WooCommerce duplicate product

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Problem:
If you're using WPML with WooCommerce and have enabled automatic translation, you might encounter an issue where duplicating a published WooCommerce product causes it to start translating immediately, even though you want the duplicated product to remain as 'drafts' and not be translated until it is published.
Solution:
Currently, there isn't a direct option in WPML to prevent automatic translation for duplicated products that are still in 'draft' status. A potential workaround is to disable automatic translation for the product post type until the product is ready to be published.
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Last updated by Ton 2 days, 11 hours ago.

Assisted by: Kor.

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March 25, 2025 at 10:11 am #16856321
Ton	Background of the issue: I am using WPML with WooCommerce on my site hidden link. I have enabled automatic translation. When I duplicate a published WooCommerce product, it starts translating immediately. I want the duplicated product to remain as 'concept' and not be translated until it is published. Symptoms: Duplicated WooCommerce products are being translated automatically when they should remain as 'concept' and not be translated until published. Questions: How can I prevent automatic translation of duplicated products until they are published?
March 25, 2025 at 10:19 am #16856439
Kor Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Singapore (GMT+08:00)	Thanks for your patience. Here is the ticket and I will need to closely examine your website. Therefore, I will require temporary access (WP-Admin and FTP) to a test site where the problem has been replicated, if possible. This will enable me to provide better assistance and determine if any configurations need to be modified. Please note that it is important to have a backup for security purposes and to prevent any potential data loss. You can use the UpdraftPlus plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/) to fulfill your backup requirements. Your upcoming reply will be treated with confidentiality and will only be visible to you and me. ✙ To resolve the issue, I may need your consent to deactivate and reactivate plugins and the theme, as well as make configuration changes on the site if necessary. This emphasizes the significance of having a backup.
April 3, 2025 at 11:35 am #16891719
Ton	For now we have a workaround wich works. You can close this ticket.