Vanf Lab Visual Translation

Changelog

0.7.2

• WordPress.org review compliance (round 2): removed error_reporting()/ini_set(‘display_errors’) from production code; sanitized all $_GET/$_POST/$_COOKIE/$_SERVER/$_FILES inputs at the point of reading (sanitize_text_field, sanitize_textarea_field, sanitize_key, esc_url_raw, wp_kses, map_deep, vlvt_sanitize_lang_code, vlvt_server helper); renamed the plugin prefix from lgv (3 chars) to vlvt (4 chars) across all functions, classes, constants, hooks, options, transients, AJAX actions, cookies, meta keys and assets.

0.7.1

• WordPress.org review compliance: renamed to Vanf Lab Visual Translation; switcher assets now use wp_enqueue_style/wp_enqueue_script/wp_add_inline_style; AJAX handlers use nonces, capability checks and paired output buffers; translation text is sanitized with wp_kses on save; $_SERVER inputs are sanitized via a helper; the Custom CSS textarea was removed; translation files (.po/.mo) are no longer bundled (handled by translate.wordpress.org); external translation services (MyMemory, DeepL, Google) are documented in the readme.

0.7.0

• Per-language image files: the Media tab now lets you assign a different image file per language (perfect for banners with text). Frontend swaps automatically via wp_get_attachment_image_src and wp_get_attachment_url filters.

0.6.0

• XLIFF 1.2 import/export: new professional translator workflow in Import / Export. Export translation jobs as XLIFF for CAT tools (memoQ, Trados, OmegaT), re-import the translated file — translations land in the dictionary as manual (never overwritten).
• Media translation: new “Media” tab. Translate alt text, title, caption and description of your media library per language. Values live in the dictionary, so the frontend output buffer translates them automatically, plus an explicit filter on image attributes.
• Switcher Studio live preview: now shows a clear message instead of blank when fewer than two languages are configured, and AJAX failures surface a visible error instead of failing silently.

0.5.4

• AJAX compatibility: the translation buffer now also hooks into init for admin-ajax.php (where template_redirect never fires), so AJAX-rendered HTML (e.g. video theme history/watchlist endpoints) gets translated too, including string values inside JSON responses.

0.5.1

• Compatibility fix for themes that exit during template_redirect (e.g. StreamVid profile pages): the output buffer now starts at priority 2 so it is always registered before any early exit.

0.5.0

• Frontend string discovery: new “Discover” tab that crawls sitemap.xml (or a manual URL list) and registers all visible texts + translatable attributes (title, alt, placeholder, aria-label, meta description, buttons) in the dictionary. Works in batches via AJAX with a progress bar, polite rate-limiting and retries. Honest limitation: 100% JavaScript-generated content is not captured server-side (visual mode and output buffering cover that).
• Automatic translation: new “Automatic” tab with a provider architecture. MyMemory (free, no key, works out of the box: ~5,000 chars/day, ~50,000 with email) as default; DeepL (500,000 chars/month free with a free API key) as the max-quality option; free Google endpoint as experimental fallback (unofficial, may be throttled).
• “Translate all pending” button: translates in atomic per-string batches, marking them as automatic (pending review). “Only automatic” filter in Strings, 🤖 badge and “Mark as reviewed” action. If you edit an automatic translation by hand, it becomes manual and is never overwritten.
• Per-provider quota control (day/month) with graceful stop: when exhausted it stops on its own and notifies, without breaking the batch. Already-translated strings are not re-translated.
• The visual mode vlvt_auto_translate hook now suggests translations with the configured provider (respecting its quota).
• Privacy: texts are sent to the chosen provider’s servers; documented in the admin.

0.4.0

• Automatic language detection on first visit: new “Detection” tab in the admin.
• Priority chain: explicit user choice (always wins) → browser language (Accept-Language) → IP geolocation → configurable fallback language. Configurable method: browser + IP (recommended), browser only or IP only.
• Country-by-IP providers in order: Cloudflare header (free, no external calls), configurable local CIDR=COUNTRY map, and optional external API (off by default for privacy) with aggressive transient caching.
• Bundled country → languages table (all ISO countries: CA→en/fr, BE→nl/fr/de, CH→de/fr/it, IN→en/hi, etc.); the first language matching your active languages wins.
• 302 redirect with anti-cache headers to the prefixed URL; never redirects bots/crawlers (critical for SEO), nor admin, AJAX, REST or CRON. First visit only (30-day vlvt_detected cookie).
• Options: scope (all pages or homepage only), “We switched you to X” notice with a link to go back, and a test simulator (country + Accept-Language) to see which language would result.
• Without active URL prefixes, detection sets the lingua_lang cookie and the translation is applied via output buffering.

0.3.1

• Color picker with transparency: the 5 Switcher Studio colors now have an opacity slider; rgba() is saved when there is transparency, classic hex otherwise (compatible with already-saved values).
• Tooltip with the language name on hover, enabled by default and toggleable from the Switcher tab. Text comes out in the site’s active language (English site → “Spanish”; Spanish site → “Inglés”), with a built-in 42-language dictionary and fallback to the native name.
• Accessibility improvement: each switcher option carries an aria-label with the language name.

0.3.0

• Switcher Studio: new customization tab for the language switcher.
• 7 display modes: dropdown, horizontal list, flags only, text only, flag+text, opposite-language button and pill with globe + modal dialog (Airbnb style).
• Set of 55 own SVG flags (flag-icons style) with rectangle/rounded/circle shape and configurable size.
• Per-language flag variant: pick UK or USA for English, Spain/Mexico/Argentina/Colombia for Spanish, Portugal/Brazil, France/Quebec, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, China/Taiwan, etc. You can also upload your own SVG per language.
• Configurable text: native name, ISO code or nothing; flag position (before/after/hidden); per-language custom label.
• Behavior: open on click or hover, up/down direction, animations, search box inside the dropdown, manual drag or alphabetical order, show/hide current and default language, hide languages without translations.
• Intuitive styling: colors, borders, padding, typography, shadow, one-click preset gallery and live preview in the admin.
• Own mobile section: different mode on mobile (flags only or full-screen drawer) with configurable breakpoint.
• Placement: [lingua_switcher] shortcode with attributes (mode, flag_shape, name_format…), widget, menu item and floating button.
• Accessibility: ARIA listbox/dialog, keyboard navigation (Tab, arrows, Enter, Escape) and visible focus.

0.2.0

• Language-prefixed URLs (/en/my-page/): the language persists while browsing and each language is a separate page-cache entry.
• 302 redirect from ?lang= and the lingua_lang cookie to the prefixed URL; 301 from the default language prefix to the prefix-less canonical.
• Automatic internal link rewriting (permalinks, home_url, menus) with the active language prefix.
• Per-language hreflang + x-default in the ; canonical matching the language.
• Language switcher (shortcode and widget) with per-language URLs.
• New “URLs” tab in the admin to enable/disable prefixes and redirects.
• The 0.1.0 output buffering stays as a second layer.

0.1.0

• Initial release: unlimited language manager, own dictionary, click-to-translate visual mode, switcher, CSV.