I am trying to:
edit languages in the database. it seems to have worked regarding the slugs and the hreflang tags, but the display in the backend is not updating. flags & language names have been updated in the database, but are not updated in the backend. wpml cache is flushed, no other cache in use
I expected to see:
the updates i implemented in the database
Instead, I got:
no updates
images:
only the name for German (Germany) has updated, the others not.
Welcome to the WPML support forum. I will do my best to help you to resolve the issue.
Have you edited the language name directly from the database table? If so, edit the languages directly from the database is not recommended. Because it is stored in multiple tables and may break the database relationships.
Therefore please try the steps suggested in the following ticket after a site backup and let us know your feedback.
Thank you for the updates. A couple of requests for tracking this.
a) Please let us know the exact steps to reproduce the issue on your site(I mean more information about the expected output).
b) Please fill in the private details fields after a full site backup{mandatroy}. I would like to access the admin area of your site for further checking. Refer to the following links for more details about our private information sharing policies.
Thank you for the details and login information. This requires further testing. So please allow me to make a duplicator copy of your site using the Duplicator plugin(https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) for debugging the issue on my local server. It will help us to troubleshoot the issue without affecting your live site.
Thank you for the details. I had a few rounds of testing in my local copy and got the expected results after editing the *english_name* column of wp_icl_languages table and clearing WPML Caches. Also, the language names of the site frontend(in the language switcher) are changed after editing it from WPML>>Languages>>Edit Languages.
Please refer to the following screencast for more details and let us know your feedback.
Thank you for the updates. Happy to know you are getting the expected results now.
Please note, I have opened a new ticket for the login become inaccessible issue. Because as per our support policies, we can only handle one issue per ticket. It will help us to serve you better and we can avoid discussing multiple problems in one ticket. Also, it will help other users with similar problems find solutions when searching the forum. I will get back to you soon on the latest ticket. Please wait. Thank you for your understanding.
