closes #5772

package.json

@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
     "nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default": "1.0.0",
     "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "0.5.0",
     "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.0.9",
-    "nodebb-theme-lavender": "4.0.1",
-    "nodebb-theme-persona": "5.0.10",
+    "nodebb-theme-lavender": "4.0.2",
+    "nodebb-theme-persona": "5.0.11",
     "nodebb-theme-slick": "1.1.0",
-    "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "6.0.6",
+    "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "6.0.7",
     "nodebb-widget-essentials": "3.0.0",
     "nodemailer": "2.6.4",
     "nodemailer-sendmail-transport": "1.0.0",

public/src/modules/translator.js

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
 
 			// Add directional code if necessary
 			adaptor.translate('[[language:dir]]', function (value) {
-				if (value) {
+				if (value && !$('html').attr('data-dir')) {
 					jQuery('html').css('direction', value).attr('data-dir', value);
 				}
 			});

src/middleware/header.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var user = require('../user');
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var navigation = require('../navigation');
+var translator = require('../translator');
 
 var controllers = {
 	api: require('../controllers/api'),
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 						}
 						db.get('uid:' + req.uid + ':confirm:email:sent', next);
 					},
+					languageDirection: function (next) {
+						translator.translate('[[language:dir]]', res.locals.config.userLang, function (translated) {
+							next(null, translated);
+						});
+					},
 					navigation: async.apply(navigation.get),
 					tags: async.apply(meta.tags.parse, req, res.locals.metaTags, res.locals.linkTags),
 					banned: async.apply(user.isBanned, req.uid),
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 				templateValues.maintenanceHeader = parseInt(meta.config.maintenanceMode, 10) === 1 && !results.isAdmin;
 				templateValues.defaultLang = meta.config.defaultLang || 'en-GB';
 				templateValues.userLang = res.locals.config.userLang;
+				templateValues.languageDirection = results.languageDirection;
 				templateValues.privateUserInfo = parseInt(meta.config.privateUserInfo, 10) === 1;
 				templateValues.privateTagListing = parseInt(meta.config.privateTagListing, 10) === 1;