Released on:
Performance
- Lazy load WPML admin notices option
- Autoload required data instead of performing extra database queries
- Improved the query for retrieving translations on the frontend when a large number of languages are active
- Added a fix for requesting the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) server for translation status for every language on post edit screen
- Fixed a bug which caused very long response times when saving a post with multiple media attachments
- Fixed an issue with the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) API being called when no language mapping is set
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented a custom Editor role from editing translations
- Fixed an issue with the Archive page being redirected to an incorrect URL on sites set up on a subfolder, with the language URL option set to «Default language in directory»
- Fixed a minor user interface (UI) issue in the WPML translation status in the admin bar
- Fixed an incorrect documentation URL in the «Languages per directory» option
- Fixed an issue with a broken parent-child relationship when a child page is translated first
- Fixed a PHP 7 compatibility issue
- Fixed an issue with hreflang for the default language on the home page rendered without a slash, conflicting with the canonical URL
- Fixed a fatal error in WPML → Language → Edit language after the languages have been reset, with a custom language set as the default
- Fixed an issue with language mapping changes not in sync with values in the Advanced Translation Editor (ATE) widget
- Fixed a translation issue with object cache enabled on specific hosting (SiteGround)
- Fixed an issue with a static homepage with the «Default language in directory» URL setup displaying all posts when the language parameter is added to the URL
- Fixed an issue with the Language Switcher block used on a page without a Navigation block
- Fixed a deprecated notice when posts are retranslated, overriding translation memory
Download and Update
You can get this release directly to the WordPress admin or download and install manually. To receive automatic updates, you need to register WPML on your site. Then, visit the Plugins or Updates admin pages. To download manually, visit your wpml.org account and go to Downloads. Follow the installation and upgrade instructions for complete details.
When you update WPML, be sure to update together all the components that you are using. Don’t use a mixture of new and older versions.
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