WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss

This release keeps WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss working with WPML 5.0 and with its new way of switching languages.

Language switching

• WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss now follows WPML 5.0's new way of switching languages, so every page keeps the language it was built in.

Security

• This release includes security hardening.

• Added support for BuddyBoss 3.x

• Added full support for object caching — requires WPML 4.9 or newer.

• Renamed the plugin to "WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss" to comply with trademark rules of BuddyPress and BuddyBoss plugins.

• Improved the frontend management of groups in secondary languages.
  • Group names and descriptions can be edited and will not override the default values.
  • Parent group selectors will show options in the current language.
• Prepared the field for translating activity topics, pending an update from BuddyBoss Platform.
• Prepared the field for translating document folders and image albums, pending an update from BuddyBoss Platform.

• Fixed an issue where the Activity Feed and member timelines were displaying all posts in all languages. Now, Activity Feed only displays posts in the current language.
• Fixed an issue where the language switcher was not on working on the Activity Feed page and other member pages like account, profile, notifications, etc.

• [BuddyPress] Fixed an issue with the translation of profile types.

Features

• Added support for translating custom profile fields.
• Added support for Profile Types translation.
• Added support for Group Types translation.
• Added support for Advanced Search Filter translation.
• Added support for translation of gender fields in the register form.
• Added initial integration for forum features.

Fixes

• Fixed the internal links in member details frontend pages when pages are set to display as translated.
• Fixed the infinite loop when setting a BuddyPress page without a language.
• Profile Types translated using ATE now have a full set of fields and clear descriptions.
• [BuddyBoss] User activity only shows information about new posts in the selected language.

• Tested up to the latest WordPress version.

• Add support for the BuddyBoss platform.
• Handle translation of alternate_name in profile fields (BuddyBoss only).
• Allow translating group names and descriptions using String Translation.
• Translate strings displayed using bp_get_member_profile_data().

Features

• Compatibilty with WordPress 5.6.

• Added support for Nouveau templates.
• Added support for BuddyDrive Groups.