WPML Multilingual CMS 4.9.0

Features

• Added credit estimation when Translate Everything Automatically is enabled.
• Integrated the payment step when enabling Translate Everything Automatically if the site doesn’t have enough credits.
• Improved notifications when the site runs out of credits.
• Added a visible notification on the Translation Dashboard when the site has any debt that needs to be paid before proceeding.
• Enhanced credit summary for the selected job on the Translation Dashboard.
• Added estimated time on the Translation Dashboard for automatic translation jobs in progress.
• Added descriptive text to the tabs at the top of the WPML Translation Dashboard.
• Enhanced the mechanism to detect, manage and resolve stuck automatic translation jobs.
• Enhanced the job failure mechanism by adding a visible error feedback on the Translation Dashboard.
• Added a minor interface notice to encourage users to stay on the dashboard while jobs are being processed.
• Added a descriptive error message when translation services reject a batch job.
• Improved language switcher accessibility for better screen reader support and keyboard navigation.
• The Translation Jobs tab is now visible when automatic translation is enabled.

Compatibility

• Avada: Added support for translating dynamic images.
• Avada: Improved translation of Avada theme options which are now also translatable using WPML String Translation.
• Avada: Added support for translating form notifications.
• Avada: Added support for dynamic content in image alt and link attributes.
• Divi 4: Added support for translating custom text in dynamic attributes.
• Divi 5: Added a rule to flush WooCommerce product description cache when receiving translations.
• Divi 5: Fixed an issue with double language switcher displayed in the builder.
• Divi 5: Added support for translating dynamic content.
• Divi 5: Added support for translating section, row, and column background images.
• Divi 5: Added support for translating section, row, and column links.
• Divi 5: Fixed support for translating button links.
• Divi 5: Added support for translating global variables.
• Divi 5: Fixed the conversion of IDs when they are defined in the XML config global namespace.
• Elementor: Implemented a fix to avoid a fatal error that could happen when translating missing templates.
• Elementor: Fixed an issue with WooCommerce Products widget not displaying products in secondary languages.
• Elementor: Fixed an issue with translating template ID in the loop grid during AJAX calls.
• Elementor: Fixed a PHP 8+ fatal error that happened when using Display Conditions.
• Elementor: Fixed an issue with translation of the dynamic WooCommerce field product_id.
• Elementor: Added a feature that automatically configures and makes translatable custom widgets that lack a specific WPML configuration.
• Elementor: Added support for translating dynamic tags in email subject.
• Elementor: Added support for translating tablet and mobile versions of background images.
• Elementor: Added a mechanism to prevent hitting PCRE backtrack limit and fail gracefully.
• Elementor: Added support for translating media in atomic widgets (editor v4).
• Elementor: Added support for translating dynamic content in atomic widgets (editor v4).
• Cornerstone : Fixed an issue where content was overwritten when editing a translation with the Cornerstone editor.
• Beaver Themer: Added a mechanism to automatically translate conditional logic in layouts.
• Beaver Themer: Added a mechanism to automatically translate visibility logic in widgets.
• Page Builders: Fixed a warning message when updating a post with CLI/REST.
• Page Builders:Fixed an issue where translated text was being cut off after the ‘<‘ character when using Classic Translation Editor or Translation Services.
• Page Builders: Fixed translation not marked as “needs update” when a post had a page builder package with no strings.
• WooCommerce: Added support for shortcode-based builder content in short product descriptions.

Object Cache Compatibility

• Fixed an infinite recursion that could happen when translating taxonomy terms.
• Fixed an issue with translated media images not displaying in post content when Redis object cache is enabled.
• Fixed an issue with user admin language cache not being cleared when updating user profile, causing wrong language display when using Redis.
• Fixed an issue where BuddyPress Multilingual pages and profile data was served from stale cache across languages.
• Fixed an issue with WooCommerce Bookings: Datepicker calendar was not loading on translated products when Redis/object cache was enabled.
• Fixed an issue with Avada Forms missing from the dropdown until fusion_library cache is flushed.
• Fixed an issue that happened if the user profile changed from the site default language to a second language but the text and style in the admin area didn’t change to according to the new default language.
• Fixed an access issue where Guest users could view the translated post even if you change the status of a published translation post to another status.
• Fixed an issue where the term meta value set to “Copy” didn’t display when editing the translation term.
• Fixed an issue where the translation of the user meta field wouldn’t display if you switched to a secondary language.
• [WPML Page Builders] Fixed an issue where automatic translation review screen was not showing the updated contents when the String Translation plugin was activate.

Fixes

• Fixed issues causing the sitekey to be disconnected and block access to Advanced Translation editor.
• Fixed multiple issues with incorrect wordcount estimates in the job summary on the Translation Dashboard.
• Added a notice to enable PHP zlib extension when it is not available in the server setup.
• Added lazy loading for language switcher flag images.
• Fixed multiple deprecated notices with PHP 8.3.
• Fixed an issue with incorrect post revision loaded on preview.
• Fixed an issue with recommended plugin not selected and installed during WPML Setup wizard.
• Fixed an issue with recommended glue plugin banner not displayed on the Translation Dashboard.
• Added visible error feedback when the AI translation step fails to load in the WPML wizard.
• Added Swahili language to the list of WPML default languages.
• Fixed a performance issue caused by a database query to save WPML admin notices executed on the frontend.
• Fixed excessive calls to update the “wpml_notices” option when user profile language is one of the secondary languages.
• Fixed an issue where links were not updated in translation file XLIFF after site migration.
• Fixed a fatal error affecting certain sites while updating to the latest WPML version.
• Fixed an issue with a product category link resulting in a 404 error when language as parameter is used with pretty permalinks.
• Added a check that hides the “Scan now and adjust links” section if there is nothing to fix.
• Added a check that skips translation of jobs which have Base 64 encoded texts.
• Fixed an issue where a translator with subscriber role was unable to review content for hidden languages while WooCommerce is active.
• Fixed an issue with the preferred Translation service Reset option.
• Fixed an issue where certain plugins were displayed as not installed on the WPML > Support page.
• Added support for translating meta information for SVG,AVIF and APNG image formats.
• Added the Advanced Translation Editor job ID to the list of automatic translation jobs on the WPML > Translation Dashboard > Translation Jobs page.
• Fixed an issue with the wrong date format for German translations.
• Fixed an issue with the WPML minimum requirements check that was caused by the CloudFlare WAF restriction.
• Fixed an issue where automatic internal link translation could fail when the site and home URL use different protocols.
• Fixed an issue with saving the legacy widget languages on the first attempt.
• Fixed a fatal error for jobs that have double quotes in the title.
• Fixed an issue with taxonomy term hierarchy not synced when translating child terms.
• Fixed an issue where translating the custom base slug could result in a 404 error.
• Fixed a minor performance issue when visiting WPML String translation page if the site has many users.
• Fixed a PHP 8+ fatal error that occurred when using Elementor Display Conditions.
• Fixed an issue with the Elementor WooCommerce Products widget not displaying products in secondary languages.
• Fixed an issue preventing language-specific theme options from saving when using custom admin URLs.
• Fixed an issue with orphan posts being created when automatic translation downloads fail.
• Fixed a caching issue when updating the front page via WP-CLI on Redis-enabled sites.
• Fixed a performance issue that could slow down sites with certain image formatting in content.
• Fixed an issue with translated text being cut off after the ‘<‘ character when using Classic Translation Editor or Translation Services.