Language Attribute for Container Blocks and Pages/Posts
Changelog
3.1 – 2026-06-04
[NEW] Add a template language option in the Site Editor templates, used as the default page/post language when no page/post language is set
[FIX] Load editor styles with enqueue_block_assets to avoid iframe style warnings
[DEV] Tested up to 7.1-alpha-62456
3.0 – 2026-03-09
[NEW] Plugin renamed from “Language Attribute for Container Blocks” to “Language Attribute for Container Blocks and Pages/Posts”
[NEW] Set the page/post language at the document level: a new “Page Language” panel in the Document Settings sidebar allows overriding the HTML lang and dir attributes for a specific page or post, independently of the website’s default language
[TWEAK] Rename “Language Settings” sidebar block panel to “Block Language”
[FIX] Gist URL for changing the highlight color using plain CSS
[DEV] Tested up to 7.0-beta3-61865
2.2 – 2025-10-20
[DEV] Implement deployment actions on GitHub
[DEV] Update phpcs rules file
2.1 – 2025-08-09
[NEW] Support for the Content block type
[FIX] Apply the attribute to the correct Group block tag when it’s not a DIV
2.0 – 2025-08-01
[NEW] Support for new block types: Navigation, Submenu, and Page List
[DEV] Code refactoring: everything now happens inside a class instead of the main plugin file
[DEV] Allow changing the highlight color using the nakedcatplugins_lang_attr_highlight_color filter
[TWEAK] Better information and screenshot about the highlighting feature for website Administrators and Editors, in the readme.txt file
[TWEAK] Make evident that the language shown as a placeholder is the default website language when a custom language is not set for a block
1.2 – 2025-07-25
[NEW] Show visual outline around blocks that have a language attribute set – For easy identification, only for Administrators and Editors, and if enabled in Settings > Writing
1.1
[NEW] Add support for the Cover block
[DEV] Patchstack mVDP disclaimer on the readme file
