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WPML Compatibility Test Tools
This WordPress addon from the WPML Development Team gives you testing and debugging tools for sites running the WPML multilingual plugin. It helps you check whether your themes and plugins work correctly with WPML and spot problems across your language versions before visitors run into them.
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Released
- Mar 23, 2020
- Developer
- WPML Multilingual Plugins
- Type
- WordPress plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.99 a year on its own
What’s new in WPML Compatibility Test Tools 1.0.1
Version 1.0.1 · Mar 23, 2020
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What it does
Running a multilingual site means every theme and plugin has to behave well in each language. A menu that works in English can break on a translated page, or a content block can lose its layout in another language. This addon gives developers and site administrators a set of checks for those cases, so conflicts between WPML and other plugins or themes can be found and fixed with less guesswork.
The tools test navigation menus and skip navigation links on translated pages, validate content containers and blocks for each language, and look at grid-based layouts for alignment and responsiveness. Results come through a debugging interface with visual cues that highlight the areas needing attention. It fits both new multilingual builds and existing WPML sites that need regular maintenance.
Best for
- Developers building themes or plugins meant to work with WPML
- Agencies maintaining multilingual WordPress sites for clients
- Site owners launching a new WPML-powered multilingual site
Features
Navigation testing across languages
Checks that navigation menus and skip navigation links work correctly on every translated page, which helps keep translated versions usable and accessible.
Compatibility conflict checks
Automated checks help you identify conflicts between WPML and the other plugins or themes installed on your site, cutting down on manual troubleshooting.
Content container validation
Validates content blocks and containers for each language version so the layout and display stay consistent across your translations.
Grid and block layout testing
Evaluates the alignment and responsiveness of grid-based content structures in all of your site's languages, catching layout problems that appear only in certain translations.
Error detection and reporting
Gives feedback when it detects issues related to WPML compatibility, so you can address problems before your visitors notice them.
Visual feedback on problems
Clear visual cues and highlights point to the exact areas that need attention, which makes reviewing test results and debugging easier to follow.
Approachable debugging interface
Controls are simple enough that site owners as well as developers can run tests and review results without deep technical knowledge.
Questions about WPML Compatibility Test Tools
Do I need WPML for this addon to be useful?
Yes. The addon is built specifically for websites using the WPML multilingual plugin. Its tests focus on how your themes, plugins, navigation and content behave across the languages WPML manages, so it serves no purpose on a site without WPML.
What kinds of problems can it find?
It looks for conflicts between WPML and your other plugins or themes, broken navigation menus or skip links on translated pages, inconsistent content containers between languages, and alignment or responsiveness issues in grid-based layouts. Detected issues are reported with visual highlights.
Can a non-developer use these tools?
The interface is designed so site owners can run tests and review results without extensive technical knowledge. Fixing some of the issues it finds may still call for a developer, depending on the theme or plugin involved.
Does it help with accessibility on translated pages?
It helps by verifying that navigation and skip links work correctly in every language version. That supports keeping accessibility consistent across translations, though it focuses on those specific checks rather than a full accessibility audit.
Is WPML Compatibility Test Tools free?
The code of WPML Compatibility Test Tools is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL Feast is a paid service: a plan or a single purchase gives you the download and automatic updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of WPML Compatibility Test Tools is this?
Version 1.0.1, released Mar 23, 2020. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them, and members get them as automatic updates.
How do I update WPML Compatibility Test Tools?
Install the free GPL Feast Updater on your site and connect it with your API key. It installs new versions of WPML Compatibility Test Tools automatically and keeps a backup, so you can roll back.
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