Release 5.4

Hi everyone 🖐️
It's been a while since our last update, but we're back with a slew of improvements and features that have been in the works over the past few months. So without further ado, let's jump right into all the exciting changes!

new Import/Export for Exclusion Lists

Now available alongside our existing feature (for Pro Plan and above), this addition brings even more flexibility to managing your translations. With Import/Export capability now extended to the URLs exclusion list, managing exclusions is easier than ever before. Export all your exclusions to a file for convenient backup or analysis, and effortlessly import them back when needed.


new User Role: "Viewer"

Introducing the "Viewer" role! Now you can grant users the ability to see everything across all languages with our new view-only role. Perfect for those who need access to information but don't require editing capabilities.


new  User Permission : Billing access 

We've added a handy new right called "Billing access" This permission is exclusively available in non-personal workspaces. With "Billing access", users can view, edit billing information and even make changes to the subscription plan. 


Improvement Filtering on Activity Event Page

We've enhanced the experience on the activity event page with a new filter. Now you can easily filter events by project, making it simpler to track and manage activities across different projects


Improvement  Page Views Feature

We've given our Page Views feature a makeover, taking it to the next level.If you're a Pro user or utilizing subdomains, subdirectories, or WordPress integration, you can enjoy the benefits of these improvements.

  • Increased Limit to Top Browser Languages: We boosted the limit from 10 to 50 for the top browser language list. Now you can dive even deeper into understanding your audience's browsing languages preferences!
  • New Insights on Browser Language and Country:  Now, on the map by country, you can easily visualize which browser languages were used. Similarly, on the browser language view, you'll see the corresponding country information right alongside the data you're interested in. It's all about providing you with the most comprehensive insights at a glance!


    We hope you find this release useful! As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out at support@weglot.com if you have any questions or need help getting started.


Release 5.30

Hi everyone! 👋 

In this update, we are thrilled to introduce a brand-new page designed to help you manage your workspaces, accompanied by a slew of improvements, including AI-based suggestions!

Improvement: AI-Based Suggestions

Exciting news! We've enhanced our suggestion feature using advanced AI technology. Now, on the side panel of your translation list, you'll discover intelligent suggestions to enhance your current translations. This upgrade harnesses the power of AI to provide you with more accurate and relevant suggestions, making the translation improvement process even more seamless. 

Navigate to your translation list and access the side panel of the translation you wish to enhance. 

Click on "Suggestions" and choose the one that best fits your needs!

new  User Overview: 

Access a comprehensive overview of your workspaces and projects! If you're involved in at least two workspaces with projects, this new feature provides a convenient snapshot of all your workspaces and projects, including details like limits, words, team members, and even create new workspaces easily!


Improvement Edit Original Text for Media and External Links : 

You now have the capability to, not only edit the translations of media and external links but also modify the original sentences without the need to delete and recreate them.

Improvement Exclusion of URLs with Negative Filters

You can employ negative affirmations such as "does not contain," "does not start with," and "does not end with" to refine your exclusion criteria. This enhancement provides you with more flexibility and precision in managing the blocks you want to exclude.

 

Improvement Pending translation label

Thanks to your feedback, we've streamlined the process. Now, when you accept new sentences, Weglot automatically adds a 'source:pending-translation' label. Easily spot and review translations from this feature by filtering your translation list.


We hope you find this release useful! As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out at support@weglot.com if you have any questions or need help getting started.

Release 5.0

Hi everyone 👋 

We're excited to announce a major improvement to Weglot - a brand-new dashboard design! We've been working hard to create a design that is both modern and functional, and most importantly, with the needs and feedback of our users a top priority. 

And, thanks to this new design we've been able to work on a very interesting new feature which will soon be revealed!

 
Improvement  New design

Your dashboard has undergone some fresh new changes to its interface, but don't worry, your favorite pages haven't changed.

We added a new layer of navigation where you can see an overview of all of your projects, a complete list of all your projects, and access to your billing information.

The global navigation

On the top of the page, you now have 3 tabs: Overview, Projects, and Billing.

On the overview page, you can see your plan usage, a list of your projects, or if you have only one project, a more detailed view of that project. There's also a section showing the latest activity events across your projects.

The switcher of the project is no longer here but you can choose which project you want to work on directly on the overview page or the project tab.

On the project tab, there's a list of all of your projects with important information such as the total number of words, and number of languages.

The billing tab remains unchanged, it's just now easier to find.

If you're invited to help someone with their project, you'll see a switcher on the top left of your screen allowing you to switch between the context of your project or theirs.


For example on this screen, the switcher shows Vincent's projects and Jeanne's projects. If I stay in Vincent's Organization, the overview, projects, billing, and activity events will be Vincent's, but if I select Jeanne's Organization projects it will be hers.

Now let's dive in on how to work on your translation

As we said, you can select the project from the overview or on the projects tab. Once it's selected you'll see breadcrumbs telling you exactly where you are. In the screenshot, we are on the Visual Editor page( inside the translation item) for the project "MyWebsite".

Circled in red on the screenshot shows the name of the project is displayed and in blue is the path to the page where you are currently working.

When working on your project, you'll notice that the Weglot Dashboard remains unchanged, only the navigation has moved. It's now on the left of your screen and you don't need to click on an item to see what's inside, helping to improve your efficiency!

This navigation is for the project you are on, if you want to see the Visual Editor page for another project, you'll have to go to the projects (or overview) tab on top of your screen and select the right project.

Here we can see the navigation on the left for the project "MyWebsite"


new Variable suggestions

Variable suggestion works by suggesting variables that can help to reduce the word count of your translations while ensuring that they still convey the same meaning in the target language.

For example, if you have a phrase that appears multiple times in your Translations List with a number as the only difference, Weglot can suggest that you use a variable to replace it. This will help save you time and energy while still ensuring that your translations are accurate.

Note, this feature suggests variables that contain only numbers.

To access it, click on "action" and then "view variable suggestions" in your Translations List.

You'll see all the suggestions and if you want to merge them by creating a variable just click on "Merge Translation”, Weglot will create the new variable for you and you’ll be able to see the change in your Translations List!


As ever, we’d love to know what you think of the new design and feature. We value your feedback and would appreciate your thoughts, suggestions, or ideas so we can continue making changes that benefit your workflow. Please let us know any feedback by contacting us at support@weglot.com

Release 4.69

Hi everyone 👋 

Weglot 4.69 is now available! This release contains a new feature that allows you to create variables containing multiple words.

Improvement Variable with multiple words 

If you have very similar but not identical content, you may have multiple translations that would increase your total word count. 

For example, if you want to welcome your customer you may have several translations such as “Hello Marie Josephine Scott”, “Hello Michael Lindsey”, “Hello Ava Silva”… 

The variable feature will allow you to combine all those translations into a single one with a variable, and therefore reduce your word count.

To set them up, go to the "See details" panel then to the "Variable" tab, and click on "define variables”. From there, highlight the word (or words) you want to transform into a variable.

When creating your variable, you can now choose if it contains only one or multiple words. If you highlighted multiple words you won’t be able to change it but if you highlighted only one word you can activate the switcher, then Weglot will find all matching translations with one or multiple words.

The preview shows you the matches found, these matched translations will be deleted when you click on "Save" and replaced with a unique translation that contains a variable.


Release 4.63

Hi everyone 👋 

This week’s release is a mix of improvements including a rework of the import/export, as well a newly added feature about the tone of traduction. 

new Choose your machine translation tone

This feature is available for all users with an advanced plan or above. 

For certain language pairs, you are now able to set the tone you want your website to be translated into, whether that be formal or informal.

You can access this functionality directly when adding a language and change it anytime through your Languages tab by clicking on options.

Note: This feature is not available for all language pairs, if you have an advanced plan or above and the option is not available it's because the language pair doesn't support this option.

Improvement Import/Export

We've added another verification layer when importing a file to your project. This avoids any import that could damage your translation project. 

We've also improved how we communicate the progress of your import. This is thanks to a redesign of the import preview as well as the file received by email so you can better understand if there is a problem.

If you have a custom language you are now able to import translations (not glossary rules or slugs) using the custom code you defined and not the default one Weglot uses. When exporting your translations, this same language code will be displayed.


Release 4.60

Hi everyone, this cumulative changelog covers a few releases over the month of August. It's a mix of continuous improvements, and a big rework of authentication to make it easier to login with Google & other providers, including enterprise-specific single sign-on. 

This also prepares the arrival of the "Organization" feature, which will make it easier to handle big teams working on multiple projects in Weglot. 

new SSO sign-in

You can now login to Weglot using your Google account, as well as your corporate account provided it supports SAML-based authentication (for enterprise-level customers only - contact us at support@weglot.com if you're interested).

update  Page views

We released the new Page views statistics a few weeks ago, and now it's time for a first wave of user experience improvements based on your feedback. We've made the "language" display clearer by adding human-friendly label, as well as a visual indicator of whether a language is already translated or not. 

 

update URL exclusion

When you decide to exclude an URL or an URL range from future translation, Weglot will now ask you if you'd like to delete the associated translations that have already been created. 

You will also get a visual indicator that a URL has been excluded while browsing your translations. 


update Workflow

We want to make it easier for you to find new content and work on it by manually reviewing and editing translations. Expect a few upgrades in that direction in the next releases, but we've already made a few changes in that direction

  • In the URLs page, you can now sort URLs by "most recently created", so you'll have easy access to new pages that might require manual review. 
  • The default sort when accessing your translations will show you content that was newly created and active on your website. 

Improvement Various

  • The glossary import & export feature has been reworked. It will give you an enhance preview when importing, as well as better information whenever an error occurs.
  • External links aren't created by default anymore, but have to be added manually. 
  • At registration, we'll tell you if your password doesn't match validation rules before you click any button. 
  • We have better compatibility with password managers, which won't try to fill up Weglot form fields that have nothing to do with them. 


Release 4.56

Hi👋This week's release marks the return to our regular updates after the major technical update of release 4.54, and includes a number of quality of life improvements. 

beta Work has begun on the "Organization" feature, which will allow you to better organize multiple projects and team members. If you'd like to be involved in its development or would be interested in testing it, please reach out to alexandre@weglot.com!

new URL merging

You're now able to associate all translations present on a URL to another URL, allowing you to handle scenarios where content has been moved from page to page and helping with big content migrations.


new Search and filters in Exclusions page

You're now able to search and filter exclusion rules in their dedicated page, which will help maintaining huge projects with complex content structures. 

Improvement Billing Address Autocomplete

You'll now get an helpful autocomplete when setting or changing your billing address. 

Improvement URL cleaning

URLs will now get deleted automatically whenever all of the translations associated with them are removed. 

Improvement Integrations

  • (WordPress) We've released a version 3.7.2 of the WordPress plugin to deal with compatibility issues with certain WordPress hosting solutions. 
  • (JS) Added an option to disable cookies added for logging purposes. 
  • (Shopify) Improvements to the translations in certain cases during checkout. 
  • (Squarespace) Properly translate additional login menus. 
  • (Salesforce) Fixed an issue where translations would interfere with some UI components. 

Improvement Security

  • Disabling 2FA on your account now requires that you re-authenticate through it.
  • Changing the email on your account now requires verifying the new email address.

fix Various fixes

  • Fixed an issue where search strings weren't displayed after a reload. 
  • Fixed a rare issue where translations couldn't be edited without reloading the page after creating a variable.


Release 4.55

Hi 👋 This week's release major feature is a step towards giving you more tools to manage your active and inactive translations. 

As always, if you'd like to suggest improvements to the product, click on "❓" and "Feedback" from your Weglot dashboard!  

[Major] Ability to mass delete inactive translations

We’ve added an easy solution to delete all inactive translations (or only the ones you haven’t worked on manually) without having to go through the Translation List. You can access it through the Inactive Translations page

Integration

  • Fixes to the behavior of Weglot’s auto-switch with Filipino-speaking users.
  • Fixes to the behavior of Weglot’s auto-switch in incognito mode.

CMS-specific

  • The WordPress plugin had a major release, 3.7, you can see what’s included here!
  • Improvements to our compatibility with Shopify apps checking for the users’ language.

Release 4.54

This week’s release focuses on a major technical upgrade to the framework used by the Weglot Dashboard. This is mostly under the hood and invisible to you, but improves reliability and opens the door for further improvements such as SSO. Stay tuned for that!

[New] URL-wide operations

You’re now able to easily order professional translations or export all your translations by selecting one or multiple pages.

[New] WordPress plugin 3.7

The new version of the WordPress plugin, version 3.7, has entered beta and will be released in a few days. It includes the following:

  • Access to the visual language switcher editor to easily customize the look of your switcher and preview the change live.
  • Improvements to the language switcher accessibility.
  • Better performance in the WordPress admin.
  • The ability to easily translate PDFs sent by some Woocommerce invoicing plugins.

If you’d like to beta test it, please reach out to us at support@weglot.com

[Improvement] Squarespace Integration

We’ve made multiple changes to improve the experience for the newly released Squarespace native integration

[Improvement] Dashboard Interface

  • You can now access the edition of your translations directly from the homepage.
  • [Enterprise] The custom language creation flow handles erroneous inputs better.
  • [Enterprise] You can now more easily filter URL slugs by whether they’re translated or untranslated.

Bug fixes

  • Multiple fixes to the translation of the Shopify checkout.
  • A fix to how the Visual Editor handles some edge cases of Javascript-based navigation.

[Beta] Subdirectories

We’ve made several improvements to the technical setup flow for the Subdirectories - the ability to put your Spanish-translated pages under https://www.example.com/es/… and the same domain as your main website. If you’d like to beta test this feature, reach out to us at support@weglot.com.

Translations List filters, activity log update, and statistics

updateTranslation list filters  

We’ve now made it possible for you to select multiple filters within each value from your Translations List. For example, you can select both automatic and manual translation. 

This is useful if you want to view your translations based on a number of filters and also helpful when exporting translations directly from the Translations List. 

To access this feature, navigate to your ‘Translations List’ and then select the relevant filters from the dropdown, combining the filters as required.  

 


updateActivity log

The recently launched ‘Activity log’ has now been updated to include details of when someone makes a change to a glossary rule.


UPDATEStatistics 

For those with several languages on their Weglot project, your homepage will now give a general overview of all your translation requests. 


You can then navigate to your ‘Statistics’ tab to view in detail each separate language. 


Note: Statistics are only available for those on a Pro plan or above. 

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