Woocommerce Variations - Each language requires different variations for a product

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June 12, 2025 at 10:05 pm #17131519
barrettL	Background of the issue: I am working on a site under development with two languages: English and Portuguese. I need to manage WooCommerce product variations differently for each language. Specifically, I want to remove certain variations from the Portuguese version. I have tried using a global attribute called Product Variation and an open custom field with pipe delimiters. I have set the global attribute and relevant taxonomy terms to copy once and translatable. Symptoms: When I try to edit the Portuguese variations, there is a lock icon that prevents me from removing specific variations. Questions: What settings am I missing to allow editing of Portuguese product variations? How can I remove specific product variations in the Portuguese version without encountering a lock icon?
June 15, 2025 at 12:24 pm #17136367
Christopher Amirian WPML Supporter since 07/2020 Languages: English (English ) Timezone: Asia/Yerevan (GMT+04:00)	Hi, Welcome to WPML support. I will answer this ticket before the ticket is assigned to one of my colleagues. When WPML manages variable products, it synchronizes all variations across translations. This means: Variations created in the default language (English) are mirrored in all secondary languages (e.g., Portuguese). The lock icon indicates that the variation is locked for editing because it's synced from the original language. There is no official way to have different variations for the same product in the other language. Instead you can consider creating a separate Product in the other language manually: https://wpml.org/documentation/translating-your-contents/using-different-translation-editors-for-different-pages/ Thannks.

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