Theme scan finds same number of new strings on each scan

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Last updated by Dražen 2 weeks, 6 days ago.

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March 25, 2025 at 10:22 am #16856443
samuelR-21	Background of the issue: I am trying to perform a theme scan using WPML, but each scan finds the same number of new strings. The scan is successful, finding 22 strings, but they are never saved to the database. Here is the console output: ams.wpml.org/mini_app/localization/da.json?version=4.5.4:1 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (). Symptoms: The theme scan finds 22 new strings each time, but they are not saved to the database. Additionally, there is a console error: 'Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404'. Questions: Why are the new strings not being saved to the database? What does the 404 error in the console indicate?
March 26, 2025 at 8:59 am #16861165
Dražen Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Hi, please share the access details of your website, so I can log in and take a look. I’m enabling a private message for the following reply. We have strict policies regarding privacy and access to your information. Please see: https://wpml.org/purchase/support-policy/privacy-and-security-when-providing-debug-information-for-support/  - Please backup the site files and database before providing us access.   - If you have a staging site where the problem can be reproduced, it is better to share access to the staging site.   Thanks, Drazen
March 26, 2025 at 10:19 am #16861590
samuelR-21	Of cause now everything is there, typical. I cleared the cache, logged in and out, trying to log in from inkognito mode etc. I also tried to clear the wpml cache from the support page, not still it wasnt there. But since it has been working now from this morning, is there something that runs periodically in WPML that cannot be manual triggered?
March 26, 2025 at 10:52 am #16861931
Dražen Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Hello, Not in this case, since strings from the theme can / are scanned only when you scan the theme files. Another reason might be that you have auto-register mode enabled from WPML > String translation, so it might pickup some strings while you are browsing your website. Let me know if you have any other doubts/issue I can help with. Regards, Drazen