Problem: The client was unable to see the 'Place Order' button on the WooCommerce checkout page when viewing the site in the Arabic language. A PHP fatal error related to an unknown format specifier was identified in the debug log. Solution: We resolved the issue by following the steps outlined in our documentation on PHP 8 PHP Fatal error: Uncaught ValueError: Unknown format specifier in. The specific string causing the issue was located in the file
on line 44. We re-translated the string in WPML > String Translation, ensuring that the placeholder tags "%1$s" and "%2$s" were kept the same in the translation.
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When I select the Arabic language, the translation for WCFM, WooCommerce, and WCFM Frontend Manager doesn't appear properly. Instead, it only shows the RTL format without any translation.
Solution:
What I did is the following. Let's take the string 'Withdrawal' as an example. Please notice that it is with a capital W.
1. Go to WPML -> Strings Translation.
2. In the Search field, insert 'Withdrawal'.
3. Check the options 'Exact match' and 'Include translations'.
4. Press the Search button.
5. Translate all the instances of 'Withdrawal' into Arabic. Please see the attached screenshot.
I noticed those strings in multiple domains, 'WCfM' wc-frontend-manager' and wc-multivendor-marketplace'. And I noticed that it is important to translate those strings in all of the domains they show.
