[Resolved] after taking 4.7.4 update facing issues with repeated posts
This thread is resolved. Here is a description of the problem and solution.
Problem: After updating to WPML 4.7.4 and String Translation 3.3.3, issues arose with post categories not being recognized correctly on the front end when using Elementor. Disabling String Translation temporarily resolved the issue, indicating a compatibility problem between the updated versions of WPML, String Translation, and Elementor. Solution: We identified that the issue stems from Elementor using
term_taxonomy_id
instead of
term_id
, which our code did not anticipate, leading to all results being shown without filtering by a taxonomy term. A fix for this issue will be included in the upcoming WPML 4.7.5 release. Meanwhile, we provided a workaround involving a code modification in
. This modification should be tested on a staging site after taking a full backup. If this solution does not resolve your issue or seems outdated, please check for related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verify you have the latest versions of themes and plugins, and if necessary, open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
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Post categories are not getting recognized and all post categories replaced with only one post category. Can you please help to resolve this asap. When we disabled string translations all posts category sections loading as expected.
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Hi,
To help us investigate further, could you please provide the following:
1. Screenshots of the duplicated posts issue as seen on the frontend—this will help us understand the visual impact.
2. A screenshot or explanation of what you’re seeing in the WordPress backend for those repeated posts (for example, do they show up multiple times in the post list or only on the frontend?).
3. Any temporary fixes or workarounds you’ve tried so far to address or remove the duplicated posts—whether through manual removal, custom code, plugin settings, etc.
These details will help us better assess the situation and determine the best path to resolve it.
Hi I have attached the screenshots for the Elementor editor where the post categories are loaded correctly but when we see the same home page on the front end, both the sections are loading all the posts without any category selection.
If we disable the string translation(3.3.3) plugin, then this category works fine in the front end. Any idea what might be the issue?
Before we updated to WPML 4.7.4 and string translation 3.3.3 it was working fine.
In our live site, WPML version is 4.7.3 and string 3.3.2, where it's working fine.
Till now, we have tried disabling all the plugins except Elementor and WPML, and we still see the same problem of not recognizing the post categories. i looks like the issue is from the WPML only. Can you please help resolve this issue.
Can you please reply if this is something known and how to solve this, or we can share the credentials, so that you can have a look at why this is happening?
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Hello,
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I am able to see the issue on your staging site and I will try to replicate this issue on a new test site in a minimal setup to confirm if this might be a compatibility issue between Elementor and WPML.
Not a problem. Please let us know how we can resolve this issue, as our customer is pushing to keep all our plugins in the latest versions for security reasons.
The staging site we have shared is very much available and working. Could you please have a look at that and let us know what the problem might be. In the mean time we will also try to check the setup you have given. Do let me know if you want me to share the staging URL again,.
