# WCM User Language Switcher #

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://raw.github.com/wecodemore/wcm_lang_switch/master/assets/logo.png" />

**Contributors:** [Stephen Harris](https://github.com/stephenh1988), [Franz Josef Kaiser](https://github.com/franz-josef-kaiser)
**Tags:** Language, switcher, localisation
**Tested up to:** 3.5
**Stable tag:** 1.6.1
**Requires at least:** 3.5
**License:** GPL3
**License URI:** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Adds a button to the admin toolbar. This buttons allows users to seamlessly switch between available languages.

## Description ##

WCM Language Switcher adds a button to the admin toolbar that allows users to seamlessly switch between available languages.

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## Installation ##

Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the `~/wp-content/plugins/` directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.

	It scans the language directory to build the list of available languages. To add a language, simple [download the appropriate mo file](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language) and add to your WordPress `languages` folder.

This plugin was originally built as a means of plugin and theme developers to test translations of their plugins or themes.

## Frequently Asked Questions ##

### Filters ###

If you want to extend the list of available languages, then please use the provided filter. Here's an example (mu)plugin:

    <?php
    /* Plugin Name:** (WCM) Add additional languages */
    add_filter( 'uls_get_langs', 'wcm_add_languages' );
    function wcm_add_languages( $languages )
    {
    	return array_merge( $languages, array(
    		 'de_DE' // German
    		,'es_ES' // Spanish
    		,'ja'    // Japanese
    	) );
    }

## Screenshots ##

<img src="https://raw.github.com/wecodemore/wcm_lang_switch/master/screenshot-1.png" alt="The plugin in action in the admin bar." />
<br />
<sup>The plugin in action in the admin bar.</sup>

## Changelog ##

### 1.6 ###

* Dev Tools extended and running stable. Now updating from the remote source works perfectly.
* Better file organisation. Moved JSON files to separate folder.
* Fixed (due to refactoring) broken JSON compress dev tools.

### 1.5 ###

* Added local/native JSON strings data file.
* Extended the dev tools parser to include the native data for the JSON files that are used for the UI.

### 1.4 ###

* Added remote location to fetch a complete list of ISO 639-x strings from.
* Added a parser to the dev tools.

### 1.3 ###

* Added dev tools

### 1.2 ###

* Bug fix: Now has right language string.

### 1.1 ###

* Initial Version in the official repo.
* Now works with the ISO 639-2, which adds support for nearly every language.

### 1.0 ###

* Bug fixes
* Speed improvements. Props Thomas "toscho" Scholz

### 0.9 ###

* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.

### 0.9 ###

* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.

### 0.9 ###

* Moved to JSON file. Works with compressed file. Has an uncompressed version for live sites.
* Switched license to GPL3

### 0.8 ###

* Reworked plugin code to a more readable code styling and maximum line length (GitHub page width).

### 0.7 ###

* Bug fixes

### 0.6. ###

* Moved from a GitHub Gist to a GitHub.