- Released
- September 16, 2026
- Channel
- Stable
- Tested with WordPress
- 7.1.1
- Product
- WPML Multilingual CMS
Changelog
This release fixes issues some sites ran into after updating to WPML 5.0, including a fatal error on sites whose database table prefix starts with a digit and an update that would get stuck.
Updating to WPML 5.0
- Sites whose database table prefix starts with a digit no longer get a fatal error on the front end and on the Custom Fields Translation screen after updating to WPML 5.0, and the “could not save” notice that came with it clears itself once your settings save again.
- Updating WPML from 4.9.x to 5.0 from the Commercial tab of the Add Plugin screen no longer spins endlessly without finishing.
Translation Dashboard and setup wizard
- The Translation Dashboard no longer sends taxonomy terms to every language when you have chosen specific languages and reviewed the cost.
- The setup wizard’s “Calculate Translation Costs” step no longer shows 0 words with a disabled Continue button until you refresh the page.
Translation settings and jobs
- Saving translation settings on a site without the Advanced Translation Editor no longer stores an invalid editor value that crashed every page in wp-admin.
- Translation jobs no longer show an invalid deadline when none was set.
Also in this release
- A translated product category whose slug matched another term in the original language no longer redirects visitors to the wrong page.
Update or download
The update is available to all WPML clients with an active subscription — it appears on the Plugins page in your WordPress admin within 24 hours of release. You can also check for it right away under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Commercial. To download and install manually, go to Downloads in your wpml.org account (see the installation instructions) and remember to update all components together without mixing versions.
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