Problem: The client was unable to update existing products to a specific brand, modify the product category, or change the product images. Additionally, there was an issue with product images not updating correctly in the translated version. Solution: We recommended the following steps: 1. Navigate to WCML > Status > Troubleshooting and run the option "Duplicate terms (please select attribute)" to fix the initial issue. 2. Edit the primary language of the product and click "save/update". 3. Retranslate the product to ensure that the brand and category updates are copied to the English language product. For the issue with the images not updating on the translated page, we have split the ticket and are addressing it separately here.
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Problem: After migrating content from a test site to a live site, the client faced issues with the translation backend interface where brands were unavailable. Specific problems included the inability to add or update translated products in brand categories, and navigational issues on translated brand pages. Solution: We recommended the following steps to resolve the issue: 1. Navigate to WPML > Settings > Category Translation. 2. Locate Brand (product_brand) and set up different aliases for your brand in different languages. Change 'Brands' to 'Brand'. 3. Click save. We advised the client to check if the issue was resolved by visiting their brand page.
If this solution does not resolve your issue, or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix,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. If problems persist, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum for further assistance.
Problem: The client was trying to translate the footer content from Chinese to English using WPML, but after correcting the source and target language settings in Strings, the page did not update. Solution: We recommended the following steps to resolve the issue: 1. Delete the existing widget translation from WPML >> String Translation page. 2. Add the following XML in WPML >> Settings > Custom XML Configuration section:
3. Re-save the Widgets from Appearance >> Widgets page. 4. Go to the WPML >> String Translation page, search for the widget strings, add the translation, and it should now show the correct translation at the frontend. Additionally, ensure to choose the default language using the admin language switcher when editing the widgets from the Appearance >> Widgets page.
If this solution does not resolve your issue, or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we 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. If further assistance is needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
