feat: adds new experimental.localizeStatus option

[jessrynkar]

What?

Adds a new experimental.localizeStatus config option, set to false by default. When true, the admin panel will display the document status based on the current locale instead of the latest overall status. Also updates the edit view to only show a changed status when autosave is enabled.

Why?

Showing the status for the current locale is more accurate and useful in multi-locale setups. This update will become default behavior, able to be opted in by setting experimental.localizeStatus: true in the Payload config. This option will become depreciated in V4.

How?

When localizeStatus is true, we store the localized status in a new localeStatus field group within version data. The admin panel then reads from this field to display the correct status for the current locale.

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[DanRibbens]

I did a lot of manual testing, this looks good!

[DanRibbens]

I found an issue after I approved this one.
When you have changes in one locale and then use the locale switcher, your content edits will be lost when you go back to the locale you were editing on. I tested in main to confirm that the current behavior allows editing in a locale and toggling back and forth without losing the edit.
See recording of the issue:

Screen.Recording.2025-08-28.at.10.52.28.AM.mov