How to use same slugs for categories in all the languages?

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Problem:
How to use same slugs for categories in all the languages

Solution:
This is possible to have same slug for posts/pages.
For the custom page/post to have the same slug, go to WPML=>Settings => Translated documents options=> and select "Translate (this will include the slug in the translation and not create it automatically from the title)"

but if it is a taxonomy/category/tags you can not do this.
this is how WordPress was built.
this is something should be fixed by WordPress. Not by WPML 🙂

Taxonomies can't be defined with the same slug in WordPress. If you try to create two taxonomy terms with the same slug in the same language WordPress will automatically add a numbered suffix at the end of them to make them unique.

Therefore WPML has been following that practice too. So while WordPress will add a number, WPML adds the language code to the slug.

With the actual versions you can't change to the same slugs from the WPML interface:

If you change a category slug from the WPML user interface, it will get a number (by WordPress) if you change it from the quick edit in WPML >Taxonomy translation it will get the language tag added.

But you can change it in the database if you really need it:

If you change it in the database by changing the slugs in the wp_terms table it will work correctly though. After changing the slug in the database you can also change it in the user interface of WPML > Taxonomy translation and it will keep there.

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Last updated by edn-4 4 years, 9 months ago.

Assisted by: Riffaz.

Author	Posts
July 2, 2019 at 9:52 am
edn-4	I am trying to edit category but getting error message hidden link if am try with default language its work fine Link to a page where the issue can be seen: I expected to see: Instead, I got:
July 2, 2019 at 10:24 am #4125715
Riffaz	Hi, Thank you for contacting WPML support. May I ask are you using the same slug in both languages? You have to use different slugs in different languages. Regards, Riffaz.
July 2, 2019 at 10:32 am #4125743
edn-4	yes am using the same slug in both languages and this is mandatory for me. you guys need to fix this problem
July 2, 2019 at 11:38 am #4126391
Riffaz	Hi, This is possible to have same slug for posts/pages. For the custom page/post to have the same slug, go to WPML=>Settings => Translated documents options=> and select "Translate (this will include the slug in the translation and not create it automatically from the title)" but if it is a taxonomy/category/tags you can not do this. this is how WordPress was built. this is something should be fixed by WordPress. Not by WPML 🙂 Taxonomies can't be defined with the same slug in WordPress. If you try to create two taxonomy terms with the same slug in the same language WordPress will automatically add a numbered suffix at the end of them to make them unique. Therefore WPML has been following that practice too. So while WordPress will add a number, WPML adds the language code to the slug. With the actual versions you can't change to the same slugs from the WPML interface: If you change a category slug from the WPML user interface, it will get a number (by WordPress) if you change it from the quick edit in WPML >Taxonomy translation it will get the language tag added. But you can change it in the database if you really need it: If you change it in the database by changing the slugs in the wp_terms table it will work correctly though. After changing the slug in the database you can also change it in the user interface of WPML > Taxonomy translation and it will keep there. Regards,

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