changes.rst

Weblate 5.1

Not yet released.

New features * :ref:`mt-yandex-v2` machine translation service.

Improvements

• :ref:`project-translation_review` also shows the approval percentage in object listings.
• Project is added to watched upon accepting an invitation.
• Configure VCS API credentials as a Python dict from environment variables.
• Improved accuracy of checks on plural messages.

Bug fixes

Compatibility

Upgrading

Please follow :ref:`generic-upgrade-instructions` in order to perform update.

• Upgrades from older version than 5.0.2 are not supported, please upgrade to 5.0.2 first and then continue in upgrading.
• Dropped support for deprecated insecure configuration of VCS service API keys via _TOKEN/_USERNAME in :file:`settings.py`.
• Weblate now defaults to persistent database connections in :file:`settings_example.py` and Docker.

All changes in detail.

Weblate 5.0.2

Released on September 14th 2023.

Improvements

• Translate page performance.
• Search now looks for categories as well.

Bug fixes

• Rendering of release notes on GitHub.
• Listing of categorized projects.
• Translating a language inside a category.
• Categories sorting.

Upgrading

Please follow :ref:`generic-upgrade-instructions` in order to perform update.

• The database upgrade can take considerable time on larger sites due to indexing changes.

All changes in detail.

Weblate 5.0.1

Released on September 10th 2023.

New features

• Added :http:get:`/api/component-lists/(str:slug)/components/`.

Improvements

• Related glossary terms lookup is now faster.
• Logging of failures when creating pull requests.
• History is now loaded faster.
• Added object id to all :ref:`api` endpoints.
• Better performance of projects with a lot of components.
• Added compatibility redirects for some old URLs.

Bug fixes

• Creating component within a category.
• Source strings and state display for converted formats.
• Block :ref:`component-edit_template` on formats which do not support it.
• :ref:`check-reused` is no longer triggered for blank strings.
• Performace issues while browsing some categories.
• Fixed GitHub Team and Organization authentication in Docker container.
• GitLab merge requests when using a customized SSH port.

Compatibility

• pyahocorasick dependency has been replaced by ahocorasick_rs.
• The default value of :setting:`IP_PROXY_OFFSET` has been changed from 1 to -1.

Upgrading

Please follow :ref:`generic-upgrade-instructions` in order to perform update.

• The database upgrade can take considerable time on larger sites due to indexing changes.

All changes in detail.

Weblate 5.0

Released on August 24th 2023.

New features

• :doc:`/formats/markdown` support, thanks to Anders Kaplan.
• :ref:`category` can now organize components within a project.
• :doc:`/formats/fluent` now has better syntax checks thanks to Henry Wilkes.
• Inviting users now works with all authentication methods.
• Docker container supports file backed secrets, see :ref:`docker-secrets`.

Improvements

• Plurals handling in machine translation.
• :ref:`check-same` check now honors placeholders even in the strict mode.
• :ref:`check-reused` is no longer triggered for languages with a single plural form.
• WebP is now supported for :ref:`screenshots`.
• Avoid duplicate notification when a user is subscribed to overlapping scopes.
• OCR support for non-English languages in :ref:`screenshots`.
• :ref:`xliff` now supports displaying source string location.
• Rendering strings with plurals, placeholders or alternative translations.
• User API now includes last sign in date.
• User API token is now hidden for privacy reasons by default.
• Faster adding terms to glossary.
• Better preserve translation on source file change in :doc:`/formats/html` and :doc:`/formats/txt`.
• Added indication of automatic assignment to team listing.
• Users now have to confirm invitations to become team members.
• :ref:`check-formats` can now check all plural forms with the strict-format flag.
• :doc:`/user/checks` browsing experience.
• Highlight differences in the source string in automatic suggestions.
• Visual diff now better understands compositing characters.

Bug fixes

• User names handling while committing to Git.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.cleanup.blank` and :ref:`addon-weblate.cleanup.generic` now remove all strings at once.
• Language filtering in :doc:`/devel/reporting`.
• Reduced false positives of :ref:`check-reused` when fixing the translation.
• Fixed caching issues after updating screenshots from the repository.

Compatibility

• Python 3.9 or newer is now required.
• Several UI URLs have been changed to be able to handle categories.

Upgrading

Please follow :ref:`generic-upgrade-instructions` in order to perform update.

• There are several changes in :file:`settings_example.py`, most notable is changes in CACHES and SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE, please adjust your settings accordingly.
• Several previously optional dependencies are now required.
• The database upgrade can take considerable time on larger sites due to structure changes.

All changes in detail.