WPML 3.3.7 is a maintenance update, which handles all required updates for the last few weeks. Since WordPress 4.5 is coming soon, you should definitely update to WPML 3.3.7 and be prepared.
The full list of changes appears in WPML 3.3.7 beta announcement. Since the announcement, we completed our internal QA (yes, it takes that long) and corrected a number of additional glitches.
We are currently running WPML 3.3.7 on our sites.
Coming soon to WPML
You’re probably aware of other development work that we’re doing, so let me give a quick update on the progress.
The next release of WPML will include a complete redesign for much of the user interface. This change will give the biggest improvements to the Translation Editor. If you are using WooCommerce Multilingual, you will see the entire change. We’ve re-engineered the translation workflow for WooCommerce products, making it a lot easier for you to run multilingual e-commerce shops. Even without WooCommerce Multilingual, you will notice a streamlined translation process in WPML.
Also coming to WPML 3.4 is complete compatibility with PHP7. You may have heard that PHP7 gets to x3 faster than PHP 5.6. We’re looking forward to updating our own servers to PHP 7 and enjoying this boost in performance. Remember that all the plugins that you use need to be compatible with PHP 7 before you upgrade.
And that’s not all. Other major features in WPML’s pipe include a much enhanced language switcher, with many more options and full compatibility with modern CSS frameworks. We’re completing the taxonomy terms translation and translation for links in custom fields and strings.
To get you new features faster, we’re separating them into different releases. WPML 3.4 will include the updated UI (both in WPML and in WooCommerce Multilingual). The other new features will follow in the next version(s).
Download and give us feedback
First, remember to backup your site before updating. We backup our site and test updates before we update ANYTHING (any plugin, the theme or WordPress). This release of WPML has gone through weeks of testing by dozens of people, but it’s still nicer to find glitches on a test site and not on a production server.
Then, update all of WPML components. There is dependency between WPML core and its add-ons. If you update one, update all.
The best way to update WPML is from the WordPress admin. Register your site (you can register all your sites, we don’t limit) to get automated updates. Alternatively, you can always download WPML manually from your account.
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