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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
- Fixed performance issues caused by a database query running on all frontend calls while secondary language pages are opened in multiple tabs.
- 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.
Full Announcement
For more details, see the blog post announcing WPML 4.8.5.
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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