Localize release note links on non-English releases pages #3819
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The releases pages for non-English languages (ja, ko, uk, vi, zh_cn) always linked to the English (/en/) release posts because the post URL in _data/releases.yml is hardcoded to /en/. Add a localize_post_url Liquid filter plugin that checks whether a translated post exists for the current page language. If a translation is found, the link points to the localized post; otherwise it falls back to the original English URL.
afurm
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Feb 10, 2026
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Summary
/en/) release posts because thepostURL in_data/releases.ymlis hardcoded to/en/localize_post_urlLiquid filter plugin that checks whether a translated post exists for the current page's language, linking to it when available and falling back to the English URL otherwiseDetails
The
_data/releases.ymlfile stores a single canonical URL per release (e.g./en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/). Previously, all releases pages rendered this URL verbatim, meaning users on non-English pages were always directed to the English release post — even when a translation existed.The new
localize_post_urlfilter (_plugins/localize_post_url.rb) replaces/en/with the current page's language prefix and checks against Jekyll's known posts. If the localized post exists, the link points there; otherwise it falls back to/en/.Example
On the Vietnamese releases page (
/vi/downloads/releases/):/en/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released//vi/news/2025/12/25/ruby-4-0-0-released/(translation exists)/en/news/2026/01/13/ruby-4-0-1-released//en/news/2026/01/13/ruby-4-0-1-released/(no translation, falls back)Files changed
_plugins/localize_post_url.rb— Liquid filter plugin{ja,ko,uk,vi,zh_cn}/downloads/releases/index.md— uselocalize_post_urlfilter