I understand the issue you're having. Could you please try the following and check if that helps to solve the issue?
- Update the WPML and its add-ons to their latest version
- Remove the Glossary term and re-add it.
- Create a fresh page and include the text designated as a Glossary Term.
- Save the page and try to translate it. In the Translation editor, verify whether the Glossary term has been added correctly.
If it works, then pleasee make a small change on the page where you're having the issue and then try to retranslate the page. I hope it will help.
Please let me know the update. I will be happy to help if you need further assistance in this matter.
thank you for your answer.
I followed all the steps you described and when creating a new page everything works out fine.
I also tried to make a small change on the issue page, but that did not help.
When i on the other hand make a small change to the sentence, that has the problem, it helps.
When i translate a sentence, that has not been translated in the past, it also works.
It seems to me, that on sentences that have been translated before the term was created, the ATE does not use the glossary term.
I confirmed that by
-> Creating a new site with a sentence, that contains a special name
-> translating the sentence
-> adding the special name to the glossary term
-> retranslating the sentence
--> ATE does not use the term
Please be informed that Glossary terms are applied only to NEW translations and not to pages/posts that have already been translated. As you added the Glossary term after the pages were translated, this is why it isn't automatically applied to those previously translated pages/posts.
For existing translations, you need to open the translation editor and add changes manually. Please check the screenshot below. Apart from that, I'm afraid, there is no other way for now.
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However, we have plans to improve the Glossary feature more and our team is actively working on it. Hopefully, the feature to apply Glossaries to existing translations will be available in future versions of the plugin.
I hope you can understand. Please let me know if there is anything else you need help. I will be happy to help.
Hi,
thank you for your answer.
I understand, that the plugin does not support the feature right now.
Is there maybe a way to delete existing translations?
thanks for your answer.
So i understand correctly from the article, that there is no way to delete anything from the translation memory?
Even when i delete the page and retranslate it, it will not use the glossary terms?
You've got it right! When you manually or automatically translate a word or phrase, the translation memory stores it. If you use that word or sentence anywhere else on your site, the translation memory will automatically apply the saved translation, saving you both effort and any automatic translation credits. There is currently no possible way to remove anything from the Translation memory.
That being said, if you decide to retranslate the page, the translation memory will load the previously saved translation. As a result, that particular word will be displayed as it was in the prior translation. I hope you can understand.
For the existing translation, it will be better if you manually edit the translation. Rest assured that the Glossary term will be applied properly to all new translations.
