Background of the issue:
I have completed translations in multiple languages in the admin section of my WordPress site using WPML, but they do not reflect on the front end. The site is currently in development at hidden link and will eventually be pointed to hidden link.
Symptoms:
Translations completed in the admin are not appearing on the front end.
Questions:
What steps are needed to make translations appear on the front end?
Will there be any issues with my translations when the site is pointed to hidden link
Please check if the page that you are looking at has been translated - or if the translation has been published and is not in "draft" mode or "under review" status.
When you are in the "Pages" WordPress main page in the backend, next to the default langauge pages, on the column from the right side that is dedicated for the existing translations for a page, you should see a "pencil" edit icon in case the translation has been published. If you are seeing an eye icon or a gear icon or a sync circled arrow icon, then the translation is not published yet.
Eye icon means that you need to review and accept the translation first in order to be published.
Gear icon means that the translation is not saved yet, something is bugging out. You can try to click it, make sure that at the bottom it is mentioned that the translation is 100% complete and the ntry to resave.
If there is a circled arrows sync icon, that means that there has been an update in the main language and that you need to click it and resave the translation.
Thanks Mihai,
I appreciate your response. All pages have the pencil icon but the issue still persists. Please see attachment and assist further.
Thanks!
Sure! I'm more than happy to take a closer look at this.
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I am still working on this but there was a weekend and most of our team doesn't work on the weekend.
As soon as I have updates, I will get back to you. It is almost impossible to provide an estimate as I don't know how fast I will be able to figure things out. I'm doing my best to get to a conclusion as soon as possible.
Until then, I'm leaving the ticket assigned to me.
I've noticed some issues with the website content. For example, the "About" section for "The Man of God" in the Spanish version seems to be translated correctly: hidden link.
However, there is a problem with the language switcher. It appears that our own WPML language switcher is not in use. You can add a WPML language switcher using several methods outlined here:
Good day Mihai,
We succeeded in getting the content and translation to show in front end. The only challenge now is that, some items are skipped and not translated. Since this is a CMS, some items after user login are not translated. Can you please advise?
