WPML Multilingual for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss

• On BuddyPress pages, the language switcher keeps the page's address parameters correctly encoded, without added backslashes.
• Built and released together with WPML 5.2.0, with the same shared library version.

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.