Cover block<\/li>
- Spacing option for Gallery Images<\/li>
- Border option for the Columns block<\/li>
- Ability to select multiple blocks in the List View<\/li>
- Accessibility improvements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
…and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Updating to WPML 4.5.8 and WordPress 6.0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You should definitely update your site to WPML 4.5.8 before updating WordPress to 6.0.<\/strong> In your site’s admin, go to the Plugins <\/strong>page and find WPML. You should see a prompt that there’s a new, 4.5.8 version available. Simply click to update WPML. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you don’t see the update there, go to Plugins<\/strong> \u2192 Add New<\/strong>, click the Commercial<\/strong> tab and then click the Check for updates<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTo update WPML manually, get it on your account’s Downloads page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThen, when WordPress 6.0 goes out, you should get a prompt in your site’s admin area about it. Depending on your site notification settings, you will probably also get an automatic email from your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the very last minute, our team has caught a change introduced in WordPress 6.0 causing issues with translated content that has any taxonomy terms assigned to it. This includes categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.<\/p>\n
We already released a WPML 4.5.8 hotfix and before updating to WordPress 6.0, you should update WPML on your sites to this version.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the meantime, if you had sites running WPML 4.5.6 or older with a beta\/RC version of WordPress 6.0 you should follow the instructions on the related erratum page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n We are constantly watching the development of WordPress. This allows us to make WPML ready for major WordPress releases before they even go live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And as you can see, this is also true for WordPress 6.0 – WPML is ready for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In case you missed it, WordPress 5.9 introduced Full Site Editing<\/a>, a way to edit your whole site, your whole theme, from header to footer, using blocks. Please note that you need a block-based theme to use this feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.0 aims to greatly improve and build upon the Full Site Editing features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.0 allows you to switch your whole theme style with a click. This means you (or the theme developer) can add different style presets to your site and then easily switch between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Simply click the Styles<\/strong> button in the top right corner of the editor and then on Browse styles<\/strong>. You will see available styles and can click to switch between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Full Site Editing allows you to design your whole site, you might want to reuse your templates and layouts on another site. WordPress 6.0 makes it both possible and easy to export your theme template files with all the customizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the top right corner, click Options <\/strong>(three dots) and then Export<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When editing your theme and templates, there is a variety of new blocks at your disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.0 introduces a number of blocks to display comments in your templates. The most important one is the Comments Query Loop <\/strong>block. Just like the Query Loop block, it’s a sort of a container block that holds different comment-related blocks. This includes blocks for displaying the comments title, template, author name, content, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can now use a separate Read More <\/strong>block which links to the post. It allows you to customize this link with a custom text, background, and other options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use the No results <\/strong>block inside a Query Loop block and define the message that is displayed when there are no results for the current query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can use the new Post Author Biography <\/strong>block to display the current post author’s biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, you can now also display the avatar (profile picture) of any user. It can be an avatar for a specific user you select or the one for the current post’s author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.0 brings an array of improvements and new features to the Block Editor itself. Here are some of the top ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selecting text across multiple blocks used to be difficult but this is now fixed and you can easily do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until now, other users could easily edit and permanently change the templates, layouts, and reusable blocks you design on a site. WordPress 6.0 allows you to lock blocks and prevent users from applying certain actions to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To lock a block, select it, click the three dots in its menu bar and then click Lock<\/strong>. You will then see a pop-up dialog with options on what you can prevent users from doing to this block. For example, you can prevent deleting or moving a block.<\/p>\n\n\n When using the Row <\/strong>or Group <\/strong>block, you can now define how their contents behave on different devices and screens. For example, you can select to display them in a row or stack them vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are all just top features in WordPress 6.0. Other notable mentions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n …and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should definitely update your site to WPML 4.5.8 before updating WordPress to 6.0.<\/strong> In your site’s admin, go to the Plugins <\/strong>page and find WPML. You should see a prompt that there’s a new, 4.5.8 version available. Simply click to update WPML. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you don’t see the update there, go to Plugins<\/strong> \u2192 Add New<\/strong>, click the Commercial<\/strong> tab and then click the Check for updates<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To update WPML manually, get it on your account’s Downloads page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, when WordPress 6.0 goes out, you should get a prompt in your site’s admin area about it. Depending on your site notification settings, you will probably also get an automatic email from your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFull Site Editing Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Easy Theme Styles Switching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Export Your Block Templates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>New Blocks for Full Site Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Blocks for Displaying Comments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Read More Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
No Results Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Post Author Biography Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Avatar Block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Block Editor Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Easily Select Text Across Multiple Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Lock Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Responsive Rows and Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>There’s Even More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Updating to WPML 4.5.8 and WordPress 6.0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n