LiveLang – Smart Multilingual Visual Translator

Changelog

2.2.1

• Fixed original text extraction in frontend visual editor with multi-layer normalization to accurately retrieve default language text in ORIGINAL badge
• Fixed REST API save error and undefined alignment variable handling
• Hardened URL rewriting to strictly protect external subdomains and domains from slug prefixes
• Added database table column verification for alignment
• Added Spectra / Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg (UAGB) block selector compatibility

2.2.0

• Added Per-Language Custom Font Selection in Admin Language Manager table: configure default/theme fonts or pick from curated Google Fonts (Cairo, Tajawal, Almarai, Amiri, Hind Siliguri, Noto Sans Bengali, Inter, Roboto, Poppins)
• Added automatic Google Font loader (wp_enqueue_style) and inline :lang({code}) and body.livelang-lang-{code} CSS styling engine
• Added Link URL Target (href) Translation support in Visual Translator editor popover, REST API, and frontend renderer
• Added “API Integration” tab under Settings for Google Gemini AI translation configuration with Gemini Flash models and API connection test tool
• Added REST API endpoint (/livelang-api/v1/ai-translate) for secure backend translation requests with HTML formatting and placeholder preservation
• Added AI Auto-Translate icon button in frontend Visual Translator editor popover for instant content auto-translation
• Fixed double language prefix (/ar//ar/) URL rewriting bug on link elements and improved dynamic language switcher URL preservation
• Full WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) and PHPCS i18n compliance updates across all plugin files

2.1.11

• Fixed RTL image thumbnail stripping bug where responsive srcset and sizes attributes were stripped on untranslated images on RTL pages
• Added Reset button to live translation popovers across text elements, media/images, and dropdown option lists to revert content back to original both live and on server
• Added REST API endpoint (/livelang-api/v1/delete) for deleting translation records and flushing cache directly from editor popovers
• Fixed popover scope selector (Page Specific vs Global) to detect and highlight saved is_global status when opening editor modals
• Fully compliant with WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) and PHPCS database prepared statement guidelines

2.1.10

• Added “Disable RTL Feature” toggle under General Settings > Core Configuration to disable automatic RTL layout formatting (dir=”rtl” and body.rtl class) for Right-to-Left languages
• Filtered WordPress is_rtl hook to return false when RTL layout is disabled, ensuring full theme and plugin compatibility
• Fixed settings save conflict across different settings tabs (General Settings, Switcher Style) so saving one tab preserves option values on other tabs
• Enhanced settings sanitizer with section tracking and selective option merging

2.1.9

• Added global internal link prefixing across nav menus, footers, and builder links
• Added textarea placeholder translation in Visual Editor and parser
• Fixed compound phrase collisions with longest-first matching precedence
• Upgraded Visual Editor with original string reconstruction and entity decoding
• Enhanced popup tooltip positioning and multi-frame rendering

2.1.8

• Added Switcher Style setting (Dropdown and Inline horizontal list) under Switcher Options
• Added Shortcode Style setting with Flag with Text, Only Flag, and Only Text options
• Added Shortcode Design options with Button Style (pill buttons with background) and Link Style (clean text/flag links)
• Added full shortcode attribute support: [livelang_language_switcher style="dropdown|inline" appearance="button|link" display="both|flag|text"]
• Fixed footer layout blank space and overflow when language switcher shortcode is placed in footers, with automatic dropup orientation
• Enhanced admin live preview to dynamically reflect all switcher styles, layouts, and colors in real time

2.1.7

• Added customer portal integration: direct “Manage License” button in admin interface directing users to manage subscriptions, renewals, and billing securely
• Enforced universal license key privacy masking (sk_********************) across all dashboard states, protecting secret key strings from screenshots and screen recordings
• Added real-time date expiration validation (is_date_expired): automatically disables Pro features and reverts to 3-language limit immediately upon license expiration
• Added real-time license status sync (Sync / Refresh Status button) to pull instant subscription and expiration updates
• Added interactive hover tooltips and clear visual badges for disabled languages when running on Free tier
• Full WordPress 7.0 compatibility, WordPress i18n standards, and WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) / Plugin Check compliance updates across all codebase files

2.1.6

• Completely removed external licensing dependencies, unlocking native support for unlimited language management directly from administrative dashboard
• Resolved nav menu double-arrow conflicts across themes (such as Astra) by automatically stripping duplicate arrow icons and isolating sub-menu items
• Enhanced RTL support with LTR/RTL-aware margin rules and flex gap alignment, guaranteeing a clean, consistent gap between flags, labels, and dropdown arrows in both right-to-left and left-to-right layouts
• Fixed WordPress Customizer (Appearance > Customize) nav menu fatal error by fully populating standard menu attributes and enabling real-time language dropdown rendering in live preview
• Codebase optimization and cleanup of legacy third-party tracking scripts

2.1.5

• Added Dropdown select and option Multi-Translator: hovering or clicking any select dropdown in visual editor opens dedicated Dropdown Translator popover to edit all options in a single batch
• Fixed Media Translation reload persistence: resolved issue where image URLs containing digits/upload dates were mistakenly corrupted by number-normalization patterns
• Added automatic URL variation expansion for media entries: generates protocol, root-relative, relative, and unscaled base image variations
• Enhanced srcset and sizes attribute stripping: automatically removes responsive srcset and sizes attributes from translated img and source tags on both server and client side
• Full WordPress 7.0 compatibility and WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS) compliance updates across all plugin files

2.1.4

• Added fixed floating “Translation Active” indicator at bottom right of screen for better visibility when translation mode is enabled
• Added polished UI for floating indicator, featuring pulsating dot, sleek dark gradient background, and rotate-on-hover close icon
• Enhanced compatibility by isolating floating indicator UI from active theme styles
• Added support for translating entire text blocks containing mixed inline HTML tags (strong, em, a, span)
• Added support for translating multi-line text blocks containing br tags
• Added drag-and-move support to floating Translation Active indicator

2.1.3

• Fixed Array to string conversion PHP warning on frontend when translations were saved
• Fixed REST API sanitize callbacks for translation save endpoint
• Added custom alignment for translations (left, right, or center)

2.1.2

• Fixed translated text duplication on frontend
• Fixed client-side MutationObserver re-translation handling
• Added per-element de-duplication for attribute translations (placeholder, title, alt, aria-label, data-title, value)

2.1.1

• Performance: rewrote dynamic client-side translation engine using single compiled regex and Map lookup
• Performance: MutationObserver scopes translation passes to actually changed elements
• Performance: translation passes batch via requestAnimationFrame
• WooCommerce: legacy AJAX cart/checkout fragments translated server-side
• Fixed translation precedence: page-specific translations reliably override global entries
• Fixed Flush Cache and Clear All Translations separation with safety confirmation modal
• Added CSV Export backup option

2.1.0

• SEO: Added automatic hreflang alternate tags (+ x-default) for every configured language
• SEO: Added og:locale meta tag matched to visitor’s active language
• SEO: Translated meta description, Open Graph, and Twitter Card content attributes
• Admin UI: Added stats overview, search, per-language filter, and status filter
• Admin UI: Added bulk actions (activate, deactivate, delete) with select-all support
• Frontend UX: Replaced alert popups with smooth non-blocking toast notifications

2.0.4

• Fixed Elementor editor compatibility issues
• Added Media Translator for language-based images
• Improved multilingual image handling
• Enhanced compatibility with page builders
• Improved translation performance and caching
• Fixed minor bugs and improvements

2.0.3

• Made compatible with WooCommerce
• Added synchronization with WP Core Translations for mo file loading and automatic translation
• Added synchronization with WP Theme and Plugins translation files

2.0.2

• Modernized Administrative Dashboard with premium full-width fluid layout
• Redesigned Language Manager with high-fidelity live preview and upward-opening dropdowns
• Hardened security across administrative outputs using wp_kses and strict escaping
• Fixed critical early-initialization fatal error affecting plugins like WPForms
• Optimized admin menu icon size and alignment for global consistency
• Standardized upgrade paths and removed legacy pricing sections
• Performed comprehensive code audit and removed unused build artifacts

2.0.1

• Added fully customizable Floating Language Switcher with real-time admin preview
• Added ability to enable/disable floating switcher from settings
• Implemented high-performance versioned caching for translations
• Hardened REST API security with strict language validation
• Refined frontend switcher logic with accessibility and click-outside detection

2.0.0

• Major UI/UX overhaul of the WordPress Admin Toolbar
• Added custom premium “Radio-style” switcher for enabling/disabling the editor
• Fixed language preservation issue when toggling the editor
• Improved toolbar responsiveness across desktop and mobile devices
• Refined dropdown styles for language switching
• Enhanced performance of the toolbar UI

1.0.3

• Removed language code from URL for default language
• Fixed language switcher URL generation for default language
• Improved compatibility with various themes and plugins
• Fixed minor bugs and improved overall performance

1.0.2

• Added full compatibility with Pro version (supports unlimited languages)
• Improved multi-language system stability and consistency
• Fixed number filtering issue in translations
• Added dynamic lang attribute (e.g., lang=”en-US”) to HTML tag for better SEO & accessibility
• Fixed inconsistencies between global and page-based translations
• Resolved REST API URL issues for subdirectory WordPress installations
• Improved translation handling logic
• Fixed multiple minor bugs and improved overall performance

1.0.1

• Added full multi-language support
• Added SEO-friendly language URL structure (domain.com/lang/slug)
• Added built-in language switcher
• Added language switcher shortcode
• Added shortcode support for menus and PHP theme files
• Added country flags for each language
• Added high-performance JSON translation cache system
• Improved frontend UX/UI performance
• Free version limited to 3 languages
• Fixed bugs from previous version

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Added visual inline translation editor
• Added page-based and global translation modes
• WooCommerce compatibility
• Database-based translation storage