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Problem:
The client wants to create a custom language switcher using WPML and add two external links represented by flags at the end of the switcher. They are experiencing issues with creating a custom shortcode for Spanish and Swedish languages.
Solution:
We recommend using WPML hooks to achieve this customization. Here are two approaches:
1. Use the icl_ls_languages hook to customize the built-in language switcher. Here's an example code:

function custom_language_switcher_links($languages) {<br />    $languages['external1'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://google.com/',<br />        'native_name' => 'International site',<br />        'translated_name' => 'International site',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/uploads/flags/flag-global.svg',<br />        'language_code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE,<br />        'code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE<br />    );<br />    $languages['external2'] = array(<br />        'url' => 'https://yahoo.com/',<br />        'native_name' => 'International site 2',<br />        'translated_name' => 'International site 2',<br />        'country_flag_url' => 'https://cdn.wpml.org/wp-content/uploads/flags/flag-global.svg',<br />        'language_code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE,<br />        'code' => ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE<br />    );<br />    return $languages;<br />}<br />add_filter('icl_ls_languages', 'custom_language_switcher_links');

For more details, visit icl_ls_languages documentation.
2. Alternatively, build a custom language switcher using the wpml_active_languages hook. For more information, visit wpml_active_languages documentation.
Please note, this involves custom coding and is outside the standard scope of our support. If this solution does not resolve your issue or if it becomes irrelevant due to updates or it not fitting your specific 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.