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Problem:
You are trying to translate an English post to Spanish, but the beginning of the article remains in English while the last half is in Spanish.
Solution:
If you're experiencing this issue, we recommend you try the following steps:
1. Go to Posts in the default language.
2. Switch to a secondary language from the top admin bar.
3. Remove the post's translation.
4. Also, remove it from Trash.
5. Switch back to the default language.
6. Translate the post again.
For more details, visit https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-delete-the-translation-of-a-page/.

If this solution does not apply to your case, or if it seems outdated, please open a new support ticket. We also highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. For further assistance, you can contact us through the WPML support forum.

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Last updated by Waqas Bin Hasan 1 month, 2 weeks ago.

Assisted by: Waqas Bin Hasan.

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July 29, 2025 at 7:24 am #17277304

alexC-83

Background of the issue:
I am trying to translate an English post to Spanish. The issue can be seen on this page: hidden link

Symptoms:
The beginning of the article is still in English, while the last half of the article is in Spanish.

Questions:
Why is the beginning of my post not translating to Spanish?
How can I ensure the entire post is translated correctly?

July 29, 2025 at 1:22 pm #17279026

Waqas Bin Hasan
WPML Supporter since 05/2014

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Karachi (GMT+05:00)

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the support.

Please try the following steps and see if it helps resolving the issue:

- Go to Pages, in default language.
- Switch to a secondary language from the top admin bar.
- Remove the page's translation.
- Remove it from Trash also.
- Switch back to the default language.
- Translate the page again.

More details at https://wpml.org/faq/how-to-delete-the-translation-of-a-page/.

Regards.