changes.rst

Weblate 5.10

Expected 15th February 2025.

New features

• :ref:`check-rst-references` check to validate reStructuredText references.
• :ref:`check-rst-syntax` check to validate reStructuredText syntax.
• API can now produce CSV output.
• New management command :wladmin:`import_projectbackup` to import :ref:`projectbackup`.

Improvements

• Improved error handling in :ref:`machine-translation-setup`.
• :envvar:`WEBLATE_REGISTRATION_CAPTCHA` is now available in Docker container.
• :guilabel:`Synchronize` on shared repository now operates on all its components.
• :ref:`check-punctuation-spacing` ignores markup such as Markdown or reStructuredText.
• :ref:`autofix-punctuation-spacing` does not alter reStructuredText markup.
• Improved validation errors in :doc:`/api`, see :ref:`api-errors`.
• Any language changed into an alias in Weblate language data is now reflected in all existing installations.
• Blank alias languages (not linked to any translation, profile, component, ...) are now automatically removed.
• :ref:`check-duplicate` better works with markup such as Markdown or reStructuredText.
• Automatically use DeepL API Free endpoint for the DeepL API Free authentication keys in :ref:`mt-deepl`.
• Compatibility with third-party static files storage backends for Django.
• Improved language compatibility in :ref:`mt-microsoft-translator`.
• :ref:`check-reused` check gracefully handles languages which are not case sensitive.
• :ref:`component-enforced_checks` are now applied on strings imported from the repository.
• Reduced false positives in :ref:`check-end-colon` and :ref:`check-end-stop` for CJK languages.
• OpenAPI schema for API includes more information.

Bug fixes

• Dark theme behavior in some situations.
• Translation propagation sometimes did not work as expected.
• :http:header:`Content-Security-Policy` is now automatically set for AWS.
• :ref:`machine-translation-setup` sometimes cached results too aggressively.
• Fixed translations caching in :ref:`machine-translation-setup`.
• :ref:`autofix-html` automatic fixups honors the ignore-safe-html flag.

Compatibility

• Running tests using Django test executor is no longer supported, see :doc:`/contributing/tests`.
• :ref:`check-bbcode` check is now disabled by default. The bbcode-text flag is required to activate this check, see :ref:`custom-checks`.
• API error responses format has changed, see :ref:`api-errors`.

Upgrading

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

• There are several changes in :file:`settings_example.py`, most notable are the new settings for :ref:`api` in REST_FRAMEWORK, SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS, DRF_STANDARDIZED_ERRORS and INSTALLED_APPS; please adjust your settings accordingly.
• PostgreSQL 12 and MariaDB 10.4 are no longer supported.

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Weblate 5.9.2

Released on December 19th 2024.

Improvements

• Renamed :ref:`vcs-bitbucket-data-center` to match new product name.
• :http:get:`/api/users/` supports searching by user ID.

Bug fixes

• Avoid query parser crash in multi-threaded environments.
• Avoid :ref:`autofix` crash on multi-value strings.
• Make project tokens work when :ref:`2fa` or :ref:`component-agreement` are enforced.
• Captcha solution were sometimes not accepted.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.9.1

Released on December 16th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Fixed publishing package to PyPI.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.9

Released on December 16th 2024.

New features

• Per-project :ref:`machine-translation-setup` can now be configured via the Project :ref:`api`.
  • Added :http:get:`/api/projects/{string:project}/machinery_settings/`.
  • Added :http:post:`/api/projects/{string:project}/machinery_settings/`.
• Translation memory import now supports files with XLIFF, PO and CSV formats, see :ref:`memory-user` and :wladmin:`import_memory` command in :ref:`manage`.
• The registration CAPTCHA now includes proof-of-work mechanism ALTCHA.
• Leading problematic characters in CSV are now checks for :ref:`glossary`, see :ref:`check-prohibited-initial-character`.
• Logging to :ref:`graylog`.

Improvements

• :ref:`mt-google-translate-api-v3` now supports :ref:`glossary-mt` (optional).
• A shortcut to duplicate a component is now available directly in the menu (:guilabel:`Manage` → :guilabel:`Duplicate this component`).
• Included username when generating :ref:`credits`.
• :ref:`bulk-edit` shows a preview of matched strings.
• :http:get:`/api/components/(string:project)/(string:component)/` exposes component lock state.
• Editor in :ref:`zen-mode` is now stick to bottom of screen.
• Added page navigation while :ref:`translating`.
• :ref:`manage-appearance` now has distinct settings for dark mode.
• Improved :ref:`translation-propagation` performance.
• More detailed error messages for :http:post:`/api/translations/(string:project)/(string:component)/(string:language)/file/`.

Bug fixes

• Using the has:variant field now correctly displays strings that have variants in the search language, see :ref:`search-strings`.
• Saving newly added strings in some formats.
• :ref:`check-java-printf-format` gracefully handles escaping.

Compatibility

• :ref:`rollbar-errors` integration no longer includes client-side error collection.
• Weblate now requires Git 2.28 or newer.
• Any custom code that relied on Change models signals should be reviewed.
• :ref:`fedora-messaging` integration needs to be updated to be compatible with this release.
• :envvar:`WEB_WORKERS` now configures number of threads instead of processes.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.8.4

Released on November 19th 2024.

Improvements

• :ref:`search-users` can search based on user changes.

Bug fixes

• Fixed occasional crash in :ref:`rss`.
• :ref:`check-icu-message-format` gracefully handles plural strings.
• :ref:`vcs-bitbucket-cloud` correctly generates pull request description.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.8.3

Released on November 6th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Formatting of some :ref:`audit-log` entries.
• Fixed XML escaped output in some machine translation integrations.
• Fixed duplicate listing of newly added glossary terms.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.8.2

Released on November 1st 2024.

Bug fixes

• Update outdated plural definitions during the database migration.
• Reduced number of database queries when updating multiple strings.
• Leading problematic characters in :ref:`glossary` terms are now properly stripped in uploaded files.
• Improved :ref:`workflow-customization` performance.
• Fixed XML escaped output in some machine translation integrations.

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Weblate 5.8.1

Released on October 15th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Use lower case name for the Python package.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.8

Released on October 15th 2024.

New features

• Added :ref:`component-key_filter` in the component.
• :doc:`/user/search` now supports filtering by object path and :ref:`date-search`.
• Merge requests credentials can now be passed in the repository URL, see :ref:`settings-credentials`.
• :ref:`mt-azure-openai` automatic suggestion service.
• :ref:`vcs-bitbucket-cloud`.

Improvements

• :ref:`mt-modernmt` supports :ref:`glossary-mt`.
• :ref:`mt-deepl` now supports specifying translation context.
• :ref:`mt-aws` now supports :ref:`glossary-mt`.
• :ref:`autofix` for Devanagari danda now better handles latin script.
• :ref:`autofix` for French and Breton now uses a non-breaking space before colons instead of a narrow one.
• :ref:`api` now has a preview OpenAPI specification.
• Stale, empty glossaries are now automatically removed.
• ? now displays available :ref:`keyboard`.
• Translation and language view in the project now include basic information about the language and plurals.
• :ref:`search-replace` shows a preview of matched strings.
• :ref:`aresource` now support translatable attribute in its strings.
• Creating component via file upload (Translate document) now supports bilingual files.

Bug fixes

• Displaying :ref:`workflow-customization` setting in some cases.
• Users can add component in any language already existing in a project.
• :ref:`check-unnamed-format` better handles some strings, such as :ref:`check-python-brace-format`.

Compatibility

• Weblate now requires Python 3.11 or newer.
• :ref:`mt-aws` now requires the TranslateFullAccess permission.

Upgrading

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

• There are several changes in :file:`settings_example.py`, most notable are the new settings for :ref:`api` in SPECTACULAR_SETTINGS and changes in REST_FRAMEWORK and INSTALLED_APPS; please adjust your settings accordingly.

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Weblate 5.7.2

Released on September 5th 2024.

Improvements

• :ref:`2fa` remembers last method used by user.
• Instead of redirecting, the sign-out now displays a page.
• Improved readability of exception logs.

Bug fixes

• Updating of translations from the repository in linked components.
• Improved rendering of digest notification e-mails.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.7.1

Released on August 30th 2024.

Improvements

• Updated language names to better describe different scripts and Sintic languages.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.cleanup.generic` is now automatically installed for formats which need it to update non-translation content in the translated files.

Bug fixes

• Support for using Docker network names in automatic suggestion settings.
• Fixed authentication using some third-party providers such as Azure.
• Support for formal and informal Portuguese in :ref:`mt-deepl`.
• QR code for TOTP is now black/white even in dark mode.
• Fixed TOTP authentication when WebAuthn is also configured for the user.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.7

Released on August 15th 2024.

New features

• :ref:`2fa` is now supported using Passkeys, WebAuthn, authentication apps (TOTP), and recovery codes.
• :ref:`2fa` can be enforced at the team or project level.
• :ref:`adding-new-strings` can now create plural strings in the user interface.
• :ref:`labels` now include description to explain them.
• New :ref:`subscriptions` for completed translation and component.
• :ref:`mt-openai` now supports custom models and URLs and offers rephrasing of existing strings.
• :ref:`mt-cyrtranslit` automatic suggestion service.

Improvements

• :ref:`addon-weblate.properties.sort` can now do case-sensitive sorting.
• The status widgets are now supported site-wide and language-wide, see :ref:`promotion`.
• :ref:`reports` are now available for categories.
• Highlight newlines in the editor.
• :doc:`/formats/csv` better handle files with two fields only.
• Browse mode can now be navigated using keyboard, see :ref:`keyboard`.
• :http:get:`/api/components/(string:project)/(string:component)/credits/` and :http:get:`/api/projects/(string:project)/credits/` API endpoints for components and projects.
• :ref:`glossary-terminology` entries in Glossary can now only be created by users with :guilabel:`Add glossary terminology` permission.
• :ref:`check-python-brace-format` detects extra curly braces.
• Screenshots now can be pasted from the clipboard in :ref:`screenshots`.

Bug fixes

• Accessibility of keyboard navigation.
• :ref:`git-exporter` now works with all Git based :ref:`vcs`.
• :ref:`check-max-size` sometimes failed to render screenshot.

Compatibility

• Weblate now uses mistletoe instead of misaka as a Markdown renderer.
• :ref:`csp` is now stricter what might block third-party customizations.
• Monolingual formats no longer copy comments from :ref:`component-template` when adding strings to translation.
• Dropped support for Amagama in :ref:`machine-translation-setup` as the service is no longer maintained.
• Default value for :setting:`SENTRY_SEND_PII` was changed.
• Translation credit reports in the JSON format now follows a different format for entries.

Upgrading

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

• There are several changes in :file:`settings_example.py`, most notable are the new settings for :ref:`2fa` and changes in INSTALLED_APPS, SOCIAL_AUTH_PIPELINE and MIDDLEWARE; please adjust your settings accordingly.
• :setting:`ENABLE_HTTPS` is now required for WebAuthn support. If you cannot use HTTPS, please silence related check as described in :setting:`ENABLE_HTTPS` documentation.

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Weblate 5.6.2

Released on July 1st 2024.

Bug fixes

• Rendering of :ref:`labels` color selection widget.
• Detection of pending outgoing commits.
• :ref:`addons` button layout.
• Crash when installing :ref:`addon-weblate.discovery.discovery` add-on.
• Removal of source strings in :ref:`glossary`.
• Validation of :ref:`projectbackup` ZIP file upon restoring (CVE-2024-39303 / GHSA-jfgp-674x-6q4p).

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Weblate 5.6.1

Released on June 24th 2024.

Improvements

• Docker container accepts :envvar:`WEBLATE_REMOVE_ADDONS` and :envvar:`WEBLATE_ADD_MACHINERY` to customize automatic suggestion services and :envvar:`WEBLATE_CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS` for CORS handling in API.
• Added OpenMetrics compatibility for :http:get:`/api/metrics/`.

Bug fixes

• Language aliases in :doc:`/admin/machine`.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.6

Released on June 19th 2024.

New features

• :ref:`addons` activity log for tracking add-on activity.
• Improved date range selection in :ref:`reports`.

Improvements

• :ref:`subscriptions` now include strings which need updating.
• Improved compatibility with password managers.
• Improved tracking of uploaded changes.
• Gracefully handle temporary machine translation errors in automatic suggestions.
• :http:get:`/api/units/(int:id)/` now includes last_updated timestamp.
• :http:get:`/api/changes/(int:id)/` now includes old and details.
• Reduced memory usage and increased performance of some views.

Bug fixes

• Loading of strings with many glossary matches.
• Fixed behavior of some site-wide :ref:`addons`.
• Saving strings needing editing to :doc:`/formats/winrc`.
• :ref:`check-xml-tags` better handle XML entities.
• Automatic suggestions could mix up replacements between translated strings.

Compatibility

• Compatibility with Django 5.1.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.5.5

Released on May 13th 2024.

Bug fixes

• False-positive merge failure alert when using push branch.
• Cleanup of stale repositories.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.5.4

Released on May 10th 2024.

Improvements

• Visually highlight explanation in :ref:`glossary`.
• Add :ref:`addons` history tab in management.
• New :ref:`alerts` when :ref:`glossary` might not work as expected.
• :doc:`/admin/announcements` can be posted on project/language scope.

Bug fixes

• Improved handling placeables in :ref:`mt-openai`.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.5.3

Released on May 3rd 2024.

Improvements

• Improved performance of rendering large lists of objects.
• Component management: added links to manage project/site-wide :ref:`addons`.

Bug fixes

• Fixed crashes with librsvg older than 2.46.
• Daily execution of some :ref:`addons`.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.5.2

Released on April 26th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Fixed publishing packages to PyPI.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.5.1

Released on April 26th 2024.

New features

• :doc:`/user/search` supports source_changed:DATETIME.
• Added several new :ref:`component-language_code_style`.

Improvements

• Display more details on source string change in history.
• :ref:`mt-microsoft-translator` now supports using custom translators.
• Improved error handling in :ref:`invite-user`.
• Added PNG status badge.
• Added list of managed projects to the dashboard view.
• More detailed status of outgoing commits.
• Reduced memory usage.

Bug fixes

• Fixed skipped component update with some add-ons enabled.
• Daily execution of project and site wide add-ons.
• Allow editing strings when the source is marked for editing.
• Updates of the last updated timestamp of a string.
• Fixed project and site wide installation of :ref:`addon-weblate.git.squash` and :ref:`addon-weblate.discovery.discovery` add-ons.
• Graceful handling of locking errors in the :ref:`api`.

Upgrading

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

• There is a change in REST_FRAMEWORK setting (newly added EXCEPTION_HANDLER).

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Weblate 5.5

Released on April 20th 2024.

New features

• :ref:`addons` can be now installed project-wide and site-wide.
• API improvements.
  • Added :http:get:`/api/categories/(int:id)/statistics/`.
  • Added :http:get:`/api/projects/(string:project)/file/`.
  • Added :http:post:`/api/groups/(int:id)/admins/`.
  • Added :http:delete:`/api/groups/(int:id)/admins/(int:user_id)`.
  • Improved :http:post:`/api/translations/(string:project)/(string:component)/(string:language)/units/`.
• Added :ref:`mt-systran` automatic translation support.

Improvements

• Docker container now validates user password strength by default, see :envvar:`WEBLATE_MIN_PASSWORD_SCORE`.
• Improved error reporting in :ref:`machine-translation-setup`.
• :ref:`check-max-size` better displays rendered text.
• Admins can now specify username and full name when :ref:`invite-user`.
• Added :ref:`check-end-interrobang`.
• :ref:`alerts` are now refreshed when needed, not just daily.
• :doc:`/devel/reporting` uses specific word count for CJK languages.
• Team membership changes are now tracked in :ref:`audit-log`.

Bug fixes

• :ref:`check-check-glossary` works better for languages not using whitespace.
• :ref:`alerts` better handle non-latin source languages.
• :ref:`check-max-size` sometimes ignored font-spacing:SPACING flag.
• Fixed per-language statistics on nested categories.
• Fixed categories listing on per-language pages.
• Fixed :guilabel:`Needs editing` state calculation.
• Fixed changing :ref:`component-push` with :ref:`vcs-gerrit`.
• Fixed using categorized components in :ref:`manage`, :ref:`memory` or :ref:`auto-translation`.

Compatibility

• Several API calls might be affected by stricter validation of boolean fields by Django REST Framework. For example :http:post:`/api/projects/(string:project)/components/`.
• Uniqueness of name and slug of a component is now enforced at the database level on PostgreSQL 15+.
• Docker image now ships Python packages in :file:`/app/venv` and installs using :program:`uv`.

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 INSTALLED_APPS and LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL, please adjust your settings accordingly.
• Weblate now requires Python 3.10 and Django 5.0.

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Weblate 5.4.3

Released on March 26th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Superuser access to components with :ref:`component-restricted`.
• Adjusted default :setting:`LOGIN_REQUIRED_URLS_EXCEPTIONS` to not block :ref:`manage-appearance`.
• Avoid crash on pushing changes to diverged repository.
• Avoid crash when installing :ref:`addon-weblate.generate.pseudolocale`.
• :ref:`azure-setup` gracefully handles repositories with spaces in URL.
• :ref:`mt-deepl` gracefully handles glossaries for language variants.
• :doc:`/formats/excel` better handles blank cells.
• Fixed possible data loss when merging gettext PO file changes in Git.
• Repository operations on project could have skipped some components.

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Weblate 5.4.2

Released on February 22nd 2024.

Bug fixes

• Displaying debugging page in case of database connection issues.
• Gracefully handle migration with duplicate built-in teams.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.4.1

Released on February 19th 2024.

Bug fixes

• Possible crash on Weblate upgrade check when cached from the previous versions.
• Gracefully handle migration with duplicate built-in teams.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.4

Released on February 15th 2024.

New features

• :ref:`check-perl-brace-format` quality check.
• :doc:`/formats/moko`.
• :doc:`/formats/formatjs`.
• Search input is now syntax highlighted, see :doc:`/user/search`.
• Weblate is now available in தமிழ்.

Improvements

• Better logging in :wladmin:`createadmin`.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.discovery.discovery` now reports skipped entries.
• Adding string in a repository triggers :ref:`subscriptions`.
• :ref:`mt-openai` better handles batch translations and glossaries.
• :ref:`mt-libretranslate` better handles batch translations.
• Text variant of notification e-mails now properly indicate changed strings.
• File downloads now honor :http:header:`If-Modified-Since`.
• :ref:`num-words` support for CJK languages.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.discovery.discovery` now preserves :ref:`componentlists`.
• Nicer formatting of :ref:`glossary` tooltips.
• :http:get:`/api/components/(string:project)/(string:component)/` now includes information about linked component.
• Improved :ref:`workflow-customization` configuration forms.

Bug fixes

• Plural forms handling in :doc:`/formats/qt`.
• Added missing documentation for :setting:`ADMINS_CONTACT`.
• Automatic fixer for :ref:`autofix-punctuation-spacing` no longer adds new whitespace.
• Pending changes committing could be omitted under some circumstances.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.cleanup.blank` now correctly removes blank plurals.

Compatibility

• Last changed timestamp now reflects changes outside Weblate as well. This affects both :ref:`api` and the user interface.
• Releases are signed by Sigstore instead of PGP, see :ref:`verify`.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.3.1

Released on December 19th 2023.

Bug fixes

• Not updating statistics in some situations.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.3

Released on December 14th 2023.

New features

• :ref:`mt-openai` automatic suggestion service.
• :ref:`mt-alibaba` automatic suggestion service.
• Added labels API, see :http:get:`/api/projects/(string:project)/labels/`.
• :ref:`glossary-mt`.
• New automatic fixer for :ref:`autofix-punctuation-spacing`.
• :ref:`mt-google-translate-api-v3` now better honors placeables or line breaks.

Improvements

• Reduced memory usage for statistics.
• :ref:`mt-deepl` performs better in :ref:`auto-translation` and supports :ref:`glossary-mt`.
• :ref:`mt-microsoft-translator` supports :ref:`glossary-mt`.
• Improved region selection in :ref:`mt-google-translate-api-v3`.
• Added nested JSON exporter in :ref:`download`.
• Improved :ref:`git-exporter` performance on huge repositories.

Bug fixes

• Removing stale VCS directories.

Compatibility

• Dropped Microsoft Terminology service for automatic suggestions, as it is no longer provided by Microsoft.
• labels in units API now expose full label info, see :http:get:`/api/units/(int:id)/`.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.2.1

Released on November 22nd 2023.

Improvements

• Show search field after no strings found while translating.
• Added soft hyphen to special-characters toolbar.

Bug fixes

• Database backups compatibility with Alibaba Cloud Database PolarDB.
• Crash on loading statistics calculated by previous versions.
• Sort icons in dark mode.
• Project level statistics no longer count categorized components twice.
• Possible discarding pending translations after editing source strings.

Upgrading

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Weblate 5.2

Released on November 16th 2023.

New features

• :ref:`vcs-azure-devops`.

Improvements

• Faster statistics updates.
• Better e-mail selection in user profile.
• :ref:`autofix` are now applied to suggestions as well.
• :ref:`mt-deepl` can now configure default formality for translations.
• Use neutral colors for progress bars and translation unit states.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.gettext.mo` can optionally include strings needing editing.
• Use :http:header:`Accept-Language` to order translations for unauthenticated users.
• Add option to directly approve suggestions with :ref:`reviews` workflow.
• One-click removal of project or component :ref:`subscriptions`.
• :ref:`api-statistics` now includes character and word counts for more string states.

Bug fixes

• Fixed creating component within a category by upload.
• Error handling in organizing components and categories.
• Fixed moving categories between projects.
• Fixed formatting of translation memory search results.
• Allow non-breaking space character in :ref:`autofix-html`.

Compatibility

• :doc:`/formats/apple` exporter now produces UTF-8 encoded files.
• Python 3.12 is now supported, though not recommended, see :ref:`python-deps`.

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.1.1

Released on October 25th 2023.

New features

Improvements

• :ref:`addon-weblate.consistency.languages` now uses a dedicated user for changes.
• Added button for sharing on Fediverse.
• Added validation for VCS integration credentials.
• Reduced overhead of statistics collection.

Bug fixes

• Added plurals validation when editing string using the API.
• Replacing a file using upload when existing is corrupted.

Compatibility

Upgrading

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

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Weblate 5.1

Released on October 16th 2023.

New features

• :ref:`mt-yandex-v2` machine translation service.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.autotranslate.autotranslate` and :ref:`auto-translation` are now stored with a dedicated user as an author.
• :ref:`addons` changes to strings are now stored with a dedicated user as an author.
• :ref:`download-multi` can now convert file formats.
• :ref:`workflow-customization` allows to fine-tune localization workflow per language.

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.
• Engage page better shows stats.
• Strings which can not be saved to a file no longer block other strings to be written.
• Fixed some API URLs for categorized components.
• Show plural form examples more prominently.
• Highlight whitespace in :ref:`machine-translation`.
• Faster comment and component removal.
• Show disabled save button reason more prominently.
• New string notification can now be triggered for each string.

Bug fixes

• Improved OCR error handling in :ref:`screenshots`.
• :ref:`autofix` gracefully handle strings from :ref:`multivalue-csv`.
• Occasional crash in :ref:`machine-translation` caching.
• Fixed history listing for entries within a :ref:`category`.
• Fixed editing :guilabel:`Administration` team.
• :ref:`addon-weblate.consistency.languages` add-on could miss some languages.

Compatibility

• Categories are now included weblate:// repository URLs.

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.
• Performance 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.