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Prevents WordPress from automatically updating translation files in the global languages directory
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diable-auto-translation-updates.php
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Disable auto translation updates
Description: Prevents WordPress from automatically updating translation files in the global languages directory.
Author: Tim Whitlock
Version: 1.0
*/
/**
* https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/upgrade/upgrading/#configuration-via-filters
*/
if( function_exists('add_filter') ){
add_filter( 'auto_update_translation', '__return_false' );
}
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timwhitlock commented Mar 9, 2017 •
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Placing this file in the mu-plugins directory will prevent WordPress auto updates from overwriting translation files in the global "languages" directory at wp-content/languages.

This applies to core translations directly inside the folder, plus theme and plugin translations inside "languages/themes" and "languages/plugins" respectively.

Note that translation files inside the actual themes and plugins will be overwritten regardless.

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timwhitlock commented Apr 11, 2024 •
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The auto_update_translation filter is documented as auto_update_{type} https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/auto_update_type/

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